Korean Language Research Articles

Exploring servicescape in coastal and marine tourism: insights from text mining and application of Kano model

ABSTRACT Employing text mining and the Kano model, this study aimed to delineate and categorize the components of the coastal and marine tourism servicescape. The research utilized text mining technology to analyze 132,545 Korean language text entries from the Naver platform, identifying 80 key terms associated with the coastal and marine tourism servicescape. A network of these terms was then constructed, segmented into three clusters reflecting the servicescape dimensions: “ambient conditions”, “spatial layout and functionality”, and “signs, symbols, and artifacts”. These clusters were further distilled into 18 elements, establishing a comprehensive framework for analysis. Subsequently, the study utilized the Kano model to analyze 823 South Korean survey responses, categorizing the elements into four qualities: attractive, one-dimensional, must-be, and indifferent. The findings provided a nuanced understanding of the servicescape in coastal and marine tourism, offering theoretical contributions and practical implications for tourism management and policymaking.

Developing and Validating the Health Literacy Scale for Migrant Workers: Instrument Development and Validation Study.

Research concerning health literacy among migrant workers in South Korea has been limited, especially given the lack of validated instruments and the lack of focus on the cultural diversity of migrant workers. This study aimed to develop and validate a health literacy scale for unskilled migrant workers (HLS-MW) in South Korea. We first generated a pool of potential items based on a literature review and in-depth interviews with 23 migrant workers. Subsequently, we reviewed empirical referents from the first step to select relevant medical terminologies and passages, ultimately choosing 709 words. The study team initially generated 35 items with 709 health-related terms through empirical referent reviews. After content validity testing by an expert panel, 28 items comprising 89 terms on the 2 subscales of prose and documents were selected for psychometric testing. Overall, 402 unskilled migrant workers in South Korea completed a web-based survey between August and September 2021, with 334 responses included in the final analysis. We used multiple analytic approaches, including exploratory factor analysis, Rasch analysis (item response theory), and descriptive analysis, to examine the new scale's validity and reliability. The final sample primarily included young male workers from South Asian countries. The HLS-MW yielded 2 factors: prose and documents. The item difficulty scores ranged from -1.36 to 2.56. The scale was reduced to 13 items (10 prose and 3 document items), with the final version exhibiting good internal reliability (Kuder-Richardson index=0.88; intraclass correlation coefficient=0.94, 95% CI 0.93-0.95) and test-retest reliability (r=0.74, 95% CI 0.57-0.92). HLS-MW scores differed significantly by Korean language proficiency (F2,331=3.54, P=.004). The HLS-MW is a reliable and valid measure to assess health literacy among migrant workers in South Korea. Further studies are needed to test the psychometric properties of the HLS-MW in diverse migrant groups in South Korea while also establishing cutoffs to help identify those in need of health literacy support.

School administrators’ and teachers’ pedagogical responses to demographic change based on their meaning-making of multicultural students in South Korea

ABSTRACT Public schools in South Korea have faced unprecedented changes because of demographic shifts, particularly the influx and growth of three types of ‘multicultural students’: children of married migrant women, foreign workers, and North Korean refugees. In this situation, teachers are challenged to implement educational policies and a standardised national curriculum for those unfamiliar with the Korean language, culture, and education system. This study, conducted between Fall 2022 and Summer 2023, involved interviews with 16 elementary and secondary school administrators and teachers from urban and rural regions. It revealed that teachers’ perceptions and biases about multicultural students significantly influenced their educational practices, resulting from interpretive processes and problematic framing. The data indicate that teachers’ meaning-making and pedagogical responses to multicultural students are insufficient for systematically addressing the structural inequalities and social injustices faced by these students. Ultimately, these teachers’ responses and practices fell short of providing equitable education that South Korea’s multicultural education policies aim for. The study concluded that comprehensive teacher training in cultural competence and bias awareness is essential for bridging the gap between policy and practice. It recommends the development of reflective practices, continuous professional development, and the creation of supportive school environments to enhance multicultural education’s effectiveness.

