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Journal of English Teaching through Movies and Media 2018;19(1):203-224.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16875/stem.2018.19.1.203 Published online February 28, 2018.

고전소설 빨간머리 앤을 단순화 시킨 교재와 다단어 단위 연구: 앱을 이용하여

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize that graded readers, such as Anne of Green Gables, are worth being chosen as college-level study material. Even though they are simplified versions linguistically, graded books are useful for learning multi-word units (MWUs) and in learning cultural values. To show this, a 3 stage experiment was conducted with 3 non-English major college students and the text app-Anne of Green Gables. In the first stage, the participants had a form recall test to enhance their awareness of MWUs. In the second stage, they had a written test about the contents of the book and had to answer questions with MWUs. In the third stage, the participants had another written test about American culture through MWUs. After the experiment, all the participants were interviewed with questions about the tests. They responded that they could deal with the first test without difficulty though two of them failed to get good grades. However, they confessed that they could not handle the second and third tests without their teacher’s help. The results indicate that graded readers are just right for learning MWUs and are cognitively acceptable as sources of content for discussing non-language topics such as culture.