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Perceptions of Korean college students and teachers about communication-based English instruction: evaluation of a college EFL curriculum in South Korea

Nam, Jung Mi
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1110161814

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2005, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Theory and Practice.
This study focused on the perceptions of college students and their English teachers regarding the new communication-based English curriculum and instruction in a specific university-level English program in South Korea. The study also explored the needs for future college EFL curriculum design and instructional development in the general South Korean context. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to investigate the development of communication-based English language instruction in a Korean university context by (a) evaluating/critiquing a specific college English program at Pusan National University (PNU), (b) describing and exploring perceptions regarding English instruction at the collegiate level in Korea among Korean college students and their teachers in the EFL program, and (c) identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the college EFL curriculum of the university with respect to how closely it aligns with student and teacher perceptions of needs related to English. The study employed a quantitative survey method complemented by qualitative interviews to examine what is taking place at PNU, as a representative sample of the changing English landscape in Korea, and perceptions of the new curriculum. The survey data were analyzed by SPSS, thus producing descriptive statistics with a series of t-tests and one-way ANOVAs, followed by Tukey’s HSD test. The information from the interviews was categorized and analyzed according to emerging themes or categories. The results revealed that, overall, while students generally seemed to have somewhat negative opinions, teachers seemed to have somewhat positive opinions about the effectiveness/quality of the new curriculum. Plausible explanations for this discrepancy are examined in the final chapter. Also, the analyses of the results revealed the possibility that the current communication-based EFL curriculum may be not aligned well with the students’ desires, due to several weaknesses of the curriculum itself and constrains inherent in the institutional system behind the curriculum. Based on the findings of this research, several major issues are discussed, along with pedagogical implications arising from the study. The study also sheds some light on the importance of needs analysis for more effective implementation and evaluation of any new curriculum. Finally, limitations of the study, and several suggestions for further studies, are presented.
Keiko Samimy (Advisor)
197 p.
EFL Curriculum Evaluation; Communication-based English Instruction; College English Curriculum

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  • Nam, J. M. (2005). Perceptions of Korean college students and teachers about communication-based English instruction: evaluation of a college EFL curriculum in South Korea [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1110161814

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nam, Jung Mi. Perceptions of Korean college students and teachers about communication-based English instruction: evaluation of a college EFL curriculum in South Korea. 2005. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1110161814.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nam, Jung Mi. "Perceptions of Korean college students and teachers about communication-based English instruction: evaluation of a college EFL curriculum in South Korea." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1110161814

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