In the past, teenagers’ international exchanges tended to stay at the level of events, field trips, or tourism, but recently, communication with foreign creators is possible through online platforms, as well as various ways of communication, such as...
In the past, teenagers’ international exchanges tended to stay at the level of events, field trips, or tourism, but recently, communication with foreign creators is possible through online platforms, as well as various ways of communication, such as playing games with foreign users.
The purpose of this study is to find out how to revitalize online international exchange in the future by identifying the current status of online international exchange use and improvement plans for teenagers who use online international exchange services, and the results are summarized as follows.
First, as a result of analyzing the usage of online international exchange activities, it was found that the period of use of online international exchange sites was generally less than 3 months, and the recognition path of online international exchange sites was mainly found through friends, family, and acquaintances.
Second, it was found that the psychological difficulties experienced when using online international exchange sites are generally the most difficult in terms of misunderstandings caused by incorrect translation, and technical difficulties are generally related to translation function. It was found that they felt the most difficulty in the fact that in-depth exchanges were impossible due to the instability of In addition, it was found that the advantage of online international exchange sites compared to offline is that they generally think that it is good in that they are not restricted by time and place, and the disadvantage is that it is difficult to find out the other person's feelings and intentions because they usually communicate only through text messages.
Lastly, it was found that most people thought that it was most necessary to keep netiquette (prohibition of slander and white paper) as a must-have for online international exchange.
Based on the above results, the following are suggestions regarding the use of online international exchange sites and improvement plans.
First, online international exchange sites need policy support and promotion.
Second, it is necessary to invest generously in improving the translation function of online international exchange sites.
Third, various online exchange activities besides chatting should be guaranteed on online international exchange sites.