• 영어어문교육
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.209-224
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• 2009

This study examined the role of contextual knowledge in cross-cultural communication between non-native speakers on an interactive web with a bulletin board system through which college students of English at Japanese and Korean universities interacted with each other discussing the topics of local and global issues. The study investigated the influence of students' relative contextual knowledge on active participation in interactions and discussed the results focusing on the use of discourse strategies for meaning negotiation. The study argues that in interactions even between non-native speakers with limited proficiency, contextual knowledge in the topic under discussion affects the degree to which they accommodate to each other during communication and suggests that the focus of teaching English as a foreign language also should be given to what kind of contextual knowledge students need to obtain and how to express it rather than what level of proficiency in English they need to acquire.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.279-284
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• 2016

As the International Maritime English Organization (IMO) model course for Maritime English has been recently revised and updated, the requirements of current changes to both the 2010 STCW Manila Amendments and English education have been actively reviewed. In order to provide practical guidelines for language teaching, a wide range of new pedagogical approaches and their theoretical backgrounds are also suggested. However, considering the current spread of Business English as a Lingua Franca (BELF) and its critical importance in maritime communication, the pedagogical approaches need to be re-evaluated, specifically in terms of teaching pronunciation in order to emphasize clear and effective communication among international interlocutors. Therefore, the core pedagogical elements of pronunciation should be clearly set and provided with consideration for Lingua Franca Core (LFC), which places importance on mutual intelligibility rather than following the rules of native speakers. In this paper, the current trends of BELF in the maritime industry will thus be introduced. Following this, the importance of LFC in maritime communication will be outlined, and its key features will be discussed in terms of effectiveness and clarity of international maritime communications. Finally, a close comparison between LFC and the pronunciation guidelines suggested by the IMO Maritime English model course 3.17 will be conducted, and pedagogical implications for future teaching pronunciation in cross-cultural global maritime industry will be suggested.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제20권
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• pp.295-321
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• 2010

The trend of globalization has sharpened the debate on interculturality, which scholars examine from different and often conflicting points of view ('content' vs. 'practice', 'culture-specific' vs. 'universal', 'communication (meta)theory' vs. 'communication practice', 'individual' vs. 'collective', etc.). Whereas all these approaches are necessary to describe the multiple dimensions of interculturality, their dichotomous nature does not help to account for its internal complexity, which cannot be dissociated from the connections that exist among all these dimensions. The difficulty posed by the essentialist interpretations that tend to result from these dichotomies is compounded by the fact that in postmodern debates priority has been given to approaches that emphasize individual or collective agency over structural constraints which have to do with political economy or with cultural and linguistic codes and traditions. This paper aims mainly at suggesting that the dissolution of the boundaries that exist between these approaches should be pursued in order to get a fuller and richer approach to their common object of study. After discussing, by way of illustration, content-based and practice-based perspectives, we suggest that one way of getting beyond these dichotomies consists in focusing on the 'interactional' dimension of interculturality, which means laying emphasis on intersubjectivity and, particularly, on the individual subjects considered as members of different cultural communities who strive to transcend their sociocultural boundaries in order to reach harmonious interactions in a world in which inequality and the de-territorialization of people and cultures are central features.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제26권
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• pp.487-508
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to analyze communication between school and parents using the "letters to the parents", in order to examine possible areas of improvement for enhancing educational opportunities and school life adjustment for children from multi-cultural families. The letters to the parents used in elementary schools were analysed through genre analysis specifically for this study. At first, the Korean language textbooks for married female immigrants were investigated to see how many letters to parents were included in them. Second, letters to parents were collected to research their structure and content. They were categorized by the text type according to functions and speech acts. It is expected that the results of this study will be helpful for the Korean language education of married female immigrants.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 1th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.1216-1222
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• 2005

A shortage of construction field workers has been a serious problem, both in the developed and in the developing countries. As a solution for conquering this problem, these countries import foreign laborers from nearby less-developed countries. While this contributes to lessening the labor deficiency, foreign workers are relatively inefficient in productivity and are often exposed to the cross-cultural risks due to cultural differences, communication difficulties, different work ethics and customs, etc. Despite these facts, construction firms do not well address these issues and are lagged in establishing an appropriate management strategy against it. This paper presents a practical management plan for foreign construction workers through Focus Group Interviews (FGI) and survey investigation. On this basis, this study examines the level of awareness and important managerial aspects of the issue of foreign laborers. Finally, it suggests a cross-cultural and ready-to-use practical human resource management plan for facilitating the foreign worker's productivity.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국HCI학회 2008년도 학술대회 2부
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• pp.210-215
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• 2008

기술의 발전과 급속한 세계화가 이루어짐으로 인하여 시장이 확대되면서 디자인이란 영역은 다양한 매체를 통하여 시대의 핵심 역량과 가치를 창출할 수 있는 분야로 화두가 되고 있다. 과거 디자인이 '미적인 아름다움', '장식', '감성의 만족'들을 추구했다면 이제는 시대와 기술의 변화에 따라 또한 다양한 문화를 배경으로 한사용자를 중심으로 분명히 다른 가치가 존재하며 그에 따른 다른 방법들이 필요한 시점이 되었다. 이러한 필요에 따라 최근 상품 개발 과정이나 평가 과정에서 주로 사용되고 있는 포커스 그룹 인터뷰 방법론과 같은 문화적 기반의 명확한 사용자의 니즈(needs) 파악이 가능한 방법에 대하여 구체적으로 연구될 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 다양한 문화의 배경 및 개인의 기질에 따라 결과가 달라질 수 있는 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 중심으로 문화적 특성이 커뮤니케이션 방식에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연관성을 밝히고자 한다. 또한 문화적 특성은 개인 기질에까지도 영향을 미치기 때문에 문화적 특성과 개인의 기질을 근간으로 MBTI에 나타난 결과에 따라 대조군을 설정하고 문화적 특성에 따른 커뮤니케이션 방식의 차이를 검증하기 위한 실제적인 분석 방법론을 수립하였다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.133-164
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• 2018

