한국 전문대 학생들의 영어 자기학습 전략

English Self-learning Strategies for Korean Junior College Learners: During-class and After-class

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between self-help English learning and its factors (e. g. gender) based on the students' respondence. The participants of this study were 146 college learners of English who study English as a liberal arts course at K college in Gyunggi-do. A questionnaire of 26 items was presented about studying strategies, and it was constructed with two parts, during-class and after-class strategies. The findings of this study were as follows: First, the study showed that respondents'concerning to the during class is related to four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Second, the results indicated that the gender difference affects the concentration of the class. Third, there are some statistical significances between students' concentration in the class and studying strategies such listening, speaking, reading, and writing. On the other hand, each factor of studying strategies during class did not show any significant correlation. Finally, in after class strategies, the strategy of reviewing the class showed the correlation with that of asking to a professor, and the strategy of studying reference materials showed the correlation to that of asking to a friend.