Nearpod, an online teaching cloud-based platform, offers great potential to generate pedagogical tasks and yield better results in teaching communication skills. This study thus examined the effects of Nearpod-based English-speaking classes. To this end, one-on-one speaking tests were conducted twice in a semester, and a questionnaire was administered to assess university students’ perceptions of the usefulness of Nearpod in offline classroom. The participants comprised 39 university students who took a mandatory English class titled Communication in English. The paired samples t-test results indicated that the students’ overall speaking performance has improved over time. Specifically, compared to the high-level students, the low-level students showed a significant increase in speaking performance. The questionnaire analysis demonstrated that most students were satisfied with Nearpod-based English speaking classes because of enhanced interest, active participation in class, and increased interaction with class content and peers. The pedagogical implications are suggested and the limitations of the study are further discussed.

‘공손성’은 화자가 청자를 얼마나 잘 배려하는가를 개념화한 말이다. 한국어에서 공손성은 문법적인 표지에서부터 담화 화용적 상황에서의 맥락적 차원으로까지 다양한 층위에서 드러난다. 본고에서는 한국어의 공손성의 하위영역의 하나인 완화표현이 실제 한국어 말하기 수업에서 어떠한 양상으로 나타나는지를 살펴보고, 완화표현에 대한 교수 · 학습의 필요성을 제고해 보고자 한다.