재미동포 학생을 위한 외래어 교육 연구

A Study on Teaching loan words to Korean-American students.

This study examines present trends of loan words used for teaching Korean vocabulary for Korean-American students. The way of teaching loan words to Korean-American students showed different characteristics in various aspects from teaching loan words in Korea or to non-Korean students. But there are problems that arise because they are Korean-Americans. For the study, we examined the errors committed by advanced Korean-American language learners and surveyed Korean language teachers teaching Korean loan words in Korean language schools in America. The followings are what we discovered. Loan words are not being taught actively in Korean language schools in America and many errors of loanword orthography were observed among the learners. Some of the discovered challenges related to the use of loan words were noted in pronunciation and expression of meaning. Thus, teaching of Korean loan words for Korean-American students needs to be twofold. We hope to see what the Korean language teachers do with loan words in America get reflected in Korean language education. To do this, Korean language teachers need to define loan words and devise new teaching methods for loan words to Korean-American language learners. (Kyung Hee University)