영어 학습실패를 경험한 대학생의 학습경험과 교양영어 교과과정에서의 학습태도에 대한 연구

A study on the learning experience of college students who have experienced failure in learning English and their learning attitude toward college English courses

The purpose of this study is to analyze what factors attribute to college students who have experienced failure in learning English before entering college, and to examine those students’ learning attitude toward college English courses. To achieve the goal of this research, both quantitative and qualitative research has been performed. For the quantitative research, the research conducted a survey of 59 students, and for the qualitative research, students’ learning journals and in-depth interviews with 4 students were analyzed. The results show that the lack of prerequisite knowledge is the main factor for students to experience failure in learning English. The study also shows that the ineffective way of studying and the lack of motivation have negatively influenced on the students’ preference of learning English. The study has found that even though the students have experienced failure in learning English before entering college, they have positive perceptions of the role of English and their motivation for learning English is relatively high while taking college English courses. The study suggests the need for more research on students’ confidence and pedagogical recovery for helping students overcome their failure in learning English.