"유럽권 한국어 학습자의 내러티브를 통한 학습 동기 연구 - 국내 체류 학습자를 중심으로 -"

Abstract

Recently, as the number of Korean learners with various backgrounds and purposes has increased, the number of Korean language learners from European countries is also increasing. However, studies on Korean language learners from European countries mainly focus on curriculum, textbook development, and teaching methods, and there are not many studies that focus on the learner itself to identify the motivation for learning. Therefore, this study attempted to investigate with what motivation European Korean language learners, who wanted to learn Korean in South Korea, had through narrative research. As a result, it was found that learners, who were exposed to several languages due to the regional specificity of Europe, had a strong interest in learning a new language. Also, through various occasions, they became curious about Korean culture, and their interest in the language and their curiosity about culture led them to start learning Korean. In this process, various experiences in life in South Korea were working as another strong motivation for learning Korean. In addition to this, the social context that did not adequately cope with the unstable public security or the pandemic in Europe became one of the factors that encouraged learners to come to South Korea to study Korean. This study is significant in that it studied learners’ learning motives from various linguistic and cultural backgrounds and can be a reference for the composition of educational content for Korean language learners from European countries. (Yonsei University)