학술지 영어어문교육 창간 20주년을 통해 본 영어교육에서의 교수매체 연구 동향

An analysis of research trends in instructional media in the journal of English Language & Literature Teaching over the past 20 years

This study aimed to present research trends in instructional media for English education over the past 20 years on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the foundation of The English Teachers Association in Korea. For this, all papers in the journal of English Language & Literature Teaching published within the years 1995 to 2013 were reviewed. As a result, it was found that a total of 94 instructional media-related papers out of 663 were issued. These 94 papers were analyzed in terms of four perspectives for the purpose of research questions; 1) publication rate of instructional media-related papers, 2) types of instructional media, 3) research subject, and 4) research methodology. The results showed that publication rate of instructional media-related papers 14.2%, and traditional instructional media (27.1%) have been decreasing gradually while new media (67%) are playing a large role in English teaching. Among them, a half of instructional media-related papers were connected with Internet. As for research subject, university students (49.9%) ranked first. Concerning methodology, quantitative methods (80.7%) had been conducted far more than qualitative ones (19.3%). On the basis of the results, the study provided suggestions for future research directions regarding instructional media in English education, and the roles of English Language & Literature Teaching were presented.