한국어 2인칭 호칭어의 사회적 화용성과 외국어로서 한국어 교재의 화용성 재고

A Socio-pragmatic analysis of Korean address forms in KFL(Korean as a Foreign Language) textbooks

The present study describes socio-pragmatic patterns of Korean address forms. It investigates whether KFL textbooks represent these patterns, and explores the potential of learners' inadequacy in the case of textbooks failing to represent the patterns. To describe authentic pragmatic patterns, this study analyzes Korean TV dramas and a Korean movie. To see the authenticity of textbooks, eleven KFL textbooks published by three different universities have been used. In addition, interviews and surveys have been conducted to reveal learners' inadequacy. The result is that the textbooks fail to represent the authenticity of address forms found in real conversations. They often over-emphasize the form of 'ssi following a person's name, which has limited use in real situations. Both interviews and surveys, however, show that learners use relatively various and adequate address forms in spite of the simplicity and overuse of 'ssi' in the textbooks. This is probably the result of regular interactions with native speakers. The conclusion is that the simplicity of the textbooks has less effect on learner's socio-pragmatic competence than hypothesized and is no serious obstacle. This study still suggests, however, that textbooks should contain enough authentic data to help foreign students, especially those for whom textbooks are the only tool. This will help teachers make better teaching strategies.