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영어

The present study was conducted to derive items for measurement of university students’ communication competence. In-depth group interviews were conducted with university students and graduate students and 93 questions were first derived through analyses of interview results. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted through a main survey conducted with 692 undergraduates to derive 24 questions and it was identified that university students’ communication competence consisted of five factors. The first factor was named speaking abilities, the second factor was named writing abilities, the third factor was named reading skills, the fourth factor was named confidence in writing, and the fifth factor was named understanding of writings. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to verify the suitability of the factor structure yielded through the exploratory factor analysis and the results indicated that the questions used were valid scales for measurement of individual constructs. Differences from communication competence developed through previous studies were examined and the limitations and significance of the present study and future study directions were discussed.

한국어

본 연구는 대학생들의 의사소통 역량을 측정하기 위한 항목들을 도출하기 위하여 수행되었다. 대학생들과 대학원생들을 대상으로 심층집단 면접을 수행하였고, 면접 결과에 대한 내용분석을 통해 93개 문항을 1차로 도출하였고, 692명의 학부생들을 대상으로 실시한 본 조사를 통해 탐색적 요인분석을 수행하여 24개 문항을 산출하였고, 5개 요인으로 구성되어 있음을 확인하였다. 제1요인은 말하기 능력, 제2요인은 글쓰기 능력, 제3요인은 글 읽기 능력, 제4요인은 글쓰기 자신감, 제5요인은 글 이해력으로 명명되었다. 탐색적 요인분석을 통해 산출된 요인구조가 적합한 것인지를 검증하기 위해 확인적 요인분석을 실시한 결과 사용된 문항들이 각 구성개념을 측정하기 위해 척도가 타당하다는 결과를 보여주었다. 이전 선행연구를 통해 개발된 의사소통 역량과의 차이점을 살펴보았고 본 연구의 제한점, 의의 및 추후 연구방향을 논의하였다.