Inverse morpheme words in Chinese refer to word pairs formed with the same characters in reverse order, typically in an “AB–BA” structure. Despite sharing identical morphemes, these pairs often differ in meaning, usage, and grammatical function, which can lead to confusion for Chinese language learners. This study investigated how advanced Korean learners of Chinese understand and use inverse morpheme words, utilizing a paper-based test. The findings reveal frequent learner errors, including syntactic misuse, incorrect collocations, semantic confusion, and pragmatic misinterpretation. These difficulties are attributed to the inherent complexity of inverse morpheme words, learners’ avoidance strategies, negative transfer from Korean, overgeneralization of Chinese grammar rules, and limitations in current teaching practices. To address these challenges, the study proposes instructional strategies: integrating morpheme- and word-based teaching, implementing multimodal vocabulary instruction, adopting output-driven language learning approaches, and using instructional language more effectively. These methods aim to improve learners’ ability to distinguish inverse morpheme words, enhancing vocabulary acquisition and overall language proficiency.
한국외국어교육학회 [The Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education]
설립연도
1995
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
본 학회는 외국어 교육 분야 상호간의 연구 성과 교류를 통하여, 외국어 교육의 이론과 실제를 발전시키고, 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함으로써 외국어 교육 분야간의 학문적 교류를 활성화하는 것을 그 설립 목적으로 한다. 그리고 더 나아가서는 국제 협력 차원에서 다양한 언어 및 문화의 이해를 증진시키는 동시에 언어 정책과 관련하여 국제 관계 개선을 위한 가교 역할을 담당하고자 한다.