The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of using films on students’ reading comprehension and attitude toward their English study in the context of a college English class. Specifically, it attempted to examine how a film-based English reading class affected students’ reading comprehension and attitudes toward their study, and how they recognized the film-based English reading class. Thirty-one college students were asked to take pre- and post-tests in English reading, and to respond pre- and post-questionnaires regarding their affective domain, and a focus group of four students was voluntarily interviewed with one of two researchers. Quantitatively, a paired t-test was employed to compare the statistical means from those two samples, and qualitatively, the framework developed by Miles and Huberman (1994) was adopted to describe the major phases of data analysis. The results of data analysis indicated that 1) Using films in the college English reading was helpful for students to comprehend the given text, and to understand other cultures; 2) Also this film-based reading class optimally contributed to the affective domain such as students’ attitudes, interests, and confidence levels. Based on these results, pedagogical implications for effective English reading classes were suggested.

This study investigates how process drama, with a special focus on the teacher-in-role strategy, brings about change in an L2 teacher’s practice. As a reflective practitioner researcher, the teacher who aims to integrate drama into L2 classrooms investigates how her practice changes during the planning phase of her workshops by analyzing her reflective journals through thematic analysis, interpreting the analysis findings and relating them to data collected through observations and interviews. Both cases of teacher-in-role used within the conventional teacher frame and that used beyond the frame were present. In the former case, teacher-in-role resulted in making a teacher-centered pre-scripted performance. However, in the latter case, the teacher being in role created a drama world where the improvisational and spontaneous side of teacher-in-role was developed, resulting in changing the teacher’s practice as follows: First, the teacher-in-role strategy encouraged the teacher to find ways to enhance learners’ commitment to the drama experience by engaging them in improvisation. Second, adopting the strategy led the teacher to exercise imagination, being sensitive to learners’ responses. Lastly, the teacher taking on a role made the teacher think of ways to provide L2 support that promotes the process of co-constructing the drama world.

본 연구는 방과 후 특기 적성 교실의 원예-국어 통합프로그램이 초등학생의 국어과 관련 학습흥미도와 학업성취도 및 식물친숙도에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 경기도 수원, 군포, 양평의 초등학교에서 방과 후 특기 적성 교실에 참여하는 2~5학년의 학생들 41명을 대상으로 2010년 3월 23일부터 7월 9일까지 매주 1회, 회기 당 1시간20분씩 총 15회에 걸쳐 원예-국어 통합프로그램을 실행하였다. 본 연구에서 실시한 프로그램은 초등학교 국어과 교육과정과 원예활동을 통합하여 실내․외에서 개별 및 집단으로 활동할 수 있도록 개발하였다. 프로그램 실행 전후에 국어과 관련 학습흥미도와 학업성취도 및 식물친숙도를 검사하였는데 원예-국어 통합프로그램을 실시하기 전보다 실시한 후에 아동의 국어과 관련 학습흥미도와 학업성취도 및 식물친숙도의 향상에 효과가 있음이 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과는 향후 교육현장에서 교과목과 연계한 다양한 원예교육프로그램의 체계적이고 지속적인 개발 및 보급이 이루어져야 할 필요성을 시사하고 있으며 또한, 이를 위한 교육영역의 정책적인 지원이 필요함을 제시하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다고 하겠다.