대학 교양영어 과정에서 학습자가 인지한 원어민과 한국인 교수의 수업의 질과 학습자 태도

A study on the students’ perceived quality of class and their learning attitudes in college English courses taught by native English-speaking and Korean professors

The purpose of this study is to examine how college students perceive the quality of class and their learning attitudes in college English courses taught by native English-speaking professors and Korean professors. To achieve the goal of this research, both quantitative and qualitative research has been performed. For the quantitative research, the researcher conducted a survey of 87 students. The qualitative research was conducted through six students by means of in-depth interviews. This study investigated the quality of class in the aspects of the ‘teaching methods and the instructor attitudes’ and the ‘contents of class.’ The results show that the college students have more positive perception of the ‘teaching methods and the instructor attitudes’ in the classes of the Korean professors, while having more positive perception of the ‘contents of class’ in the classes of the native-English professors. The study has also found that students showed better class participation and learning interest in native-English professors’ classes, which seems to be caused by the different courses taught by native English-speaking and Korean professors. The result implies the need for professional development for both native English-speaking and Korean professors, which demands them to provide improved contents with better teaching methods to college English courses.