사회복지학전공 베트남 유학생의 학업경험에 관한 내러티브 탐구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the academic experience of Vietnamese students majoring in social welfare. To this end, in-depth interviews with four Vietnamese international students studying in the 4th grade of the Department of Social Welfare at C University in Kyungsang province were conducted and the collected data were analyzed through a narrative research methodology. As a result of the analysis, 4 meanings of the academic experience were driven; ‘Going to Korea, Land of Opportunity’, ‘The Unconquerable Mountain, Study’, ‘Social Welfare outside of the theory’, ‘Social Worker, blue ocean that will definitely be in Vietnam’. Vietnamese international students chose Korea, which is well known in their home country, as their study destination, and the most difficult point in the entire course of their academic experience was that they were not fluent in Korean. Because of this, they did not fully understand the contents of the lecture or that it was difficult to perform assignments. In addition, it was difficult to obtain information on not only the credits required for graduation, but also various non-subjective activities required for graduation certification. However, the social welfare system while living in Korea and on-the-job training that they practiced helped them to understand social welfare studies, and after graduation, hoped to get a job as a social worker in Korea if possible. After returning to Vietnam in the future, they hoped for a leading role in the social welfare field. This study is meaningful in that it can serve as a basis for attracting and managing foreign students majoring in social welfare at a time when foreign students are increasing.