An approach to language abilities through movies and computer chat

Kim, Young Suh

Article

Journal of English Teaching through Movies and Media 2010;11(1):57-80.
Published online June 30, 2010.

An approach to language abilities through movies and computer chat

Young Suh Kim

영화를 매개로한 컴퓨터 채팅활동에 나타난 언어능력 양상

김영서

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate to what extent Korean college students incorporate communicative competence in performing text-based on-line chat in English about movies. The study firstly introduces computer mediated communication (CMC) teaching tools about movies. It then investigates various features of CMC with reference to communicative competence. The language abilities this research aims to measure are in three main areas: grammatical competence, pragmatic competence and sociolinguistic competence with eight sub-components of Range, Accuracy, Vocabulary, Cohesion, Rhetorical Organization, Formality, Nativeness, and Cultural reference. In conclusion, students showed an overall positive response to computer chatting about movies in their English learning.

Key Words: communicative competence;multimedia;movies;computer chatting