• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2007

The present study examined generational differences in ethnicity maintenance among Korean-Chinese to understand the impact of recent social change on a Korean-Chinese ethnic community in China. A total of 1355 Korean-Chinese (557 parents and 798 children), who live in Shenyang, China, participated in this study. The subjects were asked about their language use during daily conversations and cultural activities. They were also asked about their ethnic identity and perceptions of social distance from Chinese people. The results reveal that the Korean-Chinese parent generation is more likely to maintain its ethnic language, while the child generation is more likely to maintain its ethnic culture. Second, more parents than children considered themselves as 'Korean-Chinese' rather than 'Chinese'. Third, members of the child generation show less social distance from Chinese people than do the parent generation. These results show a strong tendency towards ethnicity maintenance among Korean Chinese as well as recent changes in the community. This study argues for the importance of school education and school environment in maintaining the ethnic language and culture of Korean-Chinese children.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.37-54
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to provide basic information about the acculturation of Korean immigrants in China. A total of 459 Korean-Chinese from yanbian province, China and 768 Korean-Chinese from the city of Shenyang and Martin, China participated in this study. The subjects were asked about their language use during daily conversations and cultural activities using. The Cultural Life Style Inventory. Result indicated that overall Korean immigrants in China maintain their ethnic identity, ethnic language and culture. However, there were some differences in their levels of acculturation depending on the area they live and their educational levels. The differences were explained in part by the uniqueness of Yanbian province and a new policy for ethnic minorities in China. This study suggests that not only immigrants' demographic variables but also their ecological variables are important in understanding the acculturation of Korean immigrants in China.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.87-102
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between acculturation and the daily adjustment of Korean-Chinese children to Chinese society. Specifically, this study examined the differences between language factors and cultural factors in the levels of acculturation of Korean-Chinese children. In addition, the differences of Korean-Chinese children's adjustment according to their levels of language-related and culture-related acculturation were analyzed. Subjects consisted of 679 Korean-Chinese 4th graders in Yangil, Shenyang, and Harbin. First, the result from this study showed that Korean-Chinese children in Yangil, Shenyang, and Harbin were more acculturated to the Chinese language than to Chinese cultural activities. Second, language factors and cultural factors in acculturation were distinctively associated with Korean children's daily adjustment variables such as their well-being, internal locus of control, achievement motivation, school adjustment, teacher and peer support. Lastly, this study revealed that using Korean ethnic language and maintaining Korean ethnic culture are more likely to be associated with better daily adjustment for Korean-Chinese children. These results discussed within the unique sociocultural context of the Korean-Chinese immigrant society. This study suggests that ethnic minority children's adjustment and development should be understood within the sociocultural context of their immigrant society.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제32권
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• pp.133-166
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• 2013

Using the observation technique and in-depth interview, the current study compared various aspects of multicultural education between Korea and Canada and suggested the direction Korea's multicultural education needs to take. As a part of class curriculum, the researcher interviewed the representative of Ansan Foreign Center (AFC) and the president of the Kosian's House, a NGO for multicultural educations. The observations and experiences of the researcher were also used in this study. The results of the current study are as follows. First, multicultural education is provided for the minority group in Korea, whereas multiculturalism is included and taught for every student in Canada. In addition, the current multicultural education of Korea focuses on language and culture acquisition to help the students to adjust. Canada, on the other hand, focuses on accepting other cultures and ethnic equality, creating both identities as their ethnic origin and as Canadians. Second, in language educations, both countries had students enrolled in lower school years than their age. However, the differences occurred in terms of emotional support and availability of expert teachers. Third, comparing teacher's attitude towards multicultural education, Korean teachers were not free from perceiving the multicultural student as 'different', whereas Canadian teachers have been taught since little to consider multicultural students as Canadians, but accept their ethnic backgrounds. Based on the results, the current study suggested multicultural education program for the majority group, increase in number of expert language teachers and teaching assistants, and an education program to teach multiculturalism as part of an identity of humankind. The limitations and suggestions for future studies were provided afterwards.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.919-932
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• 2010

This investigation examined the association between demographic variables, acculturation and acculturative stress. Participants in the study were 360 Pilipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Chinese-Korean and Japanese woman who had married internationally and were living in Jeonbuk-Do. Hierarchical regression analyses determined that among the independent variables examined, age, Korean language ability, marital satisfaction, and ethnic identity had significant predictive effects on the levels of acculturative stress experienced. Young women who had lower Korean language proficiency, lower marital satisfaction, and higher ethnic identity showed more higher level of acculturative stress. Implications of this research were discussed with particular attention given to possible support programs for women in international marriages.

• 수완나부미
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.51-77
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• 2016

This paper argues and shows how ethnic dimension is still very important in understanding political contestations in Malaysia. To do this, the paper reviews the political as well as population demography to back its assertion. And it is not necessarily improper to continue to use this ethnic lens, although the continued use of this approach has come under heavy criticism both within and from outside Malaysia. Raging debates in Malaysia and by Malaysians are still very much shaped by ethnicity and increasing regional differences. This is further compounded by other factors such as religion, language, and education. In fact, these tools have been more intensely used of late compared to any period before in history as they easily politicize and attract followers.

