시, 도교육청 주관 표준화된 영어 듣기평가가 영어 교수？학습에 미치는 환류효과: 광주광역시 중,고등학교를 중심으로

Abstract

Jung, Haeng. 2006. The Washback Effects of Standardized English Listening Test Conducted by Municipal or Provincial Offices of Education: Focusing on the Secondary Schools in Gwangju Metropolitan City. The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal, 14(3), 177-194. This study aims to investigate washback effects of the nationwide standardized English listening test on English teaching and learning in Korean EFL secondary schools. The following research questions were raised for this study. 1) What were the test's purposes or expected effects on learning or teaching? 2) What perceptions and attitudes did the students and teachers have about the listening test? 3) What influences did the test have on students' English learning? 4) What influences did the tests have on teachers' English teaching? To answer the above questions, the data were collected through interviews and 2 different questionnaires (both the students' questionnaire and the teachers' questionnaire). Interviews were carried out to 12 test designers, developers and administrators. Questionnaires were conducted to a total of 234 students and a total of 87 teachers. Descriptive statistical analysis of the collected data indicated the following results. 1) The listening test was originally developed in order to increase the awareness of the importance of the students' English oral communicative abilities. 2) Students were much interested in the test (47.0%) and they perceived the test was beneficial to their development of listening abilities (35.9%). Teachers responded that the test positively influenced the students' listening abilities (4.04). 3) The listening test had an impact on the students' learning contents and led to the study on the colloquial expressions and the communicative functions. 4) The listening test had an impact on the teachers' teaching contents and techniques.