학습자 활동 중심의 스테이션 학습법

Station Learning as a learner-centered education: Focused on Teaching Korean alphabet with using Station learning

This study aims to introduce the new method of learning which is ‘station learning’, and how to use it in learning korean alphabet and present effect during Korean class. ‘Station learning’ is from german word ‘stationen lernen’, which is a method widely used in germany. It focus on the learners. Station learning is useful in class because of the following; First, it makes to learners take an active part in learning inside the classroom. Second, it makes learning more enjoyable. Third, it enable student to learn with himself. Fourth, it matches with the ability of students and adjust the amount of learning depending on student’s ability. Fifth, station learning is helpful for timid and introversive learners. Because it consist of group activities. Lastly, learners can help each other during the activities so they learned cooperatively and friendly with each other. For these good things, this study used the station learning for learning Korean alphabet. Especially for learning and practicing the Korean vowels, consonants and batchim. When Students are learning Korean alphabet, they need enough time to cognitively learn the Korean alphabet’ sound and shape. Station learning makes it possible. So this study focus on how the learners can cognitively distinguish the difference between the letter’s sound and shape. As well as they can speak the letters clearly. Also this class makes students be able to feel fulfillment through each station. In this study, there are 10 stations. From station1 to station4 are review vowels and consonants partly, station5 is review all korean vowels, station6 is review all consonants, station7 and 8 stations are review batchim, station9 and station10 are learning vocabulary with learned letters. 12 students participated in this study, they were enjoy learning korean letters. They said it’s helpful to recognize the letters and comparing recorded their pronunciation and teacher’s pronunciation is useful for improving their pronunciation. Above all things, it makes to active participate on their own for learning korean alphabet.