The role of university in a Korean heritage language student’s identity development

Abstract Drawing on autobiographical narratives of a second-generation Korean heritage language (HL) student who grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, this study examines the role of university study in HL students’ identity development. In her narratives, the participant describes feeling inferior about her Korean HL and culture as a child but finding that university offered space for the (re)construction and positive reinforcement of her HL and cultural identities over time. The university provided her with a multicultural community, and HL and other identity- and heritage-culture-related courses, which enabled her both to (re)construct her sense of self and to critically examine the challenges she faced in a White European-dominated society. The findings shed light on second-generation immigrant-background students’ HL and related identity development processes, and the importance of creating bilingual and bicultural educational spaces in tertiary education for their ongoing identity development.

텍스트 마이닝 기법을 활용한 국어교육 평가 연구의 동향 분석

Objectives This study analyzed KCI-registered academic articles using text mining techniques to interpret the trends of research related to language education evaluation. Methods For this purpose, a total of 206 articles from January 1, 2000 to July 15, 2024 were collected from RISS and KCI, and after supplementing the abstracts, data preprocessing was performed, and finally, a total of 1,955 words were targeted for topic modeling and network analysis. Results As a result of the analysis, 10 topics were extracted and themes were extracted by topic. The themes of each topic in the research on Korean language education assessment are: improvement of Korean language teaching through assessment, school-centered Korean language assessment system, theoretical approaches to the content of Korean language assessment, development of Korean language assessment items, domain-specific characteristics and content of Korean language assessment, Korean language writing assessment, process- oriented Korean language assessment, national-level Korean language academic achievement assessment, importance and implementation of Korean language performance assessment, and assessment expertise of Korean language teachers. Conclusions The research on assessment in Korean language education tends to focus on changes in Korean language assessors' perspectives and teaching innovations, the characteristics of assessment in different areas of Korean language, research centered on writing assessment, the expansion of national-level assessment to unit school-level assessment, and theoretical research on assessment in Korean language education based on practicality.

‘한국 동요 새노래 지도’경험 탐색: 우즈베키스탄 예비유아교사들을 중심으로

The purpose of this study is to improve students' Korean language and deliver advanced Korean music education to pre-service early childhood teachers in Uzbekistan through ‘the new-song learning activities of Korean children's songs’. 65 students in the Department of Early Childhood Education at Ferghana Korea International University in Uzbekistan were targeted. Starting in September 2023, 15 weeks of ‘the new-song-learning activities of Korean children’s songs’ classes were applied. As a result of the study, interest in the Korean language are increased, Korean was difficult for TOPIK preparation.. However, speaking Korean through song lyrics is a fun everyday English. the basic composition of music was learned through the scale of Korean Children’s songs, and an integrated approach was naturally learned through physical movement activities. It is significant in that it has prepared basic data for research on Korean language classes (bilingual classes) through Korean children's song lyrics and children's music teaching and learning methods in Uzbekistan, which is envious of advanced Korean education.

Trends and Prospects of Language Education Research Using Generative AI : Focusing on Topic Modeling and Keyword Analysis

The purpose of this study is to analyze the latest research trends in language education using artificial intelligence, focusing on the potential and prospects of generative artificial intelligence in this field. To achieve this, academic journals and dissertations published on the Korea Citation Index (KCI) and the Academic Research Information Service (RISS) were thoroughly searched to collect subjects for research, which were then analyzed using statistical methods and LDA-based topic modeling techniques. The analysis showed a significant increase in research, with 92 studies emerging after the development of ChatGPT 3.0 in 2023, predominantly focusing on the use of generative AI. The majority of these studies were focused on the Korean language, followed by English and German. Keyword analysis of the 92 academic documents using topic modeling techniques revealed that terms such as ‘education’, ‘generation’, ‘utilization’, ‘artificial intelligence’, and ‘learning’ were most frequently used. Based on these findings, the study examines practical examples of generative AI use in language education both domestically and internationally, explores its potential in the educational field, identifies challenges when utilizing generative AI in language education, and proposes solutions to address these issues.

