The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the English language learners' interactions while they read the selected text in a cooperative reading group. The driving research questions were as follows: (1) How did members initiate discussion topics, take turns, and finish up their talk for their reading comprehension?, and (2) What characterized the nature of those learners' participation in the context of cooperative reading group? A qualitative study design served the investigator's main objectives. Participants included four English learning students, two male and two female, in grade 4. The data collection method consisted of on-site observations, informal and formal interviews, and videorecordings of reading sessions. The results of this study suggested that second language learners establish a conversation floor for their own language learning community if teacher's support is available for their meaning-making of the text. Based on these results, some pedagogical suggestions are made for teachers to implement a cooperative reading group as one of the effective instructional strategies in Korean English classroom settings.
목차
Abstract Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Literature Review Ⅲ. Research Methodology Ⅳ. Data Analysis and its Results Ⅴ. Conclusive Remarks References
한국외국어교육학회 [The Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education]
설립연도
1995
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
본 학회는 외국어 교육 분야 상호간의 연구 성과 교류를 통하여, 외국어 교육의 이론과 실제를 발전시키고, 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함으로써 외국어 교육 분야간의 학문적 교류를 활성화하는 것을 그 설립 목적으로 한다. 그리고 더 나아가서는 국제 협력 차원에서 다양한 언어 및 문화의 이해를 증진시키는 동시에 언어 정책과 관련하여 국제 관계 개선을 위한 가교 역할을 담당하고자 한다.