The effects of residency experience in English-speaking countries on English lexical bundle usage among Korean university students

The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge and attitude about oral contraceptive between Korean and Japanese university students in order to provide better sex education programs and direcrion. Korean subjects of this study were 337 university students in M city, during the period from April 1 to April 20, 2001 and Japanese subjects 245, during the period from June to August, 2001. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients with SPSS package. The results from this study were summarized as follows : 1. The mean age of Koreans and Japanese students was and years old. The number of Japaneses youths having the parter with sexual intercourse was larger than that of Korean university students. 2. Comparison of knowledge and attitude about oral contraceptives between Korean and Japanese university students ; 1) Comparison of sexual differences : Oral contraceptives related knowledge of Korean university students marked of male students and of females with a range of 15 to 75. The level of female students' knowledge was higher than that of male's but there is not statistically a significant difference (p=.080). Oral contraceptives related attitude of Korean university students marked of male students and of female's with a range of 24 to 120. The level of male students' attitude was higher than that of female's and there is statistically a significant difference(p= 002). Oral contraceptives related knowledge of Japanese university students marked of male students and of female students. The level of female students' knowledge was higher than that of male's but there is not statistically a significant difference (p=.159). Oral contraceptives related attitude of Japanese university students marked of male students and of female students. The level of female students' attitude was higher than that of male's and there is not statistically a significant difference(p= .928). 2) Comparison between the country : Oral conceptives related knowledge of Korean university students marked and of Japanese university students with a range of 15 to 75. The level of Japanese university students' knowledge was higher than that of Korean's but there is not statistically a significant difference(p= .361). Oral conceptives related attitude of Korean university students marked and of Japaneses with a range of 24 to 120. The level of Japanese university studentss' attitude was higher than that of Korean's and there is not statistically a significant difference(p=.100). 2. Wanted age of oral contraceptives taking medicine and age was correlated positively (r=.178, p=.004) and total knowledge score of oral contraceptives and total attitude score were correlated positively(r=.467 p= .000) in Korean university students. Wanted age of oral contraceptives taking medicine and age was correlated positively (r=.289, p=.004), age and total attitude score were correlated positively(r=.196 p=.002) and total knowledge score of oral contraceptives and total attitude score were correlated positively (r=.671 p=.000) in Japanese university students. 3. Korean university students lifted side effect by the greatest factors in investigation about leading person that disturb work oral contraceptive, and the following appeared by knowledge insufficiency, sexual feeling inflammation worry, social prejudice, sexual morality decline, supernumerary prescription being not right, other person reverse and economical burden. Japanese university students can know that it is appearing by side effect, supernumerary prescription being not right, knowledge insufficiency, sexual feeling inflammation worry, economical burden, social prejudice, sexual morality decline and other person reverse. Think that this is result by dissimilar health medical system and cultural difference between two countries.

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the scientific communication skills of Korean and Australian university students and identify areas that need improvement. As a result of the analysis, it was found that Korean students had higher overall science communication skills than Australian students. However, as a result of analyzing scientific communication skills by field, the type of legitimacy was higher among Australian university students than Korean university students. On the other hand, Korean university students showed higher ability to express letters and visual images than Australian university students. In addition, through a correlation analysis on the types and forms of scientific communication skills, it was possible to confirm the characteristics of scientific communication skills of university students in both countries. This study is significant in that it provides insight into the understanding of the characteristics of scientific communication skills of Korean and Australian university students.

The current study compares and contrasts the structure of recurrent multi-word units, lexical bundles, in Korean and American university students??? writing. Two sets of corpora were prepared from the students??? argumentative writings. A series of chi-square tests with standardized residuals was conducted to identify the idiosyncratic characteristics of the lexical bundle structures in the two corpora. The study found that the structure and the distribution of the lexical bundle types and tokens in the Korean university students??? writing were different, i.e., the Korean students used lexical bundle types and tokens more frequently than the American university students. The major contributors of the difference were found to be the overuse of noun phrase-based bundles, preposition phrase-based bundles, and personal pronoun with certain lexical bundles. The results also confirmed that the Korean students used more lexical bundles that are usually found in conversation register. Pedagogical implications of the findings and future research suggestions are also introduced and discussed.

