학습자 자율성에 기초한 한국어 어휘 교육 사례 연구

A Case Study on Teaching Korean Vocabulary based on Learners` Autonomy

This is a case study about a vocabulary teaching method that is based on learners' autonomy in teaching Korean as a foreign language (TKFL). This process uses internet dictionaries and internet searching materials as a way to encourage learners' autonomy in teaching and learning vocabulary. The purpose of this research is to prove the effect of using internet dictionaries and materials on the use of vocabulary in speech and writing in Korean. The subjects are 11 students from 8 countries who are learning Korean as a foreign language in Korea and the data was collected for 10 weeks from March to June, 2002. This research uses both quantitative and qualitative research methods such as survey questionnaires, classroom observation, interviews and the analysis of speech and writing test results in order to show the results more objectively and in detail. The results prove that teaching and learning vocabulary using internet dictionaries and materials have a fairly positive effect on students' using vocabulary more ‘diversely’ and 'appropriately' in the area of speech and writing.