다중양식 영어자료가 EFL 초등학습자의 영어 능숙도에 미치는 효과: 오디오북 vs. 자막이 없는 비디오

Abstract

Reading audiobooks and watching videos are the most powerful tools for young EFL learners to improve English proficiency. Despite the widespread use of videos without captions in EFL learning, there have been few studies on its effectiveness compared to audiobooks. A quasi-experimental study explored how audiobooks (reading-while-listening) and videos without captions (viewing-while-listening) enhance Korean EFL elementary students’ English proficiency differently. The participants (N = 98) were divided into three treatments that involved reading audiobooks (reading-while-listening), watching videos without captions (viewing-while-listening), or textbook-based English instruction (serving as a control) as their regular English curriculum once or twice per week for three months. Pre-and post-tests were conducted to assess the treatment effects on listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and vocabulary knowledge. The results showed that the audiobook and video groups, which had similar outcomes, significantly increased listening comprehension compared to the control group. However, all three groups improved similarly in reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge without significant differences. These results suggest that watching English videos without captions can enhance EFL elementary students’ English proficiency and is equivalent to reading audiobooks. The pedagogical implications of these results are discussed.