한국어능력시험 듣기 담화의 상황 맥락 연구

A Study on the Context of Situation Emerged in the Listening Discourse of TOPIK

Context of situation is referred to as the totality of extra-linguistic features. As the context of situation has a great impact on developing a discourse, it is impossible to understand discourse properly without understanding the context of situation. According to preceding research, context of situation consists of various components such as the relationship between participants in the conversation, domain of the discourse, purpose and functions of the discourse, topic or subject of the discourse. These components are contributed to the development of discourse contexts. The study aims to analyze different situational contexts represented in the TOPIK(Test of Proficiency in Korean) listening scripts. In addition, the study aims to suggest a framework for systematic design of various contexts of situation. To achieve its purpose, this study attempts to observe different contexts of situations that emerged from the 22nd to 31st TOPIK listening tests in three proficiency levels(beginner, intermediate, advanced). As a result, the scope of situational context is gradually expanded from an beginner level to an advanced level. It is because this expansion of various sub-components synthetically emerged from elementary to advanced levels. In conclusion, the study finds out the process of context of situations that emerge and suggests a framework available in an assessment situation.