관학 협력을 통한 방과후 원어민 영어교실의 운영 및 성과

송희심(Song, Heshim) 한국외국어교육학회 2012 Foreign languages education Vol.19 No.2

The purpose of this study was to explore the operation and effects of after-school English programs for elementary students in Korea that are supported by the local government. Questionnaire were administered to 317 after-school elementary students, 50 after-school English program teachers, and 87 parents. In addition, the local government employees who were in charge of program support and those in charge of after-school program operation were interviewed. The results showed 1) at the end of 2011, of the 25 district offices in Seoul, 18 offices supported after-school English programs for elementary students, which were operated by universities and elementary schools in the district and other educational institutes selected through bidding; 2) the student, the teacher, and the parent groups all showed positive perceptions and relatively high level of satisfaction with the effect of after-school programs; and 3) students' interests in the class and the degree of their study efforts were shown to affect their perceptions on their English improvement, which in turn affect the degree of their satisfaction.

명시적 설명 및 참여적 학습 활동을 활용한 대학 영문법 수업의 효과에 관한 연구

송희심(Song, Heshim) 한국외국어교육학회 2011 Foreign languages education Vol.18 No.3

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of explicit grammar teaching and student participation through production practice in English grammar class for college students. After 24 college students took a semester of a grammar class, making group presentations on grammar and generating example sentences, a grammar test and questionnaires were administered. The effectiveness of the class was measured through the improvement in the students’ grammar test scores, their level of satisfaction with the class, and changes in their perceptions and methods of grammar study. The results showed a statistically significant increase in the students’ grammar scores and high level of their satisfaction with the class. Of the students’ perceptions of grammar, their interest and confidence in grammar study improved significantly through the class. The students’ methods of grammar study were shown to have changed over the semester from memorizing to understanding and applying grammar rules. Pedagogical and research implications are suggested.

영화 CD-ROM이 영어 학습에 미치는 효과에 대한 연구

송희심(Song Heshim),이은정(Lee Eunjeong) 한국외국어교육학회 2004 Foreign languages education Vol.11 No.1

Research has shown that using multimedia teaching materials such as movie videos and CD-ROMs in foreign language classrooms has been effective. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of using a movie CD-ROM in English classrooms as a way of improving English language skills and enhancing students’ positive perception of learning English. Sixty 10th-grade students in a commercial high school participated in the study which lasted 10 weeks. One group used the movie Big, while the other group used the conventional method of listening to a tape that accompanied a textbook. The data, which were analyzed statistically using the SPSS, showed the following results: 1) Even though the experimental group’s level of interest and confidence increased by using the movie CD-ROM, the increase was not statistically significant. The same can be said for the control group. 2) The experimental group showed a statistically significant improvement in vocabulary building, while the control group did not. 3) Neither group showed significant improvement in terms of listening ability.

교실 외 활동을 활용한 대학 교양영어 회화프로그램의 학습자 만족도 연구

송희심(Song, Heshim) 한국외국어교육학회 2008 Foreign languages education Vol.15 No.3

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a university English conversation program which had employed on-line homework and outside-class interviews with native English instructors. After over 1,200 sophomores took the conversation course for a semester, questionnaires were administered to measure the students' satisfaction for the program and their perceived usefulness and effectiveness of the in- and outside-class activities. The results showed: first, students perceived the in-class lessons and outside-class interviews with the native English instructors as useful, but not the on-line conversation practice; secondly, the students' perceived usefulness, affective effects, and content evaluation of each activity were shown to have significant effects on their perceived effectiveness of the outside-class activities. Lastly, significant differences were not found by the different groups of proficiency level in their perceptions of the usefulness, affective effects, and content evaluation of the outside-class activities. However, different proficient groups showed different amount of study efforts and preference for activities.

대학 교양영어 교과목에서 온라인 매체 활용이 학습 성과에 미치는 영향

송희심(Song Heshim) 한국외국어교육학회 2007 Foreign languages education Vol.14 No.2

  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a practical English program for college students which had been administered both on- and off-line. After over 1,400 freshmen took two TOEIC-based courses consecutively, questionnaires were administered to measure the students’ satisfaction of the program and their perceived usefulness of on-line learning. The effectiveness of the English program was measured through the improvement in the students’ TOEIC scores, their perceived usefulness of online learning, and their satisfaction with the program. The results showed a statistically significant increase in the students’ TOEIC scores in both semesters, with greater improvement in the second semester as compared to the first. Although the students’ overall perception of the usefulness of e-learning was in the middle on the scale, those who perceived online learning as useful were shown to have spent more time studying for the courses outside class, thereby improving their TOEIC scores and enhancing their level of satisfaction with the program. Pedagogical and research implications are suggested.

