토론토 한국 이민자들의 영어 학습동기 및 신념

• 영문명: Korean Immigrants' English Learning Motivation and Learner Beliefs in Toronto : A Qualitative Case Study Based on NVivo.
• 발행기관: 한국사회언어학회
• 저자명: 김태영(Kim, Tae-Young)
• 간행물 정보: 『사회언어학』제16권 2호, 141~168쪽, 전체 28쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.12.31

영문 초록

Based on Vygotskian sociocultural theory, this study aims to investigate the longitudinal changes in English as a second language (ESL) learning, especially on motivation and learner beliefs for two recent Korean immigrants to Toronto. For 10 months, the researcher interviewed the two participants who shared similarities in age, previous work experiences, and perceived socio-economic status. Their comments were tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed by using NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software program. The findings indicate that Korean immigrants' ESL learning motivation was comprised of six constructs: job motivation, communicative need, heuristic motivation, context-specific motivation, self-satisfactory motivation, and demotivation/amotivation. Despite the two participants' external similarities, their monthly changes in ESL learning motivation showed drastic differences. An L2 learner belief of the positive relation between English proficiency and increased job opportunity was identified as a major explanatory factor for this difference between the two participants. This study suggests that L2 learner's beliefs may function as mediational tools from the perspective of sociocultural theory, with the learner's belief influencing job motivation.

키워드

ESL motivation recent Korean immigrants learner beliefs job motivation mediational tool sociocultural surroundings