대만 학생들과의 원격화상수업이 한국 초등학생들의 다문화역량 및 영어 말하기 능력 신장에 미치는 영향

• Published in: 영어교육연구 Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 365 - 386
• Main Authors: 전희영(Jeon, Hee-young), 임현우(Lim, Hyun-Woo)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 팬코리아영어교육학회(구 영남영어교육학회) 30.09.2013; Pan-Korea English Teachers Association; 팬코리아영어교육학회
• Subjects: 영어와문학; 다문화역량; communicative competence; listening; intercultural competence; speaking; 말하기 telecollaborative videoconferencing; 의사소통능력; English speaking ability; 듣기; 원격화상회의; 영어 말하기 능력
• ISSN: 1226-6566; 2671-9460
• DOI: 10.17936/pkelt.2013.25.3.018

This study investigates the effects of intercultural telecollaborative videoconferencing on Korean English learners’intercultural competence and speaking ability. Fifty six 6th graders participated in the study. Being divided into two groups, they were given 24 hours of lessons designed based on the same cultural topics, contents, and language foci. Yet the lessons for the experimental group consisted of 12 hours’ telecollaborative instructions including four times’direct videoconferencing with Taiwanese students. The study results show that after the eight weeks’ lessons, the experimental group was significantly higher on the intercultural communicative competence than the control gorup. Both groups of students showed a significant improvement in their English speaking abilities but there was no between-group difference. The students’ actual English use during videconferencing classes varied in terms of the accuracy, fluency, and complexity, indicating that multiple factors, such as topic familiarity,communicative strategies use, and anxiety, could influence students’ actual English use in class. Overall, the study results suggest the positive effects of telecollaboration on the development of primary English learners’ intercultural competence and speaking ability. Discussions and pedagogical implications are provided. KCI Citation Count: 15