Jo Min-young

Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an extremely rare lesion with mimicking malignant features and accompanied with various clinical manifestations. Here we present a 2-yr-old boy who had a gastric IMT with a huge extragastric mass, which closely resembled a neuroblastoma on imaging studies. He experienced intermittent fever and poor appetite for 6 weeks. Fever remained up to 38 degrees C even on the operation day. He underwent partial gastrectomy and distal pancreatectomy with s

Reflective practice has become an integral component in teacher education. Many studies have investigated the development of a teacher’s reflective practice, but less attention has been paid to novice L2 teacher trainees’ development of reflective practice. Similarly, little is known about their concerns, interest, and needs, as they manifest in reflection. This study, therefore, identifies reflective themes that teacher trainees concern about after microteaching. It further examines whether tea

Reflective practice has become an integral component in teacher education. Many studies have investigated the development of a teacher’s reflective practice, but less attention has been paid to novice L2 teacher trainees’ development of reflective practice. Similarly, little is known about their concerns, interest, and needs, as they manifest in reflection. This study, therefore, identifies reflective themes that teacher trainees concern about after microteaching. It further examines whether tea

Dörnyei’s (2009) L2 motivational self system has been applied in diverse settings worldwide to understand the motivation to learn languages. Some of the past research has suggested that students at different institutional levels develop different forms of motivational selves. Little research, however, has focused on the L2 motivation of Korean students at varying levels, in relation to their self-concept. This study, therefore, investigates (a) how learners’ L2 motivational self system (ideal L2

This study explores the possibility of applying Csikszentmihalyi’s (1975, 1990) notion of “flow” to L2 contexts. Flow describes an optimal human experience resulting from a balance of challenges and skills in diverse activities. This study investigates whether such a balance is necessary to achieve flow in L2 freewriting. It further considers the role of L2 writing anxiety in learners’ flow experience. The participants were forty-four university students. After 10 weeks of in-class L2 freewritin

Along with the increasing interest in integrated writing in L2 instruction, many studies have investigated language skills and cognitive processes involved in the task. However, relatively less is known regarding the roles of strategic and affective variables in predicting writing performance. The current study, therefore, investigates (a) how strategy, attitudinal, affective, and ability variables are related, and (b) how these variables predict performance in integrated writing. Predictor vari

Purpose: Obesity has been shown to have important effects related to breast cancer. But there have been few data available on the distribution of body mass index (BMI) among Korean breast cancer patients and on the effects of this distribution on patient prognosis. Therefore we investigated the BMI distribution of Korean breast cancer patient’s and its relationship with other tumor markers, in order to elucidate the relationship between BMI and patient prognosis. Methods: We measured the BMI of

Drawing on Dweck’s (1986) goal orientation (GO), this study examines how GO is associated with learner beliefs and learning behaviors. It specifically investigates the extent to which GO explains feedback-seeking behaviors in English courses, and further explores how implicit theory of writing ability predicts feedback-seeking behaviors in writing. Forty-four EFL learners completed a questionnaire. It inquired learners’ GO, a learning orientation (mastering skills), a performance-approach orient

Process control is essential to operate the semiconductor process efficiently. This paper consider fault classification of semiconductor based cyclic signal for process control. In general, process signal usually take the different pattern depending on some different cause of fault. If faults can be classified by cause of faults,it could improve the process control through a definite and rapid diagnosis. One of the most important thing is a finding definite diagnosis in fault classification, eve

Previous studies have demonstrated that the ideal L2 self and the ought-to L2 self within the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) represent distinct motivational and behavioral patterns. Building on this, the present study examines the underlying motivational structures by exploring the relationships between goal orientations, the L2MSS, and L2 anxiety through structural equation modeling (SEM). Specifically, the model investigates how mastery and performance orientations influence the ideal L2

Learner silence is often considered as the opposite of participation in language classrooms. However, growing research suggests that silence can serve diverse interactional functions. This qualitative case study examined how two Korean undergraduates in an online intercultural communication class experienced and interpreted silence. The study drew on semester-long classroom observations to identify participation patterns and on semi-structured interviews to elicit students’ emic accounts. The an

In the context of higher education (HE) internationalization, English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) plays a crucial role in academic and interactive communication, often intersecting with local languages. This enables greater flexibility in language use and code-switching (CS) between English and the local language. While previous research on English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) has predominantly examined the perspectives of local stakeholders, the views of international students have been largel

Purpose: By virtue of advances in scientific methods and technical systems, there has been a rapid growth in the number of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients treated using continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) as their primary renal replacement therapy. However, there are various catheter related complications that are limiting factors in patient and catheter maintenance. This study was aimed at introducing of the techniques of CAPD catheter implantation designed for reducing the