Changes in University Students’ Attitude toward Language Study within the Context of Making a Presentation in a Foreign Language: With regard to differences in previous study of Korean and English

Abstract

Making a presentation is a practical and highly effective method for learning a foreign language, in particular for raising students’ motivation (Fujita, Yamagata and Takenaka, 2009; Makino, 2003). This paper compared students who made presentations in English and Korean, and investigated, 1) changes in the students’ attitude and motivation, before and after making the presentation, and, 2) whether there were any differences between the students due to their previous experiences of studying that language. The results indicate that, depending on previous studying experiences, there are differences in the aspects of making a presentation which students consider to be difficult, but that making a presentation is motivational for all students, irrespective of their studying experiences.