The purpose of this study is to analyze the usage patterns of Korean adnominal suffix that express tense specifically ‘-neun, -(eu)n, -(eu)l, -deon, -assdeon’ among intermediate-level Myanmar learners of Korean, and to propose pedagogical implications for tense instruction based on the findings. To identify the learners' usage patterns of adnominal endings, a grammaticality judgment test was developed and administered to 20 learners. The test was conducted in real-time via Zoom and all sessions were recorded. Based on the learners’ responses, this study analyzed how Myanmar learners perceive and use Korean adnominal endings, as well as the causes of the errors they made. The analysis revealed that the intermediate Myanmar learners tended to understand adnominal tense markers mechanically according to textbook explanations, without fully grasping the additional semantic functions of each ending. In particular, even learners who selected the correct answers for ‘-deon’ and ‘-assdeon’ often failed to clearly distinguish between the two in terms of their semantic differences. Furthermore, the learners did not recognize the concept of “relative tense,” where the tense of the adnominal clause is determined based on the event time of the main clause rather than the speech time. Finally, based on these suffix, this study suggests pedagogical implications for teaching Korean adnominal endings. Lastly, this study has academic significance in that it provides a systematic error analysis of Korean adnominal suffixes among a specific learner group and offers practical suggestions that can be directly applied in the Korean language classroom. Although the findings are based on a limited sample, they provide valuable insights into the challenges faced by Myanmar learners and may contribute to the development of more effective and learner-centered teaching materials for Korean tense instruction.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.