• 아동학회지
• /
• 제32권6호
• /
• pp.157-185
• /
• 2011

The purpose of this study was to explore the factors influencing preschoolers' emergent English as a second language literacy skills in terms of maternal language behavior in Korean and English picture book reading. This study was also conducted in order to identify the pathways of each factor. The subjects consisted of 201 mothers and their 3~5 year-old children from middle income families living in Seoul, Incheon, Gyyounggi-do, and Chungcheongbuk-do. The results indicated that the factors influencing preschoolers' emergent English as a second language literacy skills acquisition were as follows : maternal beliefs about the value of picture book reading, the child's level of interest in picture book reading, the time spent on picture book reading and maternal language behavior during picture book reading activities. The results further indicate that it is important that the mother shares desirable language interaction with her children in their native language while reading not only Korean but also English picture books when aiming to improve preschoolers' emergent English literacy skills.

• 영어어문교육
• /
• 제11권3호
• /
• pp.71-87
• /
• 2005

The role of interaction in second language (L2) classrooms has been examined from different angles, ranging from early studies of foreigner talk to the studies of the teacher- and task-based talk. However, most of the research on L2 classroom interaction has been based on a traditional psycholinguistic view of language and learning, failing to reconceptualize a broad and holistic understanding of L2 learning. Currently, many researchers have attempted to explore and describe classroom interaction in L2 classrooms from a sociocultural perspective. The purpose of this paper is to discuss Vygotsky's theoretical framework in terms of L2 classroom interaction and research from a sociocultural perspective, by describing three key concepts (zone of proximal development, private speech, and activity theory) in Vygotsky's theoretical framework and relating them to L2 classroom interaction. The results demonstrated the importance of social interaction for second language acquisition with the review of the related research study. It was also suggested that the dynamic and interactive processes of second language learning in the classroom should be valued by L2 researchers as well as L2 teachers. Finally, implications for the concepts for L2 classroom research and pedagogy are presented in the conclusion.

• 영어어문교육
• /
• 제7권1호
• /
• pp.35-48
• /
• 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.

• 이베로아메리카
• /
• 제23권2호
• /
• pp.135-178
• /
• 2021

A teacher's talk does not make a simple delivery of information. It reflects the role of the teacher, since the language used by a teacher intervenes in a crucial way in the complex mechanisms that underlie teaching and learning of foreign languages. In this sense, the ways in which teachers give feedback have an impact on the process, not only of learning, but also of teaching. The important role of emotional factors in learning has resonated strongly in the intuition of many second and foreign language teachers. As a result, over the past three decades, research on foreign language acquisition has confirmed the hypothesis that language learning is enhanced by rapport between teacher and student. This study analyses the positive feedback given by native Spanish teachers in the context of university classes in Korea. The positive words from a language teacher are related to forming emotional factors such as motivation, attitude, interest, self-confidence, self-esteem, anxiety, and empathy, which directly influence in the acquisition of Spanish. 35 hours of oral practical classes taught by three native teachers of Colombian, Spanish and Mexican nationality were examined. According to the result, almost all the correct answers from students were corresponded with some type of positive feedback. The most frequent strategies are making a compliment, an approval, a repetition, and laughter or non-verbal cues. It is interesting to observe that teachers don't use only a single strategy to provide positive feedback, but instead combine multiple ways to enrich the positiveness of the feedback.

• 영어어문교육
• /
• 제17권3호
• /
• pp.141-159
• /
• 2011

This study examined the effects of collocation-based instruction on L2 vocabulary acquisition and learners' interests in it. Fifty one students were randomly assigned to the experimental group (collocation-based instruction group) and to the control group. The participants' English vocabulary capacity was checked through pre and post tests, and two surveys were used to probe the learners' vocabulary learning behaviors and their interests in English vocabulary learning respectively. To better understand the participants' opinions and feelings on the collocation-based learning, follow-up interviews were also carried out. The results showed that second language (L2) learners' vocabulary capacity was significantly improved through collocation-based instruction. However, the participants' degree of interest in vocabulary learning did not reach our expectation partly because of external factors such as the Test for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and lack of familiarity of collocations. Such results indicate that the high school students' rooted perception of putting importance on test-based language learning could not be easily changed since it is closely related to their immediate needs. Based on the results, this study suggested how to implement collocations into L2 classrooms effectively.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
• /
• 제17권6호
• /
• pp.527-539
• /
• 2017

본 연구는 아프리카계 미국인 학생의 한국에서의 성공적인 제 2 언어 학습 경험을 조사하였다. 한국에 많은 다문화 가정들이 있지만, 아프리카계 미국인 학생들의 제 2 언어 학습에 관한 연구는 부족하다. 과거에, 몇 몇 미국 연구자들은 아프리카계 미국 학생들을 학습부진아들로 분석하였지만, 그들의 제 2 언어 학습의 성공적인 사례에 대한 보고는 거의 없다. 질적 연구 방법론을 사용하여, 본 연구자들은 메리라는 한 아프리카계 미국인 여학생을 인터뷰하고 관찰조사 하였다. 또한, 메리의 어머니, 선생님, 그리고 친구들을 인터뷰하여, 메리의 한국어 발달에 대하여 조사하였다. 연구 결과로 메리의 한국어 화자로서의 노력은 가족, 한국사회, 그리고 친구들의 도움으로 이루어졌다. 메리는 언어 발달에 있어서 특별한 사회적 조직적 지원들을 경험했음을 또 한 묘사하였다. 본 연구는 한국에 있는 다문화 학습자들 교육에 대한 교육적 시사점을 논의하고, 아프리카계 미국인 학습자에 대한 부정적인 편견을 극복할 수 있는 가능성에 대하여 토론하였다.

