Placement Practices in University English Language Programs in Korea

• 영문명: Placement Practices in University English Language Programs in Korea
• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: Kyung-Ah Yu(유경아) Chae-Young Moon(문채영) Sang-Keun Shin(신상근)
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.14 No.4, 27~48쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.12.30

영문 초록

  This study aims to explore the placement practices in five college English programs and four university language institutes. Specifically, the present study investigated the types of placement tests they administer, the degree of the correspondence between course objectives and test content, and validation procedures. This study also examined teachers" perceptions on the appropriateness of placement decisions. The data were collected through web site searches, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The results showed that proficiency tests were used for placement purposes in the college English programs. The language institutions administered placement tests only for their speaking courses in the form of oral interviews. The content of placement tests did not largely correspond with the course objectives. All English language programs did not have systematic procedures for identifying misplaced students. Finally, instructors reported that more than one third of the classes included misplaced students. The implications of the findings are discussed.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Literature Review
Ⅲ. Method
Ⅳ. Results
Ⅴ. Conclusions and Implications
References

키워드

placement test placement procedures 배치고사 배치과정