검사도구 WIDA를 활용한 유아의 영어능력에 대한 연구 = Exploring Korean 5-year-olds` Overall English Skills with WIDA

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to investigate whether early exposure to English learning in either kindergarten or at home helped to develop S-year-olds` overa1l English skills in Korea. One private kindergarten where the children received routinely English lessons was selected and a total of 30 children participated in the study. The children`s ability to speak, listen, read, and write in English was measured using World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA). Twenty two states in the U.S. cooperated to develop WIDA so that they could assess children`s English language proficiency (ELI`) in various years of age and provide appropriate instruction. All of the children were administered to WIDA in mid June for the pre-test and re-tested in January for the post-test The data was statistically analyzed using SI`S5. The results of analyses suggest that the children`s ability to listen, speak, read, and write differed based on their learning experiences with English at kindergarten. WIDA can be used for assessing children`s developments stage as an English learner. Better understanding of children`s English proficiency will help to develope English instruction and curriculum for young children in English as Foreign Language (EFL).