Korean College Students’ Responses on Study Abroad: Want to Study Abroad?

• 영문명: Korean College Students’ Responses on Study Abroad: Want to Study Abroad?
• 발행기관: 한국영어교육연구학회
• 저자명: Hyeon-sook Kang
• 간행물 정보: 『영어교육연구』제36호, 7~26쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.05.30

영문 초록

Going abroad to study English is a trend in Korea. The number of people studying abroad from kindergarten children to adults is steadily growing. This study examined Korean college students' ideas and expectations about studying abroad. Three hundred thirty college freshmen participated in this study. The focuses are three-fold: if and why Korean college students want to improve their English, if they want to study English abroad, and what they expect from study abroad. The results showed that they want to improve English to get high test scores in proficiency tests and to get a good job. Also, they want to speak with other English speaking people. The vast majority, 72 percent of the subjects wanted to study abroad. What they expect most from studying abroad is to learn about another culture not to get the better test scores. They hope to increase speaking ability from studying abroad experience not to gain higher test scores. Some pedagogical suggestions were made based on the results of the study.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Method

IV. Results

V. Findings and Discussion

Works Cited

키워드

study-abroad college students EFL culture language fluency