• 영어어문교육
• /
• 제17권3호
• /
• pp.99-118
• /
• 2011

Research on strategic Code-Switching (CS) of second language learners in teaching English in English (TEE) program provides an elaborate framework for analyzing how learners manage to express themselves in spite of their limited knowledge of the target language. This research presupposes that L2 learners' CS presents innovative solutions for communicative strategy, and that CS used as communicative strategy can promote L2 learners' language acquisition. The major questions of current research involve examining the significant patterns of different functions of CS in L2 learners' interaction and investigating L2 learners' CS styles according to the different functions of CS. The implication of CS utility is regarded as a teaching technique in the TEE program. Recorded transcript is analyzed to trace the same pattern and the categorization of CS as well as to recognize the functions of CS and their ratio. Hence, this leads to the conclusion that learners' negotiation between code selection and communication intention occurs in patterns. The learners' CS tends to be predictable, reproductive, and systematic, as one of the language acquisition phases. Therefore, the attention to the CS in the TEE program should be redirected in communication substantiality toward the principles of pragmatics. As an additional advantage of the CS analysis, this research elaborates on a conceptual acceptance of CS as a set of learners' strategies in the TEE program.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
• /
• 제29권9호
• /
• pp.69-77
• /
• 2024

본 연구는 GPT-2-Small 버전 모델을 사용하여 한국어와 영어를 학습하는 이중 언어 모델의 성능을 평가하고, 다양한 학습 조건이 모델 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 연구 방법으로 단일 언어 학습, 순차 학습, 순차-교차 학습, 순차-EWC 학습의 네 가지 조건을 설정하여 모델을 훈련하였다. 국립국어원 말뭉치와 영어 위키피디어 말뭉치를 사용하고, PPL과 BLiMP 지표를 통해 성능을 측정하였다. 연구결과, 단일 언어 학습 조건에서 PPL 값은 16.2, BLiMP 정확도는 73.7%로 가장 우수한 성능을 보였다. 반면, 순차-EWC 학습 조건에서는 PPL 값이 41.9로 가장 높았고, BLiMP 정확도는 66.3%로 가장 낮았다(p < 0.05). 단일 언어 학습이 이중 언어 모델 성능 최적화에 가장 효과적임을 확인하였다. 이는 결정적 시기 이론에 따라 모델이 단일 언어에 최적화될 때 더 나은 성능을 보인다는 것을 의미한다. 또한, 프로그래밍 가소성을 조절하는 EWC 정규화를 적용한 지속 학습 조건에서는 성능 저하가 두드러졌는데, 이는 정규화가 가중치 업데이트를 제한하여 새로운 언어 학습 능력을 저하시켰다는 것을 의미한다. 본 연구는 언어 모델링에 대한 이해를 높이고, AI 언어 학습에서 인지적 유사성을 개선하는 데 기여한다.

• 셀메드
• /
• 제13권10호
• /
• pp.10.1-10.5
• /
• 2023

Objective: A report investigating the positive effects of Korean language learning on the psychological healing of local students studying Korean during the period of disobedience in Myanmar. Methods: 37 students studying Korean at local foreign language universities in Myanmar and unable to attend school anymore due to their opposition to the military regime are experiencing psychological symptoms of distress and anger. Results: In this survey, Most Myanmar students responded that they receive psychological healing through self-study of the Korean language. Conclusion: It can be inferred that Korean language learning has psychological healing effects.

• 한국어교육
• /
• 제28권4호
• /
• pp.337-366
• /
• 2017

이 연구는 미국 대학에서 제2외국어로 한국어를 배우는 영어권 학습자의 부사형 조사 '-에'의 다양한 의미론적 뜻의 습득을 고찰한다. 이 연구는 초급반, 중급반, 고급반의 45명 참가자들을 대상으로, 한국어 학습 첫 학기 교실에서 이 조사가 가르쳐 졌을 때 각 단계의 학습자들이 어떻게 그 의미를 해석하며 실제로 어떻게 사용하는가에 대한 수행능력을 중심으로 이루어졌다. 이 연구 결과는 다양한 의미론적 뜻에 대해 서로 다른 발달 과정을 보여주고 있다. 통계 분석 결과에 따르면 초급반과 중급반에서는 이 연구 과제 '-에'의 의미 중 시간과 목표, 정적인 위치적 의미의 습득이 접촉의 의미나, 개별의 의미보다 좀 더 쉽게 습득 된다는 것을 보여주고 있다. 반면에 고급반에서는 개별의 의미를 제외하고는 모든 의미론적인 의미가 거의 목표점까지 도달하였다. 이 연구는 의미론적 복합성과 다른 언어권 간의 영향과 같은 요인과 함께, 제2 언어 빈도수, 언어학적 입력, 습득 방식과 같은 다양한 요인이 '-에'의 습득에 영향을 미친다는 것을 제시하고 있다.