문법 교육 : 한국어 높임법 교육 내용 연구 = A Study of Instructional Content of Honorific Expressions in Korean Language Education

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Honorific expression is one of the most significant grammatical phenomena in the Korean language and can be considered as an important grammatical item with which foreign students have to be familiar with to enhance their communication abilities to the level of native speakers. This study examines how honorific expressions are dealt with in Korean language education and suggests what directions Korean language education should take to successfully teach honorific expressions to Korean language learners. In chapter 2, this study is undertaken in two aspects: grammar books for Korean language education and Korean language textbooks. Approaching these two different aspects, this study investigates the present educational situations of Korean honorific expressions and analyzes following problems. Firstly, lacks of consistency emerge among respective educational contents of honorific expressions which are provided and treated in grammar books for Korean language education and Korean language textbooks, including the inconsistencies appearing among Korean grammar books, among Korean language textbooks. Secondly, inappropriate elements and strategies are discovered in current educational curriculum for Korean honorific expression, which does not help Korean language learners foster their abilities to use honorific expressions. In chapter 3, this study attempts to find out the ways to solve the problems concerning the education of honorific expressions in two main parts, diversification and hierarchization of educational curriculum. Existing education of Korean honorific expressions focuses on syntactic approaches. However, for Korean language learners to use properly honorific expressions in real communicative situations, meeting the true nature of Korean honorific expressions, this study suggests that not only syntactic approach but also sociolinguistic and strategic approaches should be considered for all of these teaching methods to be balanced cooperatively. According to current educational situations, repetitive and progressive education essential to acquire exquisite honorific expressions is not carried out properly, the curriculum for honorific expressions being arranged largely in beginner level. In this context, this study concludes that the education of Korean honorific expressions should provide hierarchical components of honorific expression to each level`s curriculum and should arrange regularly higher intensified training to improve Korean language leaners` ability to use honorific expressions successfully.