한국대학생들의 영어읽기와 컨셉맵 활용에 관한 연구

A Study on Korean University Students' English Reading and Concept Map Application

This study suggests that, among the four functions of English language education, English and reading comprehension require more analytical and creative thinking than just interpretation. This course aims to cultivate students' ability to understand a given English text and visualize it through the concept map. Through the visualized concept map, we can see the relationship between new characters and events that are unknown through reading. Through reading, you can develop better and creative reading skills. After completing class instruction and assignment, the questionnaire was administered to approximately 300 students through the English Reading Class, which is a mandatory subject. It is expected to be used for improvement. The results of the survey showed that the concept map can be a great help in improving the English reading ability of college students, and it is very helpful in developing creative thinking. Therefore, the concept map needs to be used for English reading lessons and curriculum, and it can play an important role in teaching English as a foreign language for creative thinking development. To this end, this study suggested some situations and considerations, such as the diversity of curriculum and evaluation methods, for the necessity of introducing concept maps in the classroom.