중학생 영어학습의 흥미에 영향을 주는 요인 분석

Abstract

The objective of this study is to look into the factors which bring about interest and factors which cause loss of interest. The participants are two first grade students in middle school who are taking private education. This study used a qualitative case study in order to look into factors which bring about interest in English and factors which cause loss of interest in English through inner monologue of the learners. Data has been collected from diaries and audio recordings of students and observation of the students taking lessons during a period longer than 6 months. This data is used to analyze what are the factors which bring about interest and the factors which cause loss of interest of learners during English lessons, and common points and differences were found in the factors which bring about interest and the factors which cause loss of interest of the leaners who participated in this case study during English lessons. This study shows what the diverse factors which bring about interest and which cause loss of interest of the leaners during English lessons are. Such a finding will help us to better understand the learners.