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The purpose of this study is to examine the development of Korean language learners by analyzing the processes of change in using the discourse markers in speaking. For this study we have collected 66 Korean learners’ speaking materials from level 2 to level 6. To see if there are some differences between advanced students and intermediate students when they are using discourse markers in debate speaking tasks, we analyzed the usage rate and type of discourse markers. The result of this study are as follows: First, students with different language levels are using similar discourse skills in debate tasks. Second, the advanced and intermediate students are using more discourse markers in speaking than the beginners. Last but not least, even the advanced students are using same kind of discourse markers repeatedly.

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The purpose of this study is to examine the development of Korean language learners by analyzing the processes of change in using the discourse markers in speaking. For this study we have collected 66 Korean learners’ speaking materials from level 2 to level 6. To see if there are some differences between advanced students and intermediate students when they are using discourse markers in debate speaking tasks, we analyzed the usage rate and type of discourse markers. The result of this study are as follows: First, students with different language levels are using similar discourse skills in debate tasks. Second, the advanced and intermediate students are using more discourse markers in speaking than the beginners. Last but not least, even the advanced students are using same kind of discourse markers repeatedly.

이 연구는 음독과 묵독을 비교를 통해서 읽기 방법이 한국어 고급 학습자의언어 이해와 산출에 미치는 영향을 검증하기 위한 연구이다. 중국인 고급 한국어 학습자 10명을 대상으로 실험과 면담을 통해서 읽기 방법의 효과를 알아보았다. 난이도가 다른 텍스트를 각각 다른 읽기 방법으로 읽고 문제 대답하기, 다시 말하기 등 활동을 통해서 학습자의 텍스트 이해 점수, 모국어 다시 말하기점수, 텍스트 회상률 점수, 평균 어절 길이 등 지표를 측정하였고 이 결과를 읽기 방법과 텍스트의 난이도에 따라 차이가 있는지를 살펴보았다. 통계 분석 결과, 쉬운 텍스트의 경우에는 묵독과 음독이 언어 정보 이해에 대한 효과가 큰차이가 없다는 것을 발견하였고 어려운 텍스트의 경우에는 묵독보다 음독이 이해에 더 도움을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 산출 측면에서 볼 때, 음독이 묵독보다 언어 정보 회상률이 높은 결과를 보였다. 또한 실험 참여자들을 대상으로사후 면담을 실시하여 이들이 실제로 선호하고 사용하는 읽기 방법에 대한 조사를 통해 고급 학습자들의 효과적인 읽기 방법에 대한 시사점을 제시하였다.

The purpose of this study is to prove the different effects of different Korean reading methods on comprehension and production. 10 Chinese learners with academic purpose from Korean colleges participated this experiment with a reading test and interview. To see if there are some differences between easy texts and difficult texts, each participant was asked to complete one easy text and one difficult text by oral reading, and also one easy text and one difficult text by silent reading. After reading, they were asked to answer questions and retell in Korean and Chinese. Then we can analyze the data acquired by the method and procedure described above. The results of the study are as follows: First, when they were reading easy texts, the effect on Korean comprehension and production is no difference between oral reading and silent reading. Second, when they were dealing with difficult texts, oral reading is much more efficient than silent reading in reading comprehension and production. The study also conducted the individaul interview with all participants after reading experiment to figure our their reading preference. Finally we proposed the implication of the research.

본 연구는 중급, 고급 중국인 한국어 학습자들의 어휘 풍요도를 분석하여 이를 통해 학습자의 어휘 능력 발달을 측정할 수 있는 도구로써 쓰기 능력을 측정하는 지표로 사용할 수 있는가를 모색해 보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서 중국어권 중급, 고급 한국어 학습자들의 쓰기 평가 자료를 연구 대상으로 삼아서 학습자 작문 총 40편을 수집하여 어휘 풍요도를 분석하였다. 어휘 풍요도를 분석하기 위해 어휘 다양도, 어휘 밀도, 어휘 세련도를 측정하였다. 분석 결과, 중국인 학습자들의 글에 나타난 어휘 풍요도는 등급이 올라가도 다양도는 크게 달라지지 않는다는 것을 확인하였고, 밀도와 세련도에 있어서의 차이는 6급 정도의 고급 학습자가 되었을 때는 3,4 급의 중급 학습자와 어휘 사용에 있어 차이가 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 쓰기 점수에 영향을 미치는 어휘 풍요도 변수의 영향을 분석한 결과 어휘 밀도는 쓰기 점수를 30%이상 설명할 수 있는 변수이지만 어휘 다양도와 세련도는 쓰기 점수에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 변수가 아닌 것으로 드러났다.

The purpose of this study is to prove whether the lexical richness of Korean learners’ writing has correlation with their language development and to observe whether it can be used to measure their language proficiency. To find our the possibility of using the lexical richness score as a reliable measurement and standard of Korean learners’ language proficiency, we collected 40 pieces of Chinese Korean learners’ writing works from level 3 to level 6. We analyzed the lexical richness by lexical density, lexical diversity, and lexical sophistication, and discovered that level 6 learners’ lexical density and lexical sophistication score were better than level 3 and level 4 learners’ scores. Also, the hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine the relative influence of the 3 vocabulary measurements. Therefore, the results revealed that their lexical density has 30 % account with their writing scores while lexical diversity and lexical sophistication were found that no influence with writing scores. The implication of this study is to explore the possibility of measuring vocabulary richness as a measurement tool of writing scores for Korean language learners.