South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their contribution to the learning of English as a foreign language

Ahn, So-Yeon; Kang, Hyun–Sook

doi:10.1080/01434632.2016.1242595

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“…For a large number of students, traditionally, learning a new language is about memorising vocabulary and intensive reading of materials after completing each lecture. Therefore, many students are unwilling to fully accept the CLT approach due to their traditional views of language learning techniques (Ahn & Kang, 2017;Lee & Lee, 2019).…”

Section: Disadvantages Of Communicative Language Teaching Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fourthly, learner behaviour would be highly influenced by the practice of the CLT approach in a classroom environment (Archambault, Vandenbossche-Makombo, & Fraser, 2017;Baker, Grant, & Morlock, 2008;Dos Santos, 2018). Unlike students in Western societies, learners from Eastern countries are not as motivated as other students even in the same classroom due to their social and cultural perspectives and practices (Ahn & Kang, 2017;DeWaelsche, 2015;Kim, 2017;Lee & Lee, 2019). For example, East Asian students tend to be passive learners due to their cultural background.…”

Section: Disadvantages Of Communicative Language Teaching Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Discussion of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in Language Classrooms

Santos

2020

Journal of Education and e-Learning Research

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Teaching language with effective theories, directions and ways of instructing is a vital topic in the current fields of teaching and learning. Locating the most appropriate and effective teaching and learning methodologies and strategies for a given situation is important for language learning classrooms. Over the years, many theories have been created to meet the needs of the learners of that time period. However, due to the rapid development of social and cultural environments, a large number of contemporary theories have been developed and employed in a variety of different approaches and applications. This paper is a literature review paper which discusses the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach, together with relevant teaching and learning methodologies and strategies. The purpose of this paper is to outline advantages, disadvantages and applications of CLT. The researcher reviewed some historical and some current papers relating to how a CLT approach can be beneficial in the current classroom environment. The result of this paper was provision of an effective overview which applies to language teachers to assist in locating and establishing appropriate teaching and learning strategies for their students with different social and cultural backgrounds.

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Section: Disadvantages Of Communicative Language Teaching Approachmentioning

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The Discussion of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in Language Classrooms

Santos

2020

Journal of Education and e-Learning Research

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“…For more than three decades, the English language has become one of the most popular foreign languages in South Korea [5][6][7][8]. Due to the rapid development of the East Asian region, a large number of visitors decided to come to the East Asian region for the purpose of leisure.…”

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“…Many colleges and universities in non-English speaking countries usually required their students to have at least an upper-intermediate level of foreign language proficiency in order to graduate from the colleges and universities. In the case of South Korea, although the government did not officially indicate colleges and universities graduates must have certain levels of the English language proficiency in order to earn their undergraduate degree, many colleges and universities required students to take different types of English language examinations and tests before graduation [5]. However, locating the appropriate textbooks and related materials, such as videos, audio-recording, exercises, and even teachers' teaching materials, is the most important process as both teachers and students rely on the applications and instructions [11][12][13][14][15].…”

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The Application of a Textbook Evaluation Checklist: A Research Study of English as a Foreign Language Textbook

Santos¹

2020

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Locating the appropriate teaching and learning material for students and learners is an essential task for leaders at colleges and universities. However, without an effective textbook evaluation checklist, department heads may not have any directions on how to score the textbook materials. Therefore, the development of an effective textbook evaluation checklist and the related application is needed. The purpose of this research study has two directions. First, the researcher employed a widely used Textbook Evaluation Checklist to measure the effectiveness and usefulness of an English as a Foreign Language textbook. Second, the researcher employed the textbook evaluation checklist and produced a result of this targeted English as a Foreign Language textbook. The surveys have been collected from 323 college and university students who completed their first-year or second-year English as a Foreign Language course in South Korea. The results indicated that the textbook evaluation checklist was effective, useful, and user-friendly. Also, based on the written feedback from the students, the researchers, department heads, publishers, school leaders, and policymakers could take the feedback to reform their process of textbook selection.

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“…As opposed to this, Linse (2011) found that in Korea English native speakers were not identified as most suitable to teach English due to their lack of cultural and linguistic information deemed necessary to prepare learners for Korean compulsory language exams . Moreover, markedly different language attitudes were measured in Korea by Ahn and Kang (2017), who found that Korean students had generally more positive attitudes towards Korean-accented English than, for example, towards American native accents.…”

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A Study of Parental Attitudes to Teacher Pronunciation in Very Early English

Bozsó

Nagy

2018

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica

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Teaching English as a foreign language at an early (7–12) and even at a very early (under 7) age is becoming more and more popular and accessible, mainly due to the pressure from parents. Parents are essential stakeholders in the TEFL of these ages, and thus it is beneficial for the future of TEFL to do research into parental attitudes in order to be able to assure that expectations and outcomes meet. Our study examines parental attitudes towards the teacher and the ideal age to start learning a foreign language. Fifty Hungarian parents of children aged 0–7 completed our online questionnaire, which mapped the demographics and linguistic profiles of respondents and their views and attitudes related to language learning. Furthermore, attitudes towards teachers’ pronunciation (American, British, or Hungarian) were measured on a 5-point Likert-scale. The 8-item attitude scale showed good reliability (N = 50, Cronbach α = 0.772, p < 0.001). Parents generally placed high emphasis on native-like pronunciation. However, accent-related attitudes varied among parents preferring different ages to start FL learning. Parents favouring an early start preferred native-speaking teachers, with no preference for a British or American accent.

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South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their contribution to the learning of English as a foreign language

Cited by 24 publications

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The Discussion of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in Language Classrooms

The Discussion of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in Language Classrooms

The Application of a Textbook Evaluation Checklist: A Research Study of English as a Foreign Language Textbook

A Study of Parental Attitudes to Teacher Pronunciation in Very Early English

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