2007 개정 교육과정에 의거한 고등학교 1학년 영어 교과서의 읽기 활동 분석

나경희(Rha, Kyeong- Hee),송희심(Song, Heshim) 한국외국어교육학회 2010 Foreign languages education Vol.17 No.2

The purpose of the present study was to analyze reading activities in the 10th grade English textbooks that are used in high schools in Korea under the National Curriculum revised in 2007. Reading activities of pre-, during-, and after-reading stages in the 10th grade English textbooks were analyzed and compared to those in the textbooks of the 7th National Curriculum. Findings of the study were: 1) the types of reading activities in the order of the most to the least presented in the new textbooks were “activating background knowledge”, “relating to personal experience”, “vocabulary”, and “previewing” activities in the pre-reading stage, “monitoring comprehension”, “relating to personal experience”, “understanding the structure of a passage”, and “predicting the content of the next part” for during-reading activities, and “understanding the content”, “using integrated skills”, and “figuring out logical structures and types of texts” for after-reading activities; 2) of the activity types, activities for “activating background knowledge” showed significant improvement from those in the textbooks of the 7th National Curriculum in terms of the diversity of the activities; and 3) almost all the textbooks contained reading activities that meet the achievement criteria set by the revised 7th National Curriculum. Implications are suggested for reading teachers about using the textbooks.

중ㆍ고등학교 영어 교과서에 나타난 읽기요소 분석

김민정(Kim MinJung),송희심(Song Heshim) 한국영어학회 2007 영어학 Vol.7 No.2

영어듣기 교육에서 고려되어야 할 듣기요소 및 교재선정에 대한 제언

송희심 이화여자대학교 영미학연구소 2003 영어학 연구 Vol.- No.8

Listening comprehension has received growing attention in the field of second language acquisition as one of the primary sources of language input. Currently, listening is considered as one of the major components in second language learning and teaching. Likewise, our attention to listening comprehension in Korea has also been growing steadily since the mid-90s. Reflecting changes in the views and attention, a number of textbooks for learning and teaching listening comprehension have been published. The present study explores the factors that affect the learning and teaching of listening comprehension and suggests guidelines for selecting listening textbooks.

A Study of the Factors Affecting the Use of Reading Strategies in a Second Language

Song, Heshim 서경대학교 인문과학연구소 1997 人文科學硏究 Vol.4 No.-

읽기 전략에 관한 선행 연구는 성공적인 독자들은 비성공적 독자들보다 다양한 읽기 전략을 활용하고 있고 또한 자신이 활용하고 있는 전략에 관해서도 더 잘 의식하고 있음을 보여준다. 본 연구는 독해 과정에서 지대한 역할을 하는 것으로 제시되고 있는 읽기 전략을 중심으로, 외국어 독해에 있어 읽기 전략의 활용, 그리고 그에 영향을 주는 요인들을 살펴본다. 특히, 본 논문은 효과적 독해에 필요요인인 해당 외국어에 대한 언어수준(language proficiency)과 주제에 관한 배경지식(background knowledge)간의 상호보완관계를 밝힘으로써 이 두가지 요인의 전략적인 활용 가능성을 강조한다. 효율적 독해를 위한 읽기 전략의 활용은 독자가 과연 어떤 전략들이 외국어 독해에 있어 유용하다고 보는가하는 독자의 메타인지와도 관계가 있으며, 그가 받아온 외국어 읽기교육 배경과도 관계가 있음이 주장되었다. 또한 읽기 교육이 외국어독해에 대한 전략적 접근에 미치는 영향은 우리의 외국어 읽기 교육에 많은 시사점을 주고 있고, 이 중 몇가지 교육적 시사점이 제시되었다.

영어 문법교육에 관한 고찰

송희심 이화여자대학교 영미학연구소 2005 영어학 연구 Vol.- No.10

In the field of second language acquisition, the role of grammar and grammar education in learning a second language has changed through time. In a similar vein, English grammar education in Korea has shifted its focus and methodology over the years, that is, from a strict focus on forms up-until the early 90's, through the recent focus on communication rather than forms, to the more recent focus-on-form approach. The present study explores how Korea's English grammar education has evolved over the years and delves into the direct and indirect affecting forces underlying the changes. Specifically, the study discusses the changes in grammar education reflected in our national curriculum of English education and in the English classrooms. Implications for teaching grammar are suggested.