Abstract
This study is a narrative research on characteristics of a university student with low English achievement. As a narrative inquiry method, understanding of personal experiences through the context of life and three-dimensional narratives such as time, sociality, and place were considered in the interaction between time continuity and the social environment. Research participant is a freshman in C university located in Gangwon-do and he is majoring in social welfare. He hated English in the past and is not interested in English now. Content analyses of his narrative revealed five characteristics of university learner with low English achievement. First, he refused to learn English. Second, he has no chance to meet good English teachers who pay attention to low level English learners like him. Third, he has had difficulties in learning English. Fourth, he has not felt much discomfort even though he has low English achievement. Fifth, he has not had any practical experience regarding the necessity of English.
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