영어 교재의 과제 유형에 대한 학습자의 반응 연구

An Analysis of the Learners' Responses to Different Types of Taskes in ELT Materials

The aim of the present study is to analyze the learners' responses to different types of open and closed tasks in ELT materials. A total of 38 students in an English class at a university in Korea participated in the study. A questionnaire survey was employed to collect their opinions of interest, usefulness and difficulty in the task-materials used in the classroom Their behaviors during the use of task-materials were recorded throughout a video and analysed by independent observers. The learner interviews were held for the purpose of interpreting the questionnaire data. Results from the analysis of the learners' responses are as follows: First. the learners answered that the type of open task was more interesting and useful than the type of closed task. A repeated measure ANOVA revealed that the effect of task type on the learners' self-reported interest was greater than the effect of topic types. Second, the learners' behaviors were positive during the use of open taskmaterials. In conclusion, it might be effective for classroom teachers to use more open task-materials when they intend to generate learners' interest and positive behaviors during the use of materials within the context of university English classroom in Korea.