컴퓨터 정보통신 공학부 영어 교수ㆍ학습 모형 개발을 위한 기초연구

A preliminary study of developing an English learning and teaching model for students of electronic and computer engineering

  This research was designed as a preliminary study of developing a content-based language instruction for engineering students. It focused on analyzing characteristics and needs of Electronics and Computer Engineering students. For the purpose of this study, I conducted surveys on 289 engineering students and 38 professors and instructors to find out their needs and interests on language and content (subject-matter) learning. I also interviewed 16 technicians to recognize their perception of what language skills and content would benefit for engineering students. The results of the needs analysis and interview strongly suggested the need to adopt a content-based teaching and learning model incorporating communicative English for general and specific purposes in the field of computer engineering to accomplish their real-life tasks in future. This study also led us to some issues on the integration of language and content for engineering students and the cooperation of content specialists and language specialists for a language instruction model, Adjunct Instruction. Some issues were discussed for the application of an Adjunct Instruction for engineering students in EFL contexts.