Background: Meningococcal meningitis is a disease that can cause severe and possibly fatal side effects. To prevent the spread of meningococcal meningitis, which is a highly transmissible disease, 16 states in the USA mandate entering college students to receive meningococcal vaccination. Nevertheless, South Korea does not. This study aims to point out the importance of meningococcal vaccination by comparing the level of general knowledge and recognition of the requirement for vaccination among university students in the USA/Canada and Korea.Methods: The study was conducted using a self-filled questionnaire survey targeting international and Korean students at one of Korea's universities. The survey focused on topics such as knowledge of infectious diseases that can occur at the dormitory residence, infectious agents and routes of meningococcal meningitis infection and infection route, and students' intention to receive meningococcal vaccination.Results: International university students had a higher awareness of the importance of infectious disease prevention than Korean students (<i>P</i><0.05) and also had higher meningococcal-related knowledge (<i>P</i><0.05).International universities strongly recommend meningococcal vaccination compared to Korean universities (<i>P</i><0.05), and the actual vaccination rate was higher than that of domestic university students (<i>P</i><0.05).Conclusions: This study found that the awareness of meningococcal vaccination among Korean university students was lower than that of international university students, and the vaccination rate was also lower. Because students often do not get vaccinated due to low awareness of the meningococcal disease, health education programs can increase their knowledge about infectious diseases and awareness of vaccines. Thus, increasing the vaccination rate.

The purpose of this study was to develop and compare the exercise motivations inventory-2(EMI-2) short version for Korean and American university students by applying Rasch rating scale mode(RSM). The subjects of this study were 379 Korean university students and 373 American university students. The Rasch RSM computer prgram, Winsteps 4.5.2 was used to analyze the data. The results were as follow. First, Korean university student EMI-2(KEMI-2) was found to be suitable for 6-point Likert scale, while American university student EMI-2(AEMI-2) was found to be suitable for 5-point Likert scale. Second, the 9-item in KEMI-2 and 7-item in AEMI-2 were over the standard range(0.6~1.4) of the infit or outfit in Rasch RSM. Third, the 5-item in KEMI-2 and 5-item in AEMI-2 were selected as the differential item functioning(DIF) between gender. Fourth, Rasch RSM showed the item-ability map that was verified as the person separation index(PSI) over 2.0. Both KEMI-2(PSI=3.64) and AEMI-2(PSI=3.96) were satisfied item-ability map setting. Finally, this study developed 40-item, 6-point scale EMI-2 for Korean university student, and 42-item, 5-point scale EMI-2 for American university student. In addition, the newly constructed short version of the EMI-2 for university students in Korea and America should be validated to another sample to increase external validity.

Objectives: Recently, there have been increases in the rates for binge and problem drinking among youth. This study analyzed the health characteristics associated with problem and high-risk drinking among Korean university students. Methods: A health interview survey was conducted in November 2011 with 700 Korean university and college students located in seven metropolitan cities in the largest province (Gyeonggi-do). To examine the factors related to drinking behavior, the survey assessed health problems in the last year, health risk factors, and the intention to participate in drinking prevention programs. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the survey data identified differences in drinking behavior. Results: The majority (58.1%) of university students were identified as problem drinkers and 16.6% were classified as high-risk drinkers. A gender difference in drinking behavior was found. Multiple logistic regression models indicated significant differences by sex, academic year, experience of drinking problems in the last year, current smoking, secondary smoking exposure, skipping breakfast, and intention to participate in drinking prevention programs (p < 0.01, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Future efforts should focus on the association between problem drinking and health risk factors among university students. To achieve this, the provision of an integrated health promotion program for reducing drinking problems in university campus is necessary.

Globally, distance education has become one of the most popular trends in higher education after COVID-19. However, there is still a lack of research on how distance education can be applied to diverse higher education. This research focuses on General Elective (GE) subjects at a Korean university. Furthermore, this research focuses on Korean university students' evaluation of distance education. This research implemented a mixed method, including surveys (n=184) and interviews (n=4). Study results showed that distance online education for GE courses provided a flexible learning environment for students. In addition, Korean university students were highly satisfied with distance online education and were willing to take these GE courses. Korean university students further evaluated distance education as an effective way of providing GE subjects. However, the interview analysis showed some challenges of distance education. For example, a lack of real-time interaction between university instructors and students was one of the challenges. Also, a few students had difficulty completing online tasks when the course instructor did not provide regular announcements about assignment due dates. Finally, several implications are discussed for effectively implementing asynchronous online education for GE subjects in higher education.&#x0D; &#x0D; Received: 13 April 2023 / Accepted: 15 July 2023 / Published: 5 September 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the difference of health promoting behavior and intention on sports continuance according to the lifestyle of Korean and Chinese university students.BR Method: For the study, 311 Korean university students and 298 Chinese university students were selected as final subjects, excluding unfaithful questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed by frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, independent t-test, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS 23.0 program.BR Results: The results were as follows. First, there were some partial but significant differences between Korean and Chinese university students in lifestyle, health promoting behavior, and intention on sport continuance. Second, the relationship between health promoting behavior and intention on sport continuance according to the lifestyle of Korean and Chinese university students was found to be partially different.BR Conclusion: Through this study, it was confirmed that there are significant differences in health promoting behaviors and intention on sport continuance according to the lifestyles of Korean and Chinese college students. These findings are expected to be valuable data for comparative study of Korean and Chinese university students.

