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Factors Affecting Loanword Proficiency of Advanced Korean Learners

In the present research, the researcher examines the variables affecting loanword proficiency of advanced-level Korean learners through regression analysis. In particular, the researcher focuses on the knowledge of original words, competence of awareness of loanwords, and the competence of associating loanwords to the original word, which are associated with strategic abilities among diverse factors with the possibility of affecting loanword proficiency. The researcher examines how these factors affect loanword proficiency. The knowledge of original word, awareness of loanwords, and competence of association loanwords to the original word of 47 advanced-level Korean learners in Chinese speaking countries were investigated in order to analyze their impact on the knowledge of foreign words through multiple regression analysis and logistic regression analysis. The result demonstrated that the knowledge of original word and the competence of associating loanwords to the original word affected the loanword proficiency of the learners. The existence of knowledge in the original word, awareness of loanwords, and competence of associating loanwords to the original word affected the knowledge of loanwords. The present research signifies that improving awareness of loanwords and competence of associating loanwords to the original word are critical when teaching foreign words to Korean learners.