Korean Children"s Perception of English Language Acquisition and Cultural Adaptation in Australia

• 영문명: Korean Children"s Perception of English Language Acquisition and Cultural Adaptation in Australia
• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Joo-Kyung Park
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제13권 제4호, 127~152쪽, 전체 26쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.12.30

영문 초록

  Recently, the number of students to choose to study in Australia has been increasing significantly. The purpose of this study is to examine how Korean primary school children perceive their own English language learning and cultural adaptation in Australia. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 34 Korean children aged 8-13 who were attending primary schools in Brisbane, Queensland. The study results show that they made diverse efforts to learn English language and culture in Australia, such as making English-speaking friends, watching TV/video/DVD, reading English books, and studying with a foreign tutor. Their English listening and writing abilities were thought to be improved most, followed by speaking, reading and cultural understanding after studying in Australia. The subjects were mostly satisfied with their study and life in Australia but they had difficulties with communicating in English, homesickness, foods, weather, insects, and discrimination. In particular, they had problems with understanding classes conducted all in English and participating in the classroom activities due to their low level of English ability and understanding of Australian classroom culture. The findings of this study have pedagogical implications for educators both in Australia and Korea.

목차

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION
Ⅱ. LITERATURE REVIEW
Ⅲ. RESEARCH METHOD
Ⅳ. RESULTS
Ⅴ. DISCUSSIONS
Ⅵ. CONCLUSIONS AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
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키워드

English language acquisition cultural adaptation