국내 대학원 유학생의 내용-언어 통합 교수법에 대한 경험 조사

Abstract

This study explores international Chinese students’ experiences of Korean as a Medium of Instruction (KMI) course in a Korean university. This study focuses on the KMI course that allows students to simultaneously learn Korean academic language and content knowledge. Thus, this study examines the effectiveness of the KMI course for Chinese international students and proposes effective teaching methods that will enable international students to perform academic studies in the future successfully. This study is conducted at the graduate school of W University in Korea. The KMI method is applied to two graduate courses with 15 Chinese international students during the 2021 Fall semester. By using mixed-method, the survey is conducted to determine the perception and satisfaction of the international Chinese students’ experiences in the KMI course related to content knowledge, cognitive ability, and multicultural understanding. Among survey participants, interview applicants are selected and conducted in-depth interviews. The results as shown below. First, Chinese international students develop various content knowledge through the KMI course. Second, Chinese international students can improve their Korean language ability through the KMI course. Third, bilingual KMI courses are more effective in learning Korean vocabulary and grammar than monolingual KMI courses. Third, Chinese international students understand Korean culture and university life through the KMI course. Fourth, Chinese international students are generally satisfied with the KMI course. However, Chinese international students face a challenge that quickly improves their Korean academic ability through the KMI. The conclusions as shown below. First, the KMI course positively affects the content knowledge of Chinese international students. Second, the KMI course has a positive effect on improving the Korean ability of Chinese international students. Third, the KMI course positively affects international students’ understanding of multiculturalism. However, the KMI course may not dramatically impact international students’ academic Korean language skills in a short period.