An Analysis of Learner Interaction in Smart English Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the goal and the component of Smart learning, analyze the interaction in Smart English education and suggest a Smart learning model based on the results of the analysis. Even though the evolution of Smart learning is expected to improve the English education environment, discussions on Smart learning have just become active in Korea, and the related studies are insufficient. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze Smart learning and interaction in Smart English education. In order to extract implications in implementing Smart learning, an analysis on previous studies about Smart learning was conducted to find the target and components of Smart learning. Also, interactions occurring in Smart learning were analyzed to apply the interactions to Smart English education. These results were applied to a Smart English learning model. The major research findings are as follows: First, thanks to the development of web technology, the individual learning appearing in the learner-content interaction led to the cooperative learning in which learners and teachers interact. Second, Smart learning includes the 21st century skills as a goal, five components as a feature, and activities for interaction with web 2.0 tools.