This study aims to analyze the types of cognitive process required to perform vocabulary learning activities in Middle School English textbooks. For this purpose, 26 middle school English textbooks were examined, including 13 for the first year and another 13 for the second year of middle school. The results indicated that vocabulary learning activities emerged in the phase of reading, and then were categorized into pre-reading vocabulary activities and post-reading ones. Eight types of cognitive process emerged in the pre-reading phase and three types in the post-reading phase. That is, the number of vocabulary activities in pre-reading phase was larger than that in the post-reading phase. In addition, the diversity of vocabulary activities in the pre-reading phase was higher than that in the post-reading phase. Based on these results, this study suggests a new model of vocabulary learning activity in middle school English textbooks. A few implications on how to teach new words in English classrooms are discussed.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of two different types of vocabulary activities on Korean EFL learners’ vocabulary learning and perceptions. The participants of the study were 30 Korean middle school students in Seoul, and they were divided into two groups (typography and web-based authoring). The former employed the word meaning and spelling image association technique and the latter used a multimedia vocabulary authoring tool for 42 target words. The major findings of the study are as follows: (1) Both the typography and the web-based vocabulary authoring groups showed significant improvement on the posttest of vocabulary test, which indicated the equal effectiveness of the two vocabulary activities; (2) with respect to different English proficiency levels, the low-level group showed much higher improvement of the mean difference between pre and post tests than the higher group; and (3) the participants’ perceptions turned out to be more positive when they participated in creating English word spelling image than authoring multimedia vocabulary learning materials. The results suggest the beneficial effects of active student involvement in the vocabulary learning process. Pedagogical and practical suggestions are made on the effective teaching of English vocabulary in Korean classroom settings.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of using and authoring web-based vocabulary learning tasks on Korean EFL learners' vocabulary acquisition. The subjects of the study were seventy-seven EFL college students in Korea. They were divided into three groups: a traditional control group, and two experimental groups using and authoring the web-based vocabulary tasks, respectively. The major results of the study were as follows: first, the two experimental groups performed significantly better on the vocabulary recognition and use posttest than the control group did. This result indicates that both the use of the web-based tasks and the participation of students in authoring the web-based tasks are more effective in vocabulary acquisition than the use of traditional vocabulary learning methods. Second, both the experimental groups performed significantly better on the delayed posttest than the control group did. This result provides evidence that using and authoring web-based vocabulary tasks are effective in helping students retain newly acquired words in the long-term memory. Third, the learners' responses of the two experimental groups prove to be positive with respect to the use of the web-based task authoring tools in vocabulary learning. Based on these results, some pedagogical suggestions should be made on the effective use of the web-based task authoring tools in Korean English classroom settings.

본 연구는 국악을 통한 말놀이 활동이 다문화가정 유아의 음운인식능력과 어휘력에 미치는 영향을 알아보는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구의 대상은 경기도 안산시에 소재하고 있는 A초등학교병설유치원 만 5세 3명, 만 4세 3명의 다문화가정 유아였다. 국악을 통한 말놀이 활동을 1주일에 2회씩, 16주 동안 총 32회 실시하였고, 매주 생활주제에 맞춰 국악곡을 선정한 후 1차시는 국악 익히기, 2차시는 국악 부르기와 말놀이 활동을 하였다. 연구 결과, 국악을 통한 말놀이 활동은 다문화가정 유아의 음운인식능력과 어휘력 신장에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤다. 이러한 연구 결과를 통하여 다문화가정 유아의 음운인식능력과 어휘력 증진 측면에서 국악을 통한 말놀이 활동의 가치를 발견하고 유아교육 현장에서 다문화가정 유아의 언어능력 향상에 도움을 줄 수 있는 교육활동을 제시하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

본 연구에서는 사진을 활용한 언어활동이 유아의 어휘력과 언어표현력에 미치는 영향에 대하여 살펴보기 위하여 D시의 2개 병설유치원에 재원중인 만 5세 유아 40명을 대상으로 연구를 수행하였다. 실험집단 유아 20명에게 하위 집단별로 8주 동안 주 2회씩 총 16회 사진을 활용한 언어활동을 진행하였으며 실험의 효과를 알아보기 위하여 어휘력과 언어표현에 관한 사전검사와 사후검사를 실시하였다. 연구 결과를 살펴보기 위하여 실험집단과 통제집단의 사전검사와 사후검사 점수의 평균과 표준편차를 산출하였고, 사후 검사 점수에서 사전 검사 점수를 뺀 증가분에 대하여 t검증을 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 먼저 사진을 활용한 언어활동은 유아의 어휘력에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 언어표현력의 하위 영역인 단어 수, 문장 수, 내용의 일치도, 내용의 연계성, 창의적 표현을 포함하여 언어표현력에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.