세계화의 진전으로 기업은 다양하고 이질적인 환경에서 활동하고 있지만, 본국과 현지의 문화적 차이를 기업의 경영전략에 반영시키는 연구는 제한적이다. 본 연구는 인도네시아에 진출한 한국기업에서 근무하는 한국 주재원과 인도네시아인 간의 권력거리, 의사소통만족, 문화이해 등 3개 변수가 조직성과에 어떠한 영향을 주는지를 실증 분석하였다. 분석 결과 다음과 같은 사실이 발견되었다. 첫째, 권력거리는 기업성과에 부정적 영향을 주었다. 현지 관리자들이 한국인에 비해 권력이 불평등하다는 것을 많이 느낄수록 기업조직 성과는 부정적인 경향이 있음을 발견하였다. 둘째, 의사소통 만족도가 높을수록 조직성과가 높다는 것이 판명되었다. 셋째, 주재원과 현지인간의 상호문화이해가 높을수록 기업조직성과에 긍정적인 영향을 주었다. 즉 한 집단 내 두 이질적인 문화가 일방적이 아닌, 상호간 문화이해가 높을수록 조직성과를 높이는 결과를 가져온다는 것을 알 수 있다. 본 연구의 실증적 결과는 해외에 진출한 한국기업이 이질적 문화 환경에서 어떻게 조직성과를 이끌어 낼 것인지에 대한 새로운 관점을 제공한다. 즉, 기존의 연구들은 한국인 주재원들이 현지 문화를 이해하는 것이 중요하다고 하였지만, 본 연구는 오히려 현지인들이 한국 문화를 이해하는 것이 조직성과에 보다 큰 영향을 미친다는 결론을 도출하였다. 따라서 해외 진출 한국 기업은 한국 주재원의 교육에 투자하는 것보다는 현지인들의 교육에 투자하는 것이 더 효과적이라는 정책적 시사점을 제공한다.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제24권
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• pp.170-183
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• 2011

This study explored how a Chinese college student who previously had not reached a threshold level of Korean proficiency used L1 (Chinese) and L2 (English) as a tool to socialize into Korean (L3) culture of learning over the course of study. From a perspective of language socialization, this study examined the cross-linguistic influence of L1 and L2 on the L3 acquisition process by tracing an approach to language learning and practices taken by the Chinese student as a case study. Data were collected through three methods; interview protocols, various types of written texts, and observations. The results showed that the student used English as a means to negotiate difficulties and expertise by empowering her L2 exposure during the classroom practices. Her ways of using L2 in oral practices could be characterized as the 'Inverse U-shape' pattern, under which she increased L2 exposure at the early stage of the study and shifted the intermediate language to L3 at the later stage of the study. When it comes to the language use in written practices, the sequence of "L2-L1-L3" use gradually changed to the "L2-L3" sequence over time, signifying the importance of interaction between L2 and L3. However, the use of her native language (L1) in a Korean-speaking classroom was limited to a certain aspect of literacy practices (i.e., vocabulary learning or translation). This study argues for L2 communication channel in cross-cultural classrooms as a key factor to determine sustainable learning growth.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제43권
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• pp.139-170
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• 2016

한국 문화를 집약적으로 나타내는 상징은 문화 교육에서 효과적으로 활용될 수 있다. 한국인의 사상과 정서가 함축되어 있는 상징을 통해 한국의 정체성을 이해할 수 있기 때문이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 광범위한 상징체계 중에서 숫자 상징을 중심으로 한국 문화 교육에 활용할 수 있는 상징 교육 내용을 살펴보고자 한다. 이를 위해 한국어 교재에 숫자 상징을 활용할 수 있는 부분들이 어떻게 제시되어 있는지 분석하고, 한국 문화 이해에 실제적인 도움을 줄 수 있는 숫자 상징 교육 내용을 신화, 민속, 금기, 한국어 표현의 4개 범주로 구분하여 정리하고자 하였다. 이를 통해 추상적인 상징이 아닌 우리 일상생활에서 작용하고 있는 구체적인 숫자 상징의 의미를 파악할 수 있으며, 이는 한국어 교사와 외국인 학습자 사이의 문화 간 의사소통 및 서로 다른 문화적 배경을 가진 학습자들 사이의 문화 간 의사소통에 효과적으로 활용될 수 있다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.519-529
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• 2022

This research analyzed the characteristics of Hanfu street snaps in the Chinese version of TikTok to determine the development and meaning of Hanfu. Based on grounded theory, this study selected 102 representative cases by sorting Hanfu street snaps on TikTok according to popularity. Subsequently, through open coding, the cases were organized and summarized into five main categories. The findings are as follows: 1) The national cultural pride has enabled a greater number of Hanfu fans and groups to upload short videos promoting the Hanfu movement on TikTok to expand the influence of the activities and popularize cultural knowledge. 2) The users attempted cross-cultural communication by participating in cultural festivals in Western countries wearing Hanfu. 3) The 'See now buy now' function of TikTok enables numerous Hanfu merchants to upload short videos about Hanfu products to promote their products and boost sales. 4) As 'gamification' affects everyday life, computer game enthusiasts among them wear Hanfu in the form of role-playing. 5)As a unique "meme" phenomenon on TikTok, wearing Hanfu to make interesting videos has also become a form of entertainment. Thus, although the characteristics of Hanfu street snaps on TikTok originated from the transmission of Hanfu culture, the culture has now been transformed through social media into symbolic consumption and play culture.