조기영어교육 경험정도에 따른 유아의 상위 언어 능력 및 영어 학습 흥미도 비교 연구 = A Comparative Research on Children's Metalinguistic Ability and English Learning Interest according to the Degree of English Learning Experience

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the children's metalinguistic ability and English learning interest according to the degree of English leaming experience. Subjects were 89 children(44 boys and 45 girls) and were divided into three groups according to the degree of English leaming experience.
To assess three group's metalinguistic ability, Revised dimension of Ricciardelli (1993)'s Forming-Meaning Judgement Task, Word Renaming Task, and Grammar Judgement Task in Korean version were administered. Revised dimension of Shin(2002)'s English leaming interest test was employed.
This study's major results are summarized as follows.
First, there are significant differences in children's metalinguistic ability according to the degree of English learning experience. The subjects of "high group" were significantly higher than other two groups and there was no difference between "middle group" and "non-experienced group" in metalinguistic ability. Second, there am also significant differences in children's English leaming interest according to the degree of English leaming experience. Between the subjects of "high group" and "middle group" had no significant difference, however, "non-experienced group" was significantly lower than that other two groups" in English learning interest.
These results showed that the degree of English leaming experience affected metalinguistic ability and English leaming interest. The common type of English class in private kindergarten, twice a week for 30 minutes, was proved lack in developing children's metalinguistic ability. The common type of English class in private kindergarten, however, was proved to increase children's English leaming interest.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 연구 방법
• 1. 연구 대상
• 2. 연구 도구
• 3. 연구 절차
• 4. 자료 처리
• Ⅲ. 결과 및 해석
• 1. 영어 경험 정도에 따른 유아의 상위언어 능럭 비교
• 2. 영어 경험 정도에 따른 유아의영어학습 홍미도 비교
• Ⅳ. 논의 및 결론
• 참고 문헌
• Abstracts