A Study on the Perceptions of Participants in Online Reading Debate Competition: Based on a Survey of College Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to conduct a survey of participants in the final round of the online reading debate contest to check the educational effectiveness of the contest, collect students’ perceptions, and revitalize the online reading debate contest, which is one of the extracurricular activities. A survey conducted on students who advanced to the finals of the 1st and 2nd Online Sookmyung Reading Debate Competition was conducted to determine the effectiveness of university liberal arts education on the Reading debate competition, the educational effectiveness of the competition, the appropriateness of the Reading discussion method, and the effectiveness of the online competition operation. It was conducted with appropriateness and effectiveness. Through this, students’ perceptions were compared and analyzed throughout the reading discussion contest held in real time online (ZOOM) and areas for improvement were sought. In order for the Reading debate competition to be conducted more effectively, discussion and writing education must be activated in university liberal arts education, connection between subject and non-curricular subjects is necessary, and there is a need to select appropriate topics and designated books to increase student participation in the Reading debate competition. It was suggested that the role and participation of the audience in online space is necessary.