An Analysis of ESL Students Knowledge and Use of Adjectives and Determiners in English Descriptive Writing

• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Koh, Sungran
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제24권 제2호, 111~133쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.06.30

영문 초록

As the number of Social Networking Service (SNS) users increases, proficient English writing skills are critical for clear expression in the global age. Accordingly, L2 learners need the confidence to present their thoughts and feelings more precisely by using a wide variety of descriptive adjectives. This paper seeks to develop the ability of Korean ESL students to use descriptive writing. To accomplish this, they will develop their correct use of adjectives and determiners in English writing. To begin this study, a pretest is given to identify the Korean ESL student subjects’ deficiencies in English descriptive writing. Then, two points are presented to the class: the difference between determiners and adjectives and the difference between cumulative adjectives and coordinate adjectives. After that, the errors they made on the pretest are edited, and they compose several descriptive writing samples. As a result of repeated practice, the L2 learners achieve a high degree of improvement. The result of this study demonstrates a notable development of the L2 learners’ descriptive writing ability. As a result, best practices suggest that L2 learners will benefit from the use of appropriate pedagogy in developing their English writing skills employing the use of determiners and adjectives with a focus on determiners and descriptive adjectives.

목차

I. INTRODUCTION

II. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

III. METHODOLOGY

IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Ⅴ. CONCLUSION

키워드

descriptive writing determiners adjectives