The goal of the study is to examine non-native speaking (NNS) English teachers' language awareness in relation to their metalinguistic knowledge and language proficiency. Data was collected from sixty-two (N=62) NNS in-service teachers who had teaching experiences in South Korea and forty-four (N=44) NS pre-service teachers in a TESOL certificate or degree program in the U.S. All participants were asked to complete a series of tests to check their levels of metalinguistic knowledge (MK). The tests of MK consisted of 34 test items asking participants’ grammaticality judgement and 15 items of metalanguage use. In addition, NNS participants answered a self-report questionnaire of their English language proficiency (LP). The results from the tests and questionnaire were examined using t-tests, correlation, and regression analyses. The findings indicated that the NNS group performed differently on the tests of two types of MK; the NNS group outperformed the NS group on the test of metalanguage use knowledge, whereas the NS group performed better than the NNS group on the test of grammaticality judgement. Also it was found that the scores of grammaticality judgement in the NNS group were correlated to the scores of LP at statistically significant levels. In regression analysis, the grammatical judgement on the indefinite article appeared to be the only predictor of LP. Implications and suggestions from the findings are discussed.
목차
Abstract Introduction Research Background Language Awareness of an L2 Teacher Metalinguistic Knowledge of an L2 Teacher Operational Definitions of Terms Method Research Questions Participants Materials and Scoring Procedure Results and Discussion A Comparison of Metalinguistic Knowledge in the NNS and NS group A Relation of Metalinguistic Knowledge to Language Proficiency in the NNS group Conclusion Acknowledgements The Author References Appendix A Appendix B
키워드
NNS teacher language awarenessmetalinguistic knowledgelanguage proficiency
저자
Sun-Hee Kwon [ Busan University of Foreign Studies ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.15 No.1