• 한국교육논총
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.89-123
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• 2022

본 연구는 이주배경 학생 밀집초등학교에서 다문화교육 업무를 담당하는 교사의 경험을 탐색하여 이를 토대로 교육정책 시사점을 도출하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구를 위하여 농촌지역 2개 군에 위치한 9개 학교의 교원 15명을 심층면담하였다. 연구결과 이주배경 학생 밀집초등학교에서 다문화교육 업무를 담당하는 교사조차 체계적인 다문화교육을 받은 경우는 찾아보기 어려웠고, 가용한 자료의 부족으로 어려움을 겪고 있으며, 한국어를 모국어로 하지 않는 학생 및 학부모와의 소통에 긴박한 지원 필요를 느끼고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이주배경 학생에 대한 정확한 자료확보의 어려움도 확인되었다. 이상의 연구결과를 토대로 예비 및 현직 교사를 대상으로 하는 체계적인 다문화교육, 학교 한국어교육 자료 개선 및 통합교육 자료 보급, 일반교과 내용의 수정과 개선 등을 제안하였다. 또한, 학교 한국어교육 전담인력의 육성과 배치를 통해 한국어를 모국어로 하지 않는 학생 및 학부모와의 체계적인 소통지원 방안 마련, 이주배경 학생에 대한 정확한 실태파악 대책 등의 다문화교육정책 개선방안을 제안하였다.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.649-669
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• 2015

국제결혼으로 인해 증가하고 있는 한국 내 다문화 가정의 자녀들은 다양한 사회·심리적 어려움을 겪고 있으며 이를 보완하기 위해서는 부모자녀 관계에 주목할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 부모자녀 관계의 질이 다문화 가정 자녀의 사회적응에 있어서 중요한 변수라고 보았고, 한 가정 내에 한국어 및 계승어 두 가지 언어가 공존하는 한국 다문화 가정의 특성을 고려하고자 하였다. 따라서 한국인 부모와 청소년 자녀의 계승어 유창성 일치도와 외국인 부모와 청소년 자녀의 한국어 유창성 일치도에 따라 부모관계 만족도가 어떻게 달라지는지 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 여성가족부(한국여성정책연구원)에서 실시한 2012년 전국다문화가족실태조사의 청소년 자녀 데이터와 그들의 부모 데이터를 병합하여 총 4314명의 청소년 데이터를 다층선형회귀 방법으로 분석하였다. 연구 결과에 의하면 부모자녀 간 한국어와 계승어 유창성 일치도는 부모관계 만족도에 각각 통계적으로 유의한 정적 영향을 주었고, 한국어나 계승어를 모두 유창하게 하는 집단, 청소년과 부모 중 한쪽만 유창하게 하는 집단, 둘 다 유창하지 않은 집단 순으로 부모관계 만족도를 나타내었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 다문화 가정 내의 건강한 가족관계 형성의 중요성을 강조하고 현재 시행되고 있는 다문화 정책에 대해 새로운 방향성을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국어교육
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.183-217
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• 2012

This study explores the identity-formation of adult Korean-American intentional adoptees who studied Korean in a Korean language center in New York from 2005 to 2007. Based on participant observation in the classroom, observations of student conversations in their gatherings, and discourse analysis of conversations related to why they were studying Korean, I found that adoptees felt that their lack of knowledge of Korean had caused them to fall short of expectations of ethnic Koreans. Stereotyped as Korean (or Asian) based on their looks, they were often assumed to possess knowledge of and skills associated with Korean culture, which they of course lacked. They were motivated to study Korean (and acquaint themselves with Korean culture) in order to meet these expectations.

• 한국어교육
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.367-402
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• 2017

본 연구는 언어 학습이 실행공동체 (Communities of practice) 참여를 통한 사회적 학습과정이라는 전제 하에, Norton (2001)의 상상 공동체 (Imagined communities) 개념을 바탕으로 언어학습자들의 다면적 동기를 이해하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 특별히 기존 제2언어습득 문헌에서 상대적으로 연구되지 않은 미국 내 소수민족언어 (less commonly taught languages) 중 하나인 한국어 학습자의 다면적 동기를 조명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 미국 동부 소재 대학에서 한국어 강의를 수강하는 11명의 학생들을 대상으로 심층적 인터뷰를 실시하였다. 연구 분석결과 학습자 그룹 내에 관찰되는 상상공동체의 유형으로 K-pop 문화공동체, 직업 공동체, 한국 친인척 공동체, 민족 정체성 공동체의 네가지 유형이 관찰되었다. 그리고 학습자 개개인의 상상 공동체는 언어 배경, 학습 기간, 매체 사용 등의 다양한 경험을 통해 다양하게 발전, 변화하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 계승어 학습자와 비계승어 학습자 간에 지향하는 상상 공동체의 유형을 비교해 보았을 때 명확한 차이가 나타났다. 또한 기존 문헌에서 계승어 관련 동기 (heritage motivation or motivation related to heritage)라 명명되는 개념 내에도 학습자의 경험에 따라 실제로는 상이한 공동체 유형이 존재함이 발견되었다.