ERIC Number: EJ1466769
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Korean University Readers' Growth through an Integrated Approach of Conventional and Critical Literacy
Young-Mee Suh; Seonmin Huh
English Teaching, v72 n4 p23-51 2017
The purpose of this study is to explore how Korean university students develop their readership in integrated reading classes that address both conventional and critical reading instructions. The two researchers taught university students in Busan and Seoul, alternatively, to read texts in English critically. Fifty-nine students (thirty-two from the researcher A's class and twenty-seven from the researcher B's class) participated in the study. The proficiency level of each class was different; one class is much higher than the other. The teachers followed the same teaching procedure of decoding and comprehension, personalizing the reading contents, and critiquing and reflecting on the reading texts and the students were guided to comprehend the texts that they read, analyze reading texts critically, and discuss alternative perspectives of the reading in class. Students' discussion notes and observation notes of five three-hour class sessions were collected. Data analysis revealed that an integrated approach in reading class was helpful for the students not only to develop their language sensitivity and awareness in critical stance and challenge dominant social assumptions and ideology, but also to develop reading strategies and emotional engagement. Pedagogical implications were discussed. [This paper was presented at the 2017 conference of the Korean Association for the Study of English Language and Linguistics held at Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea and at the 2017 conference of the Global English Teachers Association held at Jeonju National University of Education, Jeonju, Korea.]
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, College Students, Reading Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Reading Materials, Notetaking, Metalinguistics, Social Attitudes, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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