The purpose of this study was to find out the use of discourse markers in academic reports by Chinese international students. Based on this, this study puts forward the educational enlightenment points about the discourse markers. As the group that ha...
The purpose of this study was to find out the use of discourse markers in academic reports by Chinese international students. Based on this, this study puts forward the educational enlightenment points about the discourse markers. As the group that has a lot of access to academic text, graduate students’final goal is that the demand for thesis writing ability is higher than that of other learners in obtaining a degree. However, foreign graduate students still have problems with the use of discourse markers because they cannot completely form the pattern for discourse marker in writing. Therefore, it is necessary to study the use of discourse markers for foreign graduate students.
This study analyzed the characteristics of the discourse marker used in academic reports and the analysis of errors. The analysis was conducted focusing on the introduction and conclusion of the report of graduate students. In the introduction and conclusion, the frequency and characteristics of discourse markers were analyzed. It also analyzed the discourse labeling errors that appear in the introduction and conclusions. Through the use of discourse signs by Chinese international students, the lack of discourse signs by Chinese international students was identified, and based on this, the remedies of discourse markers education were presented.
This study analyzed 21 academic reports with a total of 21 advanced Chinese learners majoring in Korean language education. This study was organized as follows.
After the purpose and necessity of the study were dealt with in Chapter I, previous studies were reviewed. Among the studies on discourse covers, the most frequent studies on spoken discourse markers. In the case of an octopus discourse cover, it is often studied and presented along with the structure.
Since this study presents implications after clarifying the usage patterns of discourse signs, the preceding studies focused on studies directly related to written discourse signs and writing education.
Chapter II carries out the research on the theoretical background of this study and proposes the concept, characteristics, the functions and significance of discourse markers. The definition and use of discourse marker are different in academic circles, while this study uses the written Korean "담화표지". In addition, the discourse markers in the preface and conclusion of the academic reports are explained and the characteristics, functions and meanings of discourse markers were presented.
Chapter III revealed the analysis of the use of discourse markers in the academic reports of graduate students. Through analysis, it can be seen that graduate students have a basic perception of discourse marker. But it could be seen that the pattern on the discourse marker had not yet been magnetized. In particular, it was confirmed that unexpected errors appeared in the aspect of error analysis.
Based on the results of Chapter III, Chapter IV presented proposals for discourse marker education. The presentation was presented by dividing the pattern formation of macro-discourse markers and the exact use aspect of micro-discourse markers
Chapter V summarizes the core results of this study and suggestions for discourse marker education once again. This study examined the use patterns of discourse markers in the introduction and conclusion of academic reports by Chinese international students. Through this study, it can be helpful to prepare a report for Korean language learners, and it is expected that the effective discourse marker education method will be applied in the future education field.