Adult English Language Learners’ Reading Habits and Attitudes Regarding Picturebooks as an Educational Resource

Lacy Bethany 한국영어독서교육학회 2021 ENGLISH READING AND TEACHING Vol.6 No.2

The primary purpose of this study is to verify the validity in identifying the characteristics of the production of consonant clusters of Korean L2 learners through an analysis of vowel insertion occurrences. This is of significance as vowel insertion is regarded as the most frequent form of error in the production of English consonant clusters among Korean learners. For this specific purpose, the pronunciation of Korean L2 learner children and adults was analyzed using a set of six English words which contained consonant clusters in their onsets and fourteen English words which contained consonant clusters in their codas. The results of this study suggest the possibility of further investigation to clarify the characteristics with regard to the production of consonant clusters according to the age of Korean EFL learners. In addition, the phonological analysis process presented in this study is expected to assist researchers in this field in the future.

Developing Benchmarks and Measuring Progress : Toward Community Strategic Goals

Lacy, Donald P.,Gibson, Pameal D. 한국국제지역사회개발학회 2000 地域社會開發學術誌 Vol.10 No.1

Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor

Lacy Bethany 융합영어영문학회 2022 융합영어영문학(구.English Reading and Teaching) Vol.7 No.2

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Adult English Language Learners’ Reading Habits and Attitudes Regarding Picturebooks as an Educational Resource

Lacy Bethany 융합영어영문학회 2021 융합영어영문학(구.English Reading and Teaching) Vol.6 No.2

The primary purpose of this study is to verify the validity in identifying the characteristics of the production of consonant clusters of Korean L2 learners through an analysis of vowel insertion occurrences. This is of significance as vowel insertion is regarded as the most frequent form of error in the production of English consonant clusters among Korean learners. For this specific purpose, the pronunciation of Korean L2 learner children and adults was analyzed using a set of six English words which contained consonant clusters in their onsets and fourteen English words which contained consonant clusters in their codas. The results of this study suggest the possibility of further investigation to clarify the characteristics with regard to the production of consonant clusters according to the age of Korean EFL learners. In addition, the phonological analysis process presented in this study is expected to assist researchers in this field in the future.

An Analysis of a Reading-to-Write Task within a Korean EFL Environment

Bethany Lacy 한국영어독서교육학회 2020 한국영어독서교육학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2020 No.11

The purpose of this article is to investigate the effects a reading-to-write task had on adult Korean EFL learners’ writing performances. The quasi-experiment relied on 105 participants’ expository writing samples detailing what they believed was the most prevalent problem in South Korea. The students were free to choose whichever current issue they wanted to give them the benefits of writing expository essays in the realm of topic familiarity. The students’ scores showed positive results in proper expository formatting, but their grammar accuracy scores had a wide range. Overall, the reading-to-write task helped scaffold the students and positively affected the students’ writing abilities. However, the topics the participants chose to write about were equally important as their writing accuracy. The issues they wrote about varied greatly and showed an authentic perspective on current affairs in South Korea. For future research, I would recommend utilizing a control group that is only taught vocabulary and not exposed to the reading activity. The addition of a control group would allow researchers to compare the students’ writing performances and better understand the benefits of using reading-to-write tasks in an EFL setting.

해외 동향 - 중국 원자력의 성장

Hore-Lacy, Ian,Tarlton, Stephen 한국원자력산업회의 2014 원자력산업 Vol.34 No.3

중국에서는 향후 2년 내에 많은 신규 원자력발전소가 가동을 시작하여 현재 원자력 발전량의 2배를 기록할 것이다. 중국의 신규 원자력발전소 건설 계획이 세계 어느 국가보다도 대규모로 유지되고 있지만, 원자력 발전 용량의 증가는 2020년대에 점차 둔화될 것으로 예측된다.

Improving Adult English Language Learners’ Digital Literacy in South Korean Classrooms

Bethany Lacy 융합영어영문학회 2018 융합영어영문학(구.English Reading and Teaching) Vol.3 No.2

This study carries forward the exploration of implementing more technologically advanced learning methods into adult English language learning classes in South Korea. Given the emphasis on traditional language learning e.g. textbook grammar and academic reading, it can be difficult to introduce adult English language learners in Korea to new age digital learning methods. The focus of this paper will be on the structure, advantages, and struggles related to dedicating an entire 20-week course to teach students about digital storytelling. The subjects in this study were intermediate English language learning students at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies’ Foreign Language Center between the years 2015-2018. Over the semesters, the course has fundamentally stayed the same, requiring students to make two or three video projects during the semester. However, some minor adjustments have been made to the course and course materials to ensure students had enough time, resources, and knowledge to efficiently create their video projects. First, the students with ages ranging from 18 to 65 learn about the various elements of storytelling e.g. plot, settings, character types, genres, and conflict. They study how the symbolic nature of colors affects stories by analyzing digital stories as well as wordless picture books. Once students have developed a basic understanding of storytelling, they begin creating their own unique digital stories. A majority of students in the classes have had little to no experience in video editing, and some students have suffered from technophobia during the course. However, the students have all benefited from the production of their personal digital stories, whether it was from group discussion and decision-making, vocabulary acquisition and retention, actively listening to and critiquing their pronunciation of English words and phrases, or developing their critical thinking skills and creativity. The greatest asset of this class structure and curriculum is that it brings multimodality to students who are accustomed to unimodal classroom structure. During the fall semester of 2016, two classes of multimedia (digital storytelling) students completed surveys after finishing individual video projects. The 21 individuals reflected on their personal video projects and had to determine what aspects of the video-making process were the easiest and the most difficult for them. The respondents also had a chance to self-evaluate during the survey. A vast majority of these students responded that the interactive digital storytelling facet of the class had helped them improve their English in multiple areas e.g. speaking, writing, reading, and listening.

Improving Adult ELLs’ Digital Literacy In South Korean Classrooms

Bethany Lacy 한국영어독서교육학회 2018 한국영어독서교육학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2018 No.11

Information and Heterogeneity in Issue Voting: Evidence from the 2008 Presidential Election in Taiwan

Dean Lacy,Emerson Niou 동아시아연구원 2012 Journal of East Asian Studies Vol.12 No.1

A voter's capacity to acquire and retain information moderates the relationship between issues and the vote. Issues differ in their distance from the voter's personal experience. Proximate issues, such as personal economic conditions, affect the vote decisions of highly informed and less informed voters equally. Distant issues, such as national economic conditions and foreign affairs, affect the vote of highly informed voters but not less informed voters. The 2008 presidential election on Taiwan provides a critical test of the effect of information on issue voting. Unification with mainland China versus Taiwan independence is the most important issue in the 2008 election, and voters with higher levels of political information show a larger effect of the issue on their vote. The national economy is also a significant predictor of vote choice, but only for highly informed voters. Personal economic conditions and other proximate issues are not significant predictors of the vote at any information level.

Using Auto/Biographical Picture Books in the Age of Digital Learning

Bethany Lacy 융합영어영문학회 2021 융합영어영문학(구.English Reading and Teaching) Vol.6 No.1

This article focuses on how using auto/biographical picture books can help educators and students in the age of digital learning. It examines reading trends and attitudes from before the pandemic and how online learning has impacted students’ ability to read class materials. Finally, the article will appraise the benefits of using auto/biographical picture books and suggest picture books used in online classrooms.