기초영어 과정에서 영어 팝송에 대한 대학생들의 반응

이헬렌계순(Helen K. Yi) 한국영어교육연구학회 2020 영어교육연구 Vol.- No.51

It’s not difficult to find studies about English learning with English songs for young children or lower grades who enjoy to sing the songs regardless of languages. In that sense, most people commonly think that English pop songs will be useful or helpful for learning English. Nevertheless, there still remain questions of whether college students or adults sing pop songs very well without language barrier like young children do. Therefore, this paper was conducted to investigate college students’ responses of English pop songs in connection with English learning – listening, speaking, reading, grammar, and vocabulary. The study was held 2 times in 2-year college located in the east part of Geonggi-do. Participants were 81 students in the first and 74 students in the second in basic English classes. English pop songs were presented about 15 minutes during the end of each class. In this study, six case studies are introduced: 김진성, 강문구, 2013; 이헬렌계순, 2013; Carmen Cheong-Clinch, 2009; Yi-Chun Chen & Pi-Ching Chen, 2009; Paola X. Romero, 2017; Swasti Nourmawati, 2012. Data collections are by means of questionnaire surveys created by author. The each questionnaire survey uses a five-point Likert type scale. In the first surveys, the students’ positive responses of the English pop songs were diminished at the end of the course even though they were pretty high before starting the course. In the second surveys, however, the results of the survey after course were more positive than the one before the course. To conclude, the difference of the results between the first and the second survey were depend on frequency, familiarity, and learning method of English pop songs.

신체동작과 소품을 활용한 영어노래 활동이 대학생의 영어듣기와 흥미도에 미치는 사례연구

이헬렌계순(Helen K. Yi) 한국영어교육연구학회 2013 영어교육연구 Vol.- No.45

Except with special cases, most of the college students in Korea show weakness on English listening more than reading. The reason might be that students learn reading first, even though they should be learning English as the way they learn their own language. In foreign language learning that focuses on listening, "Suggestopedia" which provides relaxed situations to improve learning concentrative -ness, and "Total Physical Response" which uses body movements have been already proved to be effective teaching. Then, if these two teaching methodologies are combined, there is a possibility that a teaching method using body movements and music can influence positive impact on English listening. In fact, a few studies suggested that music activities using body movements help to learn English(Gina, Yi. 2006; Rieg et al., 2008; Wiggins, 2007). However, studies investigating if this type of teaching method is applicable for college students are still rare. Therefore, the researcher proposed two research questions related to ‘English listening’ and ‘music activities’ for fourteen two-year-college students for this case study. One is to observe how singing activity using body movements and props affects college students" English listening. And the other is to investigate if this type of activity elicits interest on learning English. The former was done through English listening evaluation, and the latter through interview with the students and student survey. In this study, the participants have shown high interest in regard to music activities, and as a result of instruction, their English listening skill improved considerably. More important, 72% of the students who had negative attitudes on learning English changed to positive attitudes after the study. The interview and the survey suggested that the music activities were perceived as ‘fun’ and ‘easy‘ that it helped their learning. Therefore, the music activities in this study provided motivation to learn to students who gave up English learning more than to students who were confident.

『아테네의 타이먼』에 나타난 여성 이미지의 이중성

이헬렌계순(Helen K. Yi) 한국영어교육연구학회 2014 영어교육연구 Vol.- No.46

Timon of Athens deals with conflict on material possessions in society. This allusion is well expressed by the poet"s description. Even if the poet speaks material things in relation with male psychology, he derives origin of materials from the Fortune. Then material value exists not only for male but also for female who is able to change the material world. This idea provides possibility for analysis in materialist feminism. The materialist feminism, which concerns with the lower class in the material society, is different from other feminism which focuses only on standpoint of female. Male can be lower level than female, and vice versa, the materialist feminism puts emphasis on universal equality and fairness of human itself. In that sense, because there are no occupational labor markets for women as compared with men in Timon of Athens, female belongs to lower classes or exists as the goddess. Even if women are ignored in male-oriented society, the three characters in the work, such as the Fortune, Amazon dancers and prostitutes are related with men whenever they are needed. Although they are completely alienated or excluded from material world, all characters are portrayed as important roles: as a provider of men"s wealth for Fortune; as feasts for men"s eyes for Amazon dancers; and as sexual destroyers for prostitutes. In point of material feminism, their roles, however, have double image on the whole. The Fortune has both bounty and un-mercifulness with her as a maternal woman. She gets involved in society allowing wealth to men and at the same time shows hard-fistedness by betraying them if men destroy social order with the wealth. Amazon dancers have dual image as a dancer and a female warrior. They dance with men to entertain men"s eyes, but such behaviors are only the way for their living. In reality, they hide their intention to expand their working boundaries in society under the masque. The prostitutes also have dual image as a sexual provider and a destroyer for men. They have sexual relationship with men for living and carry venereal diseases to men as a vector of vices. They satisfy men"s sexual desire and destroy the society excluded them as well. From the perspective of materialist feminism, because the existence of Fortune is denied, and Amazon dancers and the prostitutes are degenerated as tools for men"s sexual desire, it"s distinctly shown that the society isn"t formed occupational labor markets for women. Nevertheless, both of them like to get involved in materialistic world as giver of wealth for former and as seekers after money for latter. In that respect, Shakespeare implies how the three women characters are affected by ideology of material world. Therefore it is likely that he had been accomplished reproduction of literature for the reader in point of materialist feminism.

음악활동을 통한 영어말하기 학습에 대한 대학생들의 인식

이헬렌계순(Helen K. Yi) 한국영어교육연구학회 2015 영어교육연구 Vol.- No.47

On relationship between music and language, studies that English songs come in useful to children"s English class have been continuously found. However, for college English class, especially English conversation class, it is not easy to find researches or practical methods that music activities in English are effective in learning English speaking. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate college students" perception after taking music activities in English. The study was held in 2-year college located in southern part of Geonggi-do. Participants were 12 students who were enrolled in first year EFL course which is required for their degree completion. Music activities in English were presented for 1 hour from 2 hour long EFL class. Four case studies were introduced before discussing the result of this study: Carmen Cheong-Clinch, 2009; Perez Nino, 2010; Claudia S. Salcedo, 2002; Elizabeth Robinett, 2011. Data collection is by means of questionnaire survey and interview created by author. The questionnaire survey uses a five-point Likert type scale and the interview shows each student"s personal answer about the questions. The results of the questionnaire suggest that most of the students are improved on level of interest, concern, understanding, and utilization of English after using music activities. And The students" responses on music activities in English were very positive. To conclude, music activities in English would be an effective method for college English speaking.

기초영어 과정에서 영어 팝송에 대한 대학생들의 반응

이헬렌계순(Helen K. Yi ) 한국영어교육연구학회 2020 영어교육연구 Vol.- No.51