The Effects of ‘Movienglish’ Focused on Enhancing the English Listening Ability and the Affective Factors of High School Students in Korea

Abstract

This study aims to enhance the English listening ability and the affective factors of underachieving high school students (n=245) in Korea. The experimental group (n=122) was designed to learn ‘Moviegnlish’ focused on content words related to the textbook for 10 minutes every class. To verify the effects, a paired sample t-test was conducted on the post-listening test after four months. As a result, the average score of the experimental group was 57.3, which was 8.7 points more than that (48.6) of the control group. ‘Movienglish’ enabled the experimental group to grasp main ideas and meanings in English listening. In addition, the analysis of variance shows that interest and confidence of underachieving students in English can be improved Therefore, ‘Movienglish’ is considered as an effective way of teaching and learning English to enhance the English listening ability of basic learners who lack in interest and confidence in EFL situations like Korea.