독해능력 향상을 위한 영자신문 효용성에 관한 연구

A Study on the Efficacy of English Newspapers to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension

For Korean students learning English as a foreign language (EFL) with little contact with native English speakers, it can be more effective to study English by reading rather than by listening and speaking. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of English lessons that utilize not only standard textbooks but also English newspapers to improve reading comprehension skills, as opposed to lessons that only use standard textbooks, and to investigate the beliefs and attitudes among EFL leaners toward English newspapers in Education (E-NIE). The ANCOVA results showed that using English newspapers in an English class had positive effects on students’ reading ability for advanced students, but not for intermediate students. According to the results of the survey in this study, students had a tendency to focus on language rather than content. Using English newspapers in a reading class had a more positive influence on the students’ motivation and interest than only using textbooks. Several implications emerged from the results.