대학교 영작 클리닉 운영과 개선방안 모색 - 목원대학교를 중심으로-

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate how the English writing clinic program conducted in a local university has been operated for the last three years, and how much the students have been satisfied with its program. The program was designed to help students build a fundamental English writing skill to produce a logical and coherent text. The students who reserved the English writing clinic in advance could have a 30-minute writing conference with an English-speaking native teacher in the writing center. More than 200 students participated in the program each semester, and a total of 1467 students used this clinic program for the three years. Every semester 14 or 15 English-speaking native professors joined in the program to help the students' English writings. The students who utilized the program were mainly freshmen taking College English I/II. The students reported that they had the most requests for the formal aspects such as vocabulary, expression, and grammar in their writings before the clinic started. However, after the clinic they perceived that having a writing conference was helpful in all areas including formal aspects and the contextual aspects such as organization and content developments. The students were generally satisfied with the face-to-face conference with the English-speaking native professors, and they also perceived that having a conference could have a positive effect on improving their English writing skills. Future improvements should include securing an independent clinic space, employing full-time writing conference instructors, introducing an online English writing clinic system, and diversifying clinic programs. The students should strive to enhance their communication skills to be a global citizen, and the school should provide continuous systematic supports.