영어권 학습자들의 한자 학습에 대한 요구와 전략 분석 연구

An Analysis of English Native speakers’ Needs and Strategies in Learning Chinese Characters

This study analyzes English native speakers’ needs and strategies in learning Chinese characters. A survey was conducted with about thirty students from the advanced Korean class at George Washington University. The study consists of two parts; the first part is need analysis of learning the Chinese characters (Hanjas) and the second part is a survey on the students' learning strategies of the Hanjas. The first part of the study is based on real experiences from Hanja classes that utilize three pedagogical instruments: (1) textbooks and other learning materials; (2) class; and (3) tasks/homework and exams. The scales of the questionnaire were composed of five Likert degrees of two divided degrees - the present degree and the need degree. In order to investigate students' needs further, the difference between the present degree and the need degree were also examined. The second part of the study drew upon a survey on the learning strategies of the Hanjas employed by students. The questionnaire was based on the SILL(Strategy Inventory for Language Learning) and was partitioned into four main categories: (1) the learning strategies of Hanjas in the introduction process; (2) the learning strategies of Hanjas in the memorizing process; (3) the learning strategies of Hanjas in the practicing process; and (4) the learning strategies of Hanjas in the preparing/repeating processes. In addition, these analyses were complemented by interviews with students, students' self-report surveys, and the observation in the class. This study is expected to contribute to the development of learning materials and the syllabus on Hanjas.