This study explored the effect of writing activity on EFL participants’ speaking performance. In order to attain this purpose, three research questions were presented; 1) What are the characteristics of learners’ writing? 2) How does their speaking fluency change during the writing sessions?, and 3) What is the effect of writing practice on learners’ speaking fluency, in terms of features of spoken grammar? Four college students participated in this study. Pre- and post-oral proficiency test scores, the participants’ writing products, and recorded data of their speaking performance were used for data analysis. Results of data analysis showed that, first, the more proficient participants were, the fewer the errors they made in their writing. Second, there was an increase in scores of intermediate- and beginning-level of students between the pre- and post- oral tests while the scores of advanced level of students did not show any differences between those two tests. Lastly, the result shows that the learners with higher proficiency in writing ability have higher recognition to the spoken grammar. Pedagogical implications are also made on the effective teaching of English writing and speaking in the Korean classroom setting.

본 연구는 일주일에 1차시인 도덕과 수업의 인성적인 실천을 강조해야 하는 단원을 추출하여 국어과 관련단원과 융합함으로써 일주일에 1차시로 끝나는 수업의 한계성을 극복하여 실천적 지속성을 유지하고, 학생들에게 인성지도 효과를 극대화시키기 위해서 국어도덕의 융합을 시도하였다. 연구의 목적은 국어도덕융합수업 기반조성으로 「‘아하!’ 표현활동」프로그램 구안·적용을 통해 매체언어교육활동 및 학교·가정·사회와 연계지도로 창의적이고 바른 의사소통능력을 신장시키는데 있다. 창의적이고 바른 언어능력을 신장시키기 위한 수업 기반 조성을 위해 ‘아하! 표현활동’을 위한 학습여건조성과 융합을 위한 국어와 도덕과 내용을 분석하였다. ‘아하! 표현활동’ 프로그램 구안·적용은 수업 모형 및 활동지 구안, ‘아하! 표현활동’ 프로그램을 적용한 창의·인성 수업 전개 및 평가를 통해 환류가 이루어질 수 있도록 하였다. 그리고 매체교육활동 참여 및 학교·가정·사회 연계지도로 창의적이고 바른 언어능력을 극대화·지속화시켰다. 그 결과 국어 교과의 흥미를 신장시키고 논리적·창의적인 언어능력 향상과 바른 의사소통능력의 정착으로 창의성과 인성을 기르는데 긍정적인 효과를 보였다. 또한 자기 감정 조절능력, 친구들을 배려하는 마음과 협동하는 자세를 길러 학교의 언어폭력과 따돌림 등 학교폭력을 예방할 수 있는데 도움이 되었다.

The review of previous studies on interlanguage pragmatics reveals that they have been modelled on cross-cultural pragmatics. However, in order for interlanguage pragmatics to contribute in the area of second language acquisition, it should examine how L2 pragmatic competence develops as L2 linguistic competence increases. Therefore, interlanguage pragmatics studies should be modelled on acquisitional pragmatics. As an effort to explore developmental features of pragmatic competence by linguistic proficiency, this study investigated the speech act behaviors of three linguistically distinctive groups. A total of 159 English learners, which consisted of high school 1st and 2nd graders, university freshmen, and university seniors, participated in this study. Their written responses to the 7 situations in the Discourse Completion Test (DCT) were analyzed in terms of response length, vocabulary, request forms, and the use of please. The three groups showed different behavioral patterns in the realization of requests and complaints, utilizing different linguistic strategies to be responsive to the social factors. For future research, expanding learner population to include very low and high level learners, developing a new research tool other than DCT, a more systematic grouping by linguistic proficiency were suggested.