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Teachers’ and students’ perceptions and instructional improvement of elementary English vocabulary lessons using loan words. Modern English Education

  • Modern English Education
  • Abbr : MEESO
  • 2017, 18(1), pp.119-143
  • Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching
  • Published : February 28, 2017

장현미 1 AHN KYUNG JA 2

1서울가동초등학교
2서울교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate elementary English teachers’ perceptions of vocabulary instruction using English loan words in Korean. It also examined how a teacherresearcher improved English lessons using loan words and the students’ perceptions of the lessons. Thirty teachers were surveyed, and six teachers were also interviewed. The teacher-researcher taught ten lessons using loan words to forty-six third grade students in two classes. The students were surveyed after the fourth and the tenth lessons. The data were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings are as follows: First, there were more teachers who did not use loan words in their vocabulary instruction than there were teachers who did. While most teachers recognized the usefulness of using loan words, not many teachers thought that they needed to teach them in class. Second, vocabulary instruction using loan words was enhanced through the cycle of planning, action, observation, and reflection. Third, the lessons using loan words positively affected the students’ vocabulary learning and learning attitudes. However, students perceived loan words as less usable and learnable than teachers did. Important implications regarding vocabulary instruction using loan words are discussed.

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