푸코 이론을 기반으로 한 영어시험의 권력담론 탐색

• 영문명: Exploring power dimensions of English language testing from a Foucaultian framework
• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: 신동일(Shin, Dongil)
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.18 No.2, 233~256쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.09.30

영문 초록

This article examines English language testing from power discourse (Foucault, 1977), defining power in a manner similar to Shohamy (2001, 2006). According to Shohamy’s (2001) critical language testing, tests are often introduced by those in authority as disciplinary tools, often in covert ways for the purpose of manipulating educational systems and for imposing the agendas of those in authority. Literature review and students’ journal studies (Baily & Schsner, 1983; Nunan, 1989) were used to discover different powers (sovereign and disciplinary) situated in English language test administration and preparation in Korea. This study presents some results of reflection journals by college students, who were asked to write their personal test-taking history. The data eliciting fear, unfairness, and powerlessness among students can be categorized to identify different features of power of English language testing discussed in Foucault’s literature (1977, 1980, 1996). The results offer insights into how Foucaultian theory of power can explain the way Korean students prepare for English language tests.

목차

Ⅰ. 연구목적 및 필요성

Ⅱ. Foucault의 권력 담론과 영어시험

Ⅲ. 영어시험 권력의 생성과 유지

Ⅳ. 시험의 권력에 관한 수험자의 인식 탐색

Ⅴ. 결론

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키워드

영어시험 푸코 비판적언어평가론 English language tests Foucault critical language testing