This paper is aimed at making vocabulary list required for Korean language education intended for female international marriage migrants, and then rating the grade of vocabulary. It is for providing basic data required for development of Korean profic...
This paper is aimed at making vocabulary list required for Korean language education intended for female international marriage migrants, and then rating the grade of vocabulary. It is for providing basic data required for development of Korean proficiency test papers or textbooks for female international marriage migrants.
As the female international marriage migrants are living in different environment from the general Korean learners' one, their vocabulary abilities are different each other. The current studies on Korean vocabulary education or on vocabulary selection and listing for foreigners, are mainly intended for general learners, and studies on foreigners' Korean vocabulary are insufficient. Accordingly, this study recognized that the female international marriage migrants have a different vocabulary ability from general learners' one, and suggested a plan to make a practical vocabulary list and grade rating. This study will be focused on the female international marriage migrants' smooth communication in Korea, by providing them with a grade-rated vocabulary list and educating them practical language in advance.
This paper implemented grade rating as follows. First, by listing vocabulary contained in 『Korean language for female international marriage migrants』 textbook, it was compared with 『Vocabulary List for Korean Learning』 written by CHO Nam-ho and others (2003) to find which vocabulary was in the same rating. Then, this study surveyed, through two kinds of experiments, which difference was existed between two groups' Korean vocabulary ability. The experiment was completed by an evaluation. Firstly, vocabulary-related questions contained in the Test of Proficiency in Korea (TOPIK) were utilized for evaluation data. Secondly, to survey the female international marriage migrants' vocabulary ability more precisely, questionnaires were conducted by means of vocabulary list of two data. Finally, based on the foregoing text analysis and evaluation, vocabulary list was made for the female international marriage migrants' Korean language education. The said vocabulary list was rated by nine judgment committee members.
This study suggested a method to make a list focusing on vocabulary contained in the pre-edited textbook and grade rating. It proposed one example of Korean vocabulary list for the female international marriage migrants. More systematic studies need to be continued for preparation of vocabulary list and grade rating, according to the frequency of use, by means of survey on the actual state of vocabulary. Accordingly, the writer wishes this study would be applied as one of the basic studies to prepare an objective standard for Korean vocabulary list's grade rating for the female international marriage migrants.