중국 이주배경 청소년의 한국어 구어 사용에 나타난 복잡성과 정확성 연구

A Study on Complexity and Accuracy in Chinese Immigrant Youth’s Korean Spoken Language

The purpose of this study is to analyze the complexity and accuracy developments of Korean in three Chinese immigrant youths based on the Dynamic System Theory. The analysis of three participants showed different developmental trends and nonlinearities of development and regression in syntactic complexity, lexical complexity, and accuracy. Furthermore, the educational characteristics of each student were discussed along with the changes in complexity and accuracy. The immigrant youths who have been involved in the Korean language classes utilized various and stable Korean phrases and sentences, while their lexical varieties were somewhat limited. On the other hand, the youths who have only attended basic classes tended to have limited complexity in their Korean phrases and sentences. Moreover, extracurricular activities and Korean friends were shown to be important factors affecting their Korean abilities. According to the study, youths who have participated more in extracurricular activities or kept interactions with Korean friends demonstrated better diversities in vocabulary. This result implies that it is necessary to continue Korean education through extracurricular programs, like Korean preparatory classes, for immigrant youths. The Results of this study shed light on Korean language education for immigrant youths, on which there has been little study, by examining the influential factors and the aspects of Korean language education in immigrant youths using qualitative methods.