Cultural Contacts and Intercultural Sensitivity of KFL College Students in the US

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Inhye Lee. 2017. Cultural Contacts and Intercultural Sensitivity of KFL College Students in the US. Journal of Korean Language Education 28 English Edition: 19-42. The present study investigates the relationship among cultural contacts, intercultural sensitivity, and proficiency of US-based beginning level KFL college students. Data was collected from eighty two learners through the cultural contact survey and Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (Chen & Starostar, 2000). The results showed the following; 1) “meeting Koreans in person” and “chatting via social media” were popular ways to communicate with Korean native speakers and showed the relationship between cultural contact and intercultural sensitivity; 2) indirect contact via Korean popular media was a common way to be exposed to Korean culture. When compared by t-test, the high proficiency group and less proficiency group showed a statistically significant difference only in “Watching Korean dramas and TV shows.” This may indicate that being in contact with popular mainstream media such as K-dramas has a significant influence on learners’ proficiency level; 3) the response to contact via Korean language course and communication with non-native peers in Korean class showed the students’ beliefs about their thoughts on the connection between Korean culture through Korean course and their respective peers. (University of Minnesota)

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