국어과 중등교사 임용시험(2002-2024) ‘고전 시가’ 영역의 분석 및 방향

Objectives The purpose of this study was to analyze the questions in the ‘classical poetry’ area in the Korean Language Department Secondary Teacher Appointment Test (2002-2024), and to suggest what direction to proceed in the future. Methods Questions in the classical poetry area were extracted from the Korean language department secondary teacher appointment test questionnaire and analyzed ‘tendency’ and ‘type of question’ based on the direction and principles of questions provided by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation. Results The tendency of the questions could be divided into three main categories. First, there was a great tendency to consist of 2-3 passages only within the classical poem. Second, there was a bias in the classical poem section that is presented every year. Third, there were many cases where the works that were presented reappeared in different forms with similar content. The types of questions were analyzed by dividing them by period. First, in the 2000s, there was a great tendency to write questions by memorizing knowledge or content about the work. Second, questions before and after 2010 were presented focusing on knowledge of literary history and understanding and analysis of works. Third, the written questions from 2014 to the present are presented to allow objective evaluation as much as possible, and the narrative questions are presented in the direction of analysis, reasoning, synthesis, and evaluation based on data. Conclusions Based on the analysis results, four directions for the future classical poetry appointment test are proposed. First, it is necessary to expand the scope of complex passages in classical poetry. Second, reduce the deviation of the frequently asked branches, and evenly present the branches of oral literature, Korean literature, and Chinese literature. Third, develop questions to measure more diverse and higher-order thinking. Fourth, the questions are presented so that the essence of the classic poem, “a poem” and “a song (歌)” can be confirmed or realized.

A Study on Instructors' Perceptions of Regionally Connected Korean Language Education

A Study on Instructors' Perceptions of Regionally Connected Korean Language Education

Practical Korean Language Education Research - Focusing on Report Format -

Practical Korean Language Education Research - Focusing on Report Format -

한국어 중급 교재의 대화문에 나타난 대인적 기능의 실현 양상 분석

Objectives This study aimed to analyze the realization patterns of interpersonal functions in dialogues of inter-mediate Korean language textbooks from the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics. Methods This study analyzed the interpersonal functions and their realization patterns in dialogues from Korean intermediate integrated textbooks published in the late 2000s. By establishing two main analytical categories—mood system and mood metaphor—and conducting distribution and realization pattern analyses for each cat-egory, we explored the linguistic characteristics of textbook dialogues from the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics. Results In the textbook dialogues, declarative sentences were most frequent, followed by interrogative, imper-ative, and suggestive sentences. For honorific forms, the combination of ‘하십시오체+해요체’ was most common, followed by ‘해라체+해체’, with the ‘하게체’ being least frequent. For mood metaphors, interrogative forms func-tioning as statements or commands were most frequently observed. Conclusions The study confirmed that the analyzed Korean textbook dialogues accurately reflect the language us-age patterns of native Korean speakers, and demonstrated the effectiveness of the Systemic Functional Linguistics approach in textbook analysis.

이해중심 교육과정에 기반한 호주 자국어 교육과정 문학 영역의 교육 내용 분석

Objectives This study aims to identify the advantages and limitations that may arise when the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework is fully implemented in the literature domain of the Korean language curriculum by analyzing the educational content of the literature domain in the Australian national language curriculum based on the UbD framework. Methods For this purpose, I selected educational content combined with performance verbs related to understanding (explanation, interpretation, application, perspective, empathy, self-knowledge) provided by the UbD framework from the literature domain of the Australian national language curriculum (version 9.0). The selected content was then analyzed according to sub-domains of literature and types of understanding. Results In terms of sub-domains, cognitive activities were distributed as educational content, focusing on the exploration of literature represented in socio-cultural and historical contexts (<Literature and Context>), engagement and response to literature (<Engaging with and Responding to Literature>), multifaceted exploration of literary forms (<Examining Literature>), and the transfer of literary knowledge (<Creating Literature>). Regarding types of understanding, the content was designed to ‘explain’ the reasons and methods of appreciating literature, ‘interpret’ by attributing value to understanding literature, ‘apply’ literary knowledge appropriately in new contexts, form ‘perspectives’ by relationally expanding and refining understanding of literature, and develop ‘self-knowledge’ by reflecting on personal understanding of literature. Conclusions The advantage of this approach is that it allows for a meta-understanding of literature by using literature phenomena as the organizing principle of literature education content and promotes the formation of a knowledge repertoire for transfer based on conditional knowledge. However, a limitation is that literature education activities tend to be biased towards the generalization of knowledge.

