The effect on English listening and reading ability in elementary school students through chatting in Internet Messenger

Lee, Dong Han; Chang, Hee Jin

Article

Journal of English Teaching through Movies and Media 2010;11(2):229-257.
Published online December 30, 2010.

The effect on English listening and reading ability in elementary school students through chatting in Internet Messenger

Dong Han Lee, Hee Jin Chang

인터넷 메신저를 이용한 문자 채팅이 초등학교 영어학습자의 영어 듣기ㆍ읽기 능력에 미치는 영향

이동한, 장희진

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement of English listening and reading ability in elementary school students through chatting on Internet Messenger. The following research questions were proposed: first, what effect will text chat through Internet Messenger have on elementary school students' listening and reading ability; second, will there be any improvement in three different proficiency levels of elementary school students' English listening and reading ability through chatting on Internet Messenger? The results of this study show that text chat through Internet messenger does not have a significant effect on the improvement of listening but it does have a significant effect on reading proficiency. There was, however, a significant improvement in listening and reading ability for elementary school students of intermediate and low levels of proficiency.

Key Words: Internet Messenger;text chat;CALL;English dducation;English learning