The Process and Methods of Korean Peer Tutoring in Academic Writing

Kim, Sun Hyo

Korean Journal of General Education 2013;7(5):197-227.
Published online October 30, 2013.

Sun Hyo Kim

대학 글쓰기에서의 한국어 동료튜터링(peer tutoring)의 과정과 방법

김선효

Abstract

In this paper it presented the process of peer tutoring for Korean academic writing classes and explored the proper methods for Korean learners who are foreigners and Korean oversees. Peer tutoring is interactive program that tutors who were learned previously or have more knowledge support and help tutees who have less knowledge, but tutors and tutees are not hierarchical relation but interactive and cooperative. Peer tutoring has three methods; directive tutoring, nondirective tutoring and neutral tutoring. Among those methods, neutral tutoring is much proper to Korean learners. In Korean peer tutoring program some problems came out, but it can be overcome if tutors regards peerness as important and tutors, tutees and instructors have cooperative relationship each other.

Key Words: peer tutoring, directive tutoring, nondirective tutoring, tutors tutees, Korean learners

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