ABSTRACTWhy do parents provide considerable financial support to their children in college? How do college students feel about their parental financial support and how does it differ between American and Korean cultural contexts? Based on multiple group analysis, we tested the impact of family income and parents’ education on parental tuition and living expenses supports, which in turn affects college students’ perception of filial responsibility across the United States and South Korea. Participants included 179 American college (AC) students from Syracuse University and 268 Korean college (KC) students from Yonsei University Wonju. We found that family income was significantly related to an increase in parental tuition and living expenses supports for both AC and KC students. However, parents’ education was significantly related to an increase in parental tuition and living expenses supports for AC students, but not for KC students. In addition, parental tuition support was related to an increase for filial responsibility, and parental living expenses were related to a decrease in filial responsibility in KC students, but not for AC students. These results indicate that the association between parental financial support and college students’ perception of filial responsibility differs across American and Korean cultural contexts.

On the strength of a trend of globalization and efforts by the South Korean government and universities, the number of foreign students enrolled in degree programs in South Korea underwent an explosive rise from 3,963 in 2000 to roughly 60,000 in 2010. Meanwhile, students from China have emerged as the largest foreign consumers of South Korean higher education, accounting for fully 70% of all foreign students in the country. For this study, a questionnaire was given to students in China to determine the factors influencing their selection of a university in South Korea and to analyze the relationship between these factors and their satisfaction with overseas study opportunities in South Korea and actual intention to select a South Korean university. The findings were as follows. First, five areas were identified as potential factors in the selection of South Korea as a destination for foreign studies, namely national recognition, the effects of the Korean Wave, study costs, geographical proximity, and study procedures. Examination of these areas showed economic factors to have the largest influence on the choice of South Korea as an exchange study destination, followed by national recognition and exchange study procedures. Geographical proximity and the Korean Wave were found to have no significant effect. Second, nine areas were isolated for measurement in terms of their influence on Chinese students' selection of a particular South Korean university, namely its student administration system, residence conditions, employment support systems, financial aid systems, exchange placement organizations, exchange study costs, language institute services, university recognition, and university education level. The results showed significant effects for educational level, costs, administration system, placement organizations, recognition, employment support systems, and financial aid systems. Residence conditions and language institute services were found to have no significant effect. Third, satisfaction with South Korean universities was found to have a positive effect on students' intention to select a South Korean university. Higher levels of satisfaction with South Korean universities were found to be associated with high levels of intention to select a South Korean university. The significance and limitations of this paper are as follows:First this paper's result doesn't show all foreign students' peculiarities who study in korea because this research only focuses on chinese students. So the focus of research should be expanded from only chinese students to all foreign students. Second, this research's questionnaire doesn't fully have reliability and validity. The questionnaire used in this research is not the standardized questionnaire for analyzing factors influencing the selection of universities in South korea, but maed by the researcher with other former researchers' questionnaire. Third, the people in this study were students, who didn't select korean university and may sellect korean university in the future. So they could make different choice when they actually go to korean university. So it is hard to say the result of this study is a general tendency. The results suggest that continued success in measures to attract foreign exchange students will require ongoing attention to the reasons that influence exchange students' destination selection and the factors behind their selection of South Korea and its universities, using this as a basis for improvements to exchange student recruitment policies and strategies aimed at stepping up the internationalization and competitiveness of South Korea and its universities in order to continue attracting the rapidly increasingly numbers of Chinese students.

This study aims to identify differences between newspaper editorials of Korean, American, and British university students in order to shed light on more ‘native-like’ writing, and give pedagogical implications for L2 writing. The comparison between two native English groups could suggest which different results of linguistic aspects result from non-nativeness of Korean-English. The corpora consist of 209 English editorials of Korean, American, and British university students from student English newspapers, and then the editorials are analyzed. Coh-Metrix 3.0, which is a computational textual assessment tool, is used to measure the basic count of texts, lexical characteristics, syntactic complexity, discourse features, and readability level. As for the basic count, the sentence and paragraph length indices clearly show the remarkable difference between Korean- English and English-English editorials. Korean university students tend to write more sentences per paragraph. As for the lexical characteristics, the Korean EFL learners use the easiest words among the three groups. As for the syntactic complexity, the Korean students used significantly less complex syntactic patterns. As for the discourse features, the Korean students utilized connectives as cohesive devices the most. As for the readability level, the English editorials of the Korean students are less difficult than native English speakers.

