DOES KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE CHARACTERS MAKE L2 LEARNERS IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE OF SINO-KOREANS?

Dongmin Kim (University of Hawaii at Mnoa)

Why this now?

Literature Review
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Chinese characters education in L2 Korean institutes

In Korea: , , , , (,

2008)
Overseas: 15 countries, 35 institutes among the 55

countries, 632 institutetes(, 2007)

Subjects
Kor308(2012, Spring) Chinese Characters for Korean

Readers 14 students
Kor307(2011, Fall) 20 students Kor402(2012, Spring) The Advanced Korean 14

students

Age
Kor307
30s (0) 30s(0) 10s(5)

Kor308
10s(0)

30s(1)

Kor402

10s(1)

20s(15) 20s(14) 20s(12)

Sex
Kor307(20) Kor308(14) Kor402(14)

Male 9 Female 11 Female 7 Male 7 Female 10

Male 4

Ethnic background
Kor307
nonheritage (6) heritage (14)

Kor308
nonheritage (5) heritage (9)

Kor402

nonheritage (7)

heritage (7)

L1
Japanese Kor307 (1) Korean (0) English (19) Japanes e (1)

Kor308
Korean(1 )

Japanese (1)

Kor402

Korean (1)

English(1 2)

English (12)

Learning Experience of Chinese characters

Kor308 Kor402

8 6 4 2 0
none below 6 mo.6 - 12 mo.over 12 mo.

8 6 4 2 0
none below 6 mo. 6-12 mo. over 12 mo.

Feelings to Chinese characters

Kor 308 Kor 402

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Feelings to Chinese characters

Kor307

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 interesting difficult useful time consuming

The knowledge of Chinese characters helps to extend Sino-Koreans.

Kor308 Kor402

8 6 4 2 0

6 5 4 3 2 1 0

The writing knowledge of Chinese characters helps to extend Sino-Koreans.

Kor402 Kor308

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

5 4 3 2 1 0

The writing knowledge of Chinese characters is helpful but not necessary.

Kor308 Kor402

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Without the knowledge of Chinese characters, I can learn and memorize the Sino-Koreans.
Kor308 Kor402

4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0

6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Learning Methods(Kor402)
Learning methods of Sino-Koreans
separately without relation to Chinese characters guessing with relation to Chinese characters guessing in sentences using dictionary

Learning Methods & Preferences(Kor307)

7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Read Explana aloud tion AVERAGE STDEV 3.82 2.01 6.00 1.37 Pair work 2.82 1.47 Quiz 4.24 1.39 Writing Fourassign letter ment idioms 4.82 2.82 1.59 1.85

Game 3.47 2.35

Learning Methods & Preferences(Kor308)

7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Read Explana aloud tion AVERAGE STDEV 5.00 1.58 6.08 1.50 Pair work 3.92 2.29 Writing on board 2.92 1.32 Present Game ation 2.30 1.44 3.46 1.45

Quiz 5.23 1.17

Amount of class time

4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 strong agree agree neutral disagree strong disagree

The number of characters in a class

5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 strong agree agree neutral disagree strong disagree

Pre- and Post-test of Kor 308

Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test

KH1 50 60 NH1 70 75

KH2 40 45 NH2 40 75

KH3 40 55 NH3 30 85

KH4 50 30 NH4 40 45

KH5 60 50 NH5 60 70

KH6 KH7 50 40 45 35 AVERAGE STDEV 48 16.43 70 15

KH8 70 95

KH9 50 65

AVERAGE STDEV 50 10 53.33 10

Kor308-Kor402 Independent Samples t-Test

Conclusion
1. Writing knowledge VS. Reading knowledge 2. Non-heritages VS. Korean-heritages 3. Individual differences 4. Learning Methods Explanation > Quiz > Read aloud > writing assignment