A Study on Korean Language Teachers' Working Experiences at Overseas Educational Institutions

A Study on Korean Language Teachers' Working Experiences at Overseas Educational Institutions

Effectiveness of a Discipline-Based Korean Language Program for International Students

Effectiveness of a Discipline-Based Korean Language Program for International Students

Development of a Large-scale Korean Language Model in the Field of Geosciences

Development of a Large-scale Korean Language Model in the Field of Geosciences

How Korean language students studying in Seoul navigate linguistic and cultural homogeneity

How Korean language students studying in Seoul navigate linguistic and cultural homogeneity

Are They Similar or are They Same Origin, Persian Language and Korean Language (248th-261st)?

The thousand character essay is composed with Chinese characters. Therefore, it is strange that the thousand character essay can be translated through Korean pronunciation of Chinese character. Further, Kim and Park (2022) found that several Persian words have similarity with Korean words. It is also really strange that there is similarity between the pronunciation of Persian words and that of Korean words. Because it is very distant between Korean region and Persian region (Iran and Afghanistan). So, it will be good to know the reason of this similarity. The starting point of this research is Iranian-Korean book (Kim, Yeong Yeon, 1999). And it was found that there is similarity between Iranian words and Korean words (Park et al., 2019). The number of Persian words is fourteen. And the method is to compare the pronunciation of Persian words with that of Korean words. The meaning of Persian words is on the basis of Persian/French dictionaries (Bau, 2008; Taranov, 2017). The title of this work is ‘Are they similar or are they same origin, Persian language and Korean language (248th-261st)?’ This work concerns comparing the two languages, the Persian language and the Korean language. The theme of this research is as follows. 259. (Mojri.) {animator.} <모지리 Mojiri.> [a person who makes others to laugh.].

A critical analysis of Korean culture represented in the Korean language textbooks developed in Thailand

A critical analysis of Korean culture represented in the Korean language textbooks developed in Thailand

Does the attractiveness of K‐culture shape the enjoyment of foreign language learners of Korean?

AbstractAttraction to the target culture can be a reason to study the language, especially in the case of languages other than English (LOTEs). Recently, the number of Korean language learners has surged alongside the growing popularity of Korean pop culture (K‐pop). However, it is unknown whether the initial attraction to the culture and the first steps in that direction shape foreign language (FL) emotions in the longer term. To fill this gap, this mixed‐methods study examined to what extent the attractiveness of the Korean Culture (K‐culture) predicts foreign language enjoyment (FLE) after controlling for other established learner variables (i.e., the length of FL study, FL proficiency, frequency of FL use outside of class, and attitudes toward the teacher and FL) through sequential regression analysis. The quantitative findings are complemented by the open‐ended responses to the sources of FLE using the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages 3Ps framework (products, practices, and perspectives) through NVivo. A total of 782 university students studying Korean as FL completed an online survey on the attractiveness of K‐culture and FLE. The results showed that the attitude toward the teacher and attractiveness of K‐culture are the strongest predictors of FLE.

INTERCULTURALITY AND LANGUAGE TEACHING: EXPERIENCES IN A KOREAN COURSE

This work aims to highlight the importance of the intercultural perspective in teaching foreign languages, based on a case study in a Korean language course based on the author's experience. The definitions of identity, difference, culture, and language, as well as their interrelationships, and how intercultural perspectives can be applied in the classroom are analyzed. The study investigates the presence of interculturality in the educational environment and how theories are practiced. It is concluded that interculturality plays an essential role in teaching foreign languages, allowing students to better understand the culture of the target language, without resorting to stereotypes, and at the same time respect their own culture as the basis of identity. The theoretical framework includes authors such as Byram, Hall, and Hanna, who discuss identity, culture, and interculturality in the context of language teaching.