The Russian Language Department of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) —one of the leading universities of the Republic of Korea— was founded in the same year with the University and is about to celebrate its 70th anniversary. Today the University and the Russian Language Department are the main popularizers of the Russian language, literature, culture and Russian regional studies in South Korea. There are several associations: KASEUS — Korean Association of Slavic-Eurasian Studies; Russian Language and Literature Association (based on the HUFS — Hankuk University of Foreign Studies); KAR — Korean Association of Russian Studies (based on the Korean University); KASL — Korean Association of Slavic Languages (based on the Korean University); KATPR — Korean Association of Teachers and Teaching Staff of the Russian Language (whose members are university professors and school teachers); and KRA — Korea-Russia Association. The Korean-Russian Society of Art and Culture KORACS was established in 2013 to organize cultural exchange between Korea and Russia. The associations organize and conduct scientific conferences, symposiums, forums, and some publish their own journals. In South Korea, there are exchange programs for undergraduate and graduate students of Russian and Korean universities, and Russian professors are invited here to give lectures. Every spring the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies holds a Russian language Olympiad for students of Korean universities. This competition is of great interest to Korean students and is an incentive for deeper study of the Russian language. The Russian language and culture are represented and preserved here: there are Russian professors, school teachers, Russian-speaking Koreans and citizens of other countries. Therefore, despite the difficulties associated with changes in the socio-political situation, Russian studies in South Korea continue to develop. Interest in the Russian language, literature and culture does not wane since people always need to learn something new and wonderful and this is how Russian culture is characterized.

PurposeThis study aims to examine university president's messages (PMs) on Korean university websites to analyze how Korean universities present their image and position themselves in the global marketplace.Design/methodology/approachAssuming that visions, missions and strategies might vary depending on the characteristics of a university, the study analyzed PMs according to university type: research, teaching and technology. The authors applied text analysis to 105 Korean universities' PMs to understand the images they project. The authors also used text mining on the PMs to examine the frequencies of keywords, to create word clouds, to investigate the keywords' degrees of centrality and to conduct sentiment analysis.FindingsThe findings show that Korean universities' PMs project hybrid images, simultaneously portraying the universities as public institutes that produce public goods and as globally competitive strategic actors. In addition, while Korean university PMs explicitly position the universities as education-oriented, they nonetheless reveal that the universities pursue both research-oriented and education-oriented goals.Originality/valueThis is the study to examine PMs using text mining with Python to extract information and reveal hidden meanings regarding how universities portray themselves on their websites. Highlighting current challenges faced by universities, this article argues for continued discussion on their societal roles and their strategies for positioning themselves in today's globalized and marketized higher education environment.

Previous studies on mental health and quality of life have revealed that religiosity/spirituality was positively associated with indicators of well-being and personality factors. However, limited research has examined the relationship between spiritual well-being, the subfactors of the personality factor Neuroticism (i.e., anxiety, hostility, depression, self-consciousness, impulsiveness, and vulnerability), and subjective well-being in a non-Western sample. The present findings revealed that the five subfactors of neuroticism did not have an equally negative or positive effect on spiritual and subjective well-being among Korean undergraduate University students. Regarding its subdimensions, vulnerability was strongly associated with spiritual well-being, while depression was closely linked to subjective well-being. Moreover, we found that spiritual well-being exerted significant effects on subjective well-being above personality factors. The significance of the findings and directions for further research have been discussed.

Objectives: This study identified whether there is a difference in the practice of personal hygiene prevention and social distance between Korean and Nepalese university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also identified the influencing factors under each country’s response policy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey. Chi-square test, t-test, F-test and logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results: This study shows that “washing hands after sneezing” as a practice for personal hygiene prevention was better observed by Nepalese students (76.0%) than Korean students (59.5%) (p.001). “Wearing a Mask” was better observed by Korean (94.8%) than Nepalese (60.5%) (p.001) students. Among the practices in social distancing, Nepalese students have better compliance with “refrain from using public transportation”, “refrain from using elevator”, and “one-row seating” than Korean students (p.001). The “restraint of meeting with more than 10 people”, was kept better by Nepalese (88.7%) than Korean students (78.9%) (p=.015). According to a logistic regression analysis, Korean students complied with the practice of personal hygiene prevention 1.61 times better than Nepalese students, who followed the practice of social distance 12.13 times better than the Korean students. As a result, preventive activities, including both personal hygiene prevention and social distancing practice, showed that Nepalese university students were 4.78 times better at complying than Korean university students. Conclusion: It can be seen that each country