다문화사회에서의 Tandem학습 도입의 가능성

The Significance of Introducing the Tandem Language Learning to the Multicultural Society

This study introduced the way of language leaning in tandem in which two people with different native language work together in pairs in order to help one another improve their language skills. It also discussed the inter-cultural communication at the Japanese-Korean tandem class. It moreover considered the significance of introducing tandem language learning to Korean society intending the multicultural symbiotic societies, and the way of applying tandem language learning there. The tandem class at Busan University of Foreign Studies has added experience piling up trial and error. The experience can be useful introducing tandem language learning to not only universities but also the multicultural symbiotic societies. However it is also true that many problems should be solved still exists, for example, developing the methods of learners acquiring of the autonomous learning ability, training the tandem advisers with professional knowledge and skills of autonomous learning, developing tools of autonomous learning. Increasing of the numbers of the multicultural families, adding to Korean language education, bilingual education helping children from multicultural families to learn inherited language has been conducted these days. Applying the method of tandem language learning to children and parents from both Korean families and multicultural families could be possible to contribute to understanding different cultures and help learning languages each other with confidence in their cultures. Through the study of tandem language learning, the predicted problems and its solution should be shown continuously to realize reciprocal learning applying tandem way of learning in the society adding to the university education.