규칙 빈칸 메우기 과정을 통한 영어독해력 향상 방안

Improving reading comprehension through cloze procedures : Developing & using CALL courseware

The purpose of this study is to design and develop a CALL courseware based on cloze procedures and to test it in the English classes so as to provide both the teachers and the students with an effective teaching and learning tool. New and highly efficient computer technologies are providing us with faster and multi-functioning computers, and text-oriented education softwares are now being rapidly replaced by multimedia CAI. There are also increasing needs for computer-literate teachers and more effective CAI materials. Based on the Gestalt concept of closure, the cloze procedure is constructed easily by omitting every nth word in a continuous passage of discourse and it can be used to assess both feeling for the language and knowledge of detail. Generally the cloze procedure can provide both the teachers and the students with a stimulating way to acquire and apply language skills. Moreover, testing and teaching are so closely interwoven and interdependent that it is difficult to divide them. Theoretical reviews on cloze procedures, multimedia and authoring tools were made before designing and developing this CALL courseware and the courseware was used in English classes. The result of this study shows that this CALL courseware significantly increases the students’ interest and attitude in English as well as students’ achievement in English reading comprehension tests. In addition, this courseware has been proved to be useful for both individualized learning and middle or large sized classes. Computers are expected to replace many of teacher roles in the coming years. Thus, teachers should be given more chances to train themselves in developing and using CAI materials, and more useful CAI materials should be developed for more effective language teaching and learning.