한국어 학습자의 텍스트 구조 발달 연구 — 중국어권 한국어 학습자의 설명적 텍스트를 중심으로 —

Abstract

This study aims to examine how text structure organizing skills of Korean language learners develop and what characteristics of the text structure observed in their writings. For these purposes, we analyzed 90 explanatory texts of Chinese learners with 3 levels of Korean language proficiency, attending a KSL program of an university in Korea. The results suggest as follows. First, the top-level structure of learners’ texts develops in order of an isosceles trapezoid and a triangle structure, a diamond structure, a frame structure, by the proficiency. Also macro structure seems to develop gradually. Second, the micro structure of leaners’ texts continues to grow in volume by the proficiency, especially between in beginning and intermediate level learners’ texts. However, in the texts of intermediate and advanced level learners, the quantitative growth is much less and the cohesion in the texts is quite low. It seems because the learners have little knowledge of using the markers of text structure. That is, it is necessary to give them the knowledge of the text structures and the markers of text structure by an educational intervention. Third, there is a lack of uniformity and specificity in educational contents and curricula on current Korean writing text books.