수능 영어 절대평가 세대 대학생들의 영어 능력 인식, 향상 추구 영역, 교양영어 만족도 및 향후 개편 방안 연구

Abstract

Objectives This study examined the students’ perceptions about English competence, domains to improve, satisfaction with college English program and an reorganization for the future. Methods The research questions were designed to report participants’ perceptions about four categories as follows: (1) how to perceive about their own English competence (2) what English doamin(s) they want to improve, (3) whether they are satisfied with current college English program, and (4) what type of English program would work best for achieving their ideal English performance. A total of 60 research participants who registered two subjects of liberal arts classes in a university located in Seoul completed a perception analysis questionnaire at the fifteenth week of their courses. The normality test verified the homogeneity of variance of these groups. Results The analysis results demonstrated that these participants perceived their English abilities negatively in the domain of speaking, writing, listening, reading and grammar respectivly. They also wanted to improve their abilities of speaking and writing meanwhile they were not satisfied with the current English program provided by their general English education program. As a result, while they wanted to improve their abilites of speaking and writing, they also showed some interests in improving their English ability affiliated with major area. These ideals were revealed through their wishes to be educated from a writing and speaking - centered prospective college English program. Conclusions The findings imply that new-age learners who were admitted from a new college entrance admission process need to be provided with more satisfactory general English education curriculum with students. By doing this, the university administration may successfully meet the needs of college students while assisting students’ needs of improving major-affiliated English abilities and developing teaching and learning program required for the colloege level higher-education. The further studies regarding how to reflect learners' needs as well as to improve their English competence of speaking and writing affiliated with major are sincerely recommended.