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Perceptual training on Korean obstruents for Vietnamese learners

베트남 한국어 학습자를 위한 한국어 자음 지각 훈련 연구

  • Hyosung Hwang (Department of Linguistics, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2023.11.17
  • Accepted : 2023.12.14
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to reveal how Vietnamese adult learners at three different proficiency levels perceive Korean word-initial obstruents and whether errors can be corrected through perceptual training. To this end, 105 Vietnamese beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners were given perceptual training on Korean word-initial. The training materials were created by actively utilizing Korean minimal pairs as natural stimuli recorded by native speakers. Learners in the experimental group performed five 20-40 minute self-directed perceptual training sessions over a period of approximately two weeks, while learners in the control group only participated in the pretest and posttest. The results showed a significant improvement in the perception of sounds that were difficult to distinguish before training, and both beginners and advanced learners benefited from the training. This study confirmed that large-scale perceptual training can play an important role in helping Vietnamese learners learn the appropriate acoustic cues to distinguish different sounds in Korean.

이 연구는 베트남인 성인 학습자들이 학습 단계별로 한국어 어두 초성 장애음을 어떻게 지각하는지 밝히고, 지각 훈련을 통해 오류가 교정될 수 있는지를 밝히는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 베트남인 초급, 중급, 고급 학습자 105명을 대상으로 한국어 초성 장애음에 대한 지각 훈련을 실시하였다. 훈련 자료는 원어민 음성으로 녹음한 자연 자극으로 한국어의 최소대립쌍을 적극적으로 활용하여 제작하였다. 실험 집단에 속한 학습자들은 약 2주간에 걸쳐 20-40분의 자기주도적 지각 훈련을 5회 수행했고, 통제 집단에 속한 학습자들은 사전 테스트와 사후 테스트에만 참여하였다. 실험 결과 훈련 전에 잘 구분되지 않았던 음들에 대한 지각이 많이 개선되었고, 초급뿐만 아니라 고급 집단의 학습자들도 끝까지 교정이 잘 되지 않았던 음에 대한 효과를 보았다. 이 연구에서는 대규모의 지각 훈련을 통해 베트남인 학습자들이 한국어의 서로 다른 음을 구별하는 적절한 음향 단서를 학습하는 데 지각 훈련이 중요한 역할을 할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 2020년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2020S1A5B5A16083143).

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