• 한국어교육
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.197-225
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to compare the difference in the interactions between beginning language learners and heritage learners on their forms based on the interaction hypothesis. In this study, three types of information gap activities were used to analyze Language Related Episodes (LREs) while investigating the interaction patterns in language use between four pairs (eight learners) of foreign learners and four pairs (eight learners) of English-speaking heritage learners. The result indicated that foreign learners had a high focus on form during interaction. In particular, they had a tendency to focus on vocabulary rather than grammar, and they conducted self-repair by examining and mostly adjusting their speech to postposition and tense. However, in the problem-solving process, they showed a limited ability in interaction, and thus directly asked others to settle the problem or resorted to using English due to their lack of ability to employ various communication strategies. However, heritage learners had a relatively low focus on form compared to foreign learners. Yet, they also focused more on vocabulary rather than grammar and conducted self-repair in interaction, especially for vocabulary. In addition, they were skillful at using various communication strategies such as indirect expressions, use of alternative words, evasion, and delaying, to expand speech and prevent communication breakdown. They focused less on grammar and mostly did not provide negative feedback in interaction.

• 한국어교육
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.367-402
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• 2017

본 연구는 언어 학습이 실행공동체 (Communities of practice) 참여를 통한 사회적 학습과정이라는 전제 하에, Norton (2001)의 상상 공동체 (Imagined communities) 개념을 바탕으로 언어학습자들의 다면적 동기를 이해하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 특별히 기존 제2언어습득 문헌에서 상대적으로 연구되지 않은 미국 내 소수민족언어 (less commonly taught languages) 중 하나인 한국어 학습자의 다면적 동기를 조명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 미국 동부 소재 대학에서 한국어 강의를 수강하는 11명의 학생들을 대상으로 심층적 인터뷰를 실시하였다. 연구 분석결과 학습자 그룹 내에 관찰되는 상상공동체의 유형으로 K-pop 문화공동체, 직업 공동체, 한국 친인척 공동체, 민족 정체성 공동체의 네가지 유형이 관찰되었다. 그리고 학습자 개개인의 상상 공동체는 언어 배경, 학습 기간, 매체 사용 등의 다양한 경험을 통해 다양하게 발전, 변화하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 계승어 학습자와 비계승어 학습자 간에 지향하는 상상 공동체의 유형을 비교해 보았을 때 명확한 차이가 나타났다. 또한 기존 문헌에서 계승어 관련 동기 (heritage motivation or motivation related to heritage)라 명명되는 개념 내에도 학습자의 경험에 따라 실제로는 상이한 공동체 유형이 존재함이 발견되었다.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제20권
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• pp.29-66
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• 2010

This paper is a qualitative study of the experiences of Korean heritage language learners (KHLLs) with literacy (reading and writing), particularly before they enter the college-level heritage language classroom. Previous research, both qualitative and quantitative, has addressed the overall language background of KHLLs, including oral and aural proficiency and writing and reading ability, as well as demographic information (such as when the student immigrated to the United States) in relation to language test scores. This study addresses KHLL experiences in the following six areas as they relate to student perceptions and attitudes toward their own heritage language literacy: language proficiency, motivation for learning, academic preparedness, cultural connectedness, emotional factors, and social factors. Fourteen undergraduate students at a university in the western United States participated in a convenience sample by responding to a 10-question survey. Trends in responses indicated that KHLLs entered the classroom with high integrational motivation and experienced great satisfaction with perceived progress in literacy, but students also expressed regret for having missed childhood learning experiences that would likely have resulted in higher proficiency. These experiences include informal and formal instruction in the home and formal instruction outside of the home.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2001

One of the areas of second language acquisition that enjoyed popularity in recent years is interlanguage pragmatics. The main reason for this popularity lies in the critical role of pragmatic competence in appropriate use of a target language. The aim of this paper was to examine L2 learners' pragmatic behavior in their speech act performance and determine main sources causing pragmatic difficulty. Four major sources of pragmatic errors were identified: linguistic proficiency, L1 transfer, waffling and teaching activities. Each source was discussed with empirical evidence in some detail, and teaching suggestions were provided for developing learners' pragmatic competence in EFL classrooms.

• Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2016

To help define future research direction and enhance educational service for children from Asian and Latino immigrant backgrounds, this review examines research investigating social competence with reference to host and heritage language skills. A targeted search obtained 14 peer-reviewed studies published from 1994 to 2014 focusing on children aged from birth to 12 years. Social competence is mainly measured by four dimensions: externalizing behaviours, internalizing behaviours, social skills and relationships with others. The evidence suggests that English proficiency levels are positively associated with social skills and parent-child relationships are of higher quality when parent-child heritage language difference is minimal. However the findings are mixed regarding how English levels are associated with externalizing, internalizing behaviours and relationships with others and how heritage language levels are associated with social competence. This review makes a set of recommendations for future research including assessment of participants' language proficiency with language tests and examination of emotional factors in the relationship between English and social competence. The implications of the findings are also discussed for educators.