한국어 학습자의 그릿과 자기조절효능감이 한국어 성적에 미치는 영향

The Effects of Grit and Self-regulatory Efficacy on Korean Grades in Korean Language Learners: Focusing on regression analysis and mediating effect

The purpose of this study is to examine how Korean language learners’ grit and self-regulatory efficacy influence their grades. To address the goal, this researcher selected two groups of foreign undergraduates (105) taking Korean classes and measured their grit and self-regulatory efficacy. After conducting statistic analysis, this author gained following results. First of all, regarding predictability about each group’s variable, grades, in group A that has learned Korean for a long period, grit and self-regulatory efficacy predict grades; however, in group B that has learned Korean for a short period, no variables predict grades. Also, despite the fact that grit is a task-general factor, it is found to influence Korean grades, a task-specific area, significantly, Lastly, in the process of grit influencing Korean grades, self-regulatory efficacy mediates grit completely, which verifies grit’s transferability. This study is significant in that it introduces the concept of grit that has not been dealt with in Korean language education and has multi-dimensionally verified correlation between the affective area and grades which has not been studied sufficiently in Korean language education.