뉴스 인터뷰를 활용한 한국어 상대 높임법 교육 방안 연구

Abstract

Objectives This study was designed as a way for Korean language learners to use natural relative honorifics in formal situations. Therefore, this study aims to present teaching method of Korean relative honorifics through news interview in the perspective of style-shifting between ‘hasipsio’ style and ‘haeyo’ style at formal situation.
 Methods To conduct this research, analysis of relevant literature review was firstly held. Many previous studies argued that style-shifting between ‘hasipsio’ style and ‘haeyo’ style at formal situation is not reflected enough in Korean textbooks even if they agree that style-shifting is important. Therefore, researchers of this study analyzed Korean textbooks published by five different organizations and seven episodes of news interview which foreign interviewees appeared.
 Results As a result of analyzing Korean textbooks, it was revealed that Korean language learners could not acquire natural relative honorifics as textbooks did not deal with the style-shifting between ‘hasipsio’ style and ‘haeyo’ style, and a dichotomous explanation of ‘formal’ style and ‘informal’ style was presented. In news interviews, style-shifting between ‘hasipsio’ style and ‘haeyo’ style took place many times, but there were cases in which discourse was made up with only ‘hasipsio’ style or excessively ‘haeyo’ style was attempted. Also, foreign interviewees used a limited number of final endings in ‘haeyo’ style compared to Korean native speakers. Through the analysis of Korean textbooks and news interview discourse, it was confirmed that explicit education was necessary, and the teaching method of Korean relative honorifics education was presented in the end.
 Conclusions The significance of this study is that (1) it analyzed the current problems of Korean relative honorifics education and (2) the teaching method was suggested by analyzing textbooks and the discourse in news interview both quantitatively and qualitatively.