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In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results ... more In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results of a perception experiment show that Korean listeners categorize English voiceless unaspirated stops as Korean tense stops in the absence of corresponding English ...
Teaching subject-matter courses using English as a medium of instruction (EMI) is gaining popular... more Teaching subject-matter courses using English as a medium of instruction (EMI) is gaining popularity in the English as a foreign language (EFL) context. In such courses, students usually have lower proficiency than international or English as a second language (ESL) learners studying in an English-speaking country. Additionally, EFL learners do not have as much exposure to English as ESL students have outside of the classroom, making the subject matter of EMI courses a greater challenge for them. Acquiring a large enough English vocabulary and basic grammar is a prerequisite to study successfully in such courses. Furthermore, knowledge of multi-word units, in addition to that of single words, is helpful because these “improve the quality and fluency of spoken and written language” (Laufer & Waldman, 2011, p. 648). Multi-word units have also been referred to as formulaic expressions, chunks, prefabricated patterns, collocations, and so forth. The importance and difficulty of acquirin...
This paper explores several factors that affect the adaptation of foreign liquids (primarily from... more This paper explores several factors that affect the adaptation of foreign liquids (primarily from English) in Korean, a language which makes no contrast between lateral and central liquids. The claim has recently been advanced in the loanword literature that perception plays a key role when foreign words are borrowed into the recipient language (for Korean, cf. H. Kang 2003 and Y. Kang 2003). Iverson & Lee (2004) argued that it is the salient perceptual categories of the recipient language that determine the phonological adaptation of loanwords rather than redundant, non-contrastive properties in either the source or the recipient language. In the course of this paper, we will review how liquids in foreign languages, in particular English, are produced and perceived within the phonological system of Korean, and how conforming to its syllable structure plays a major role in the adaptation of foreign words. In addition, we will identify some extra-phonological factors which result in ...
The purpose of the present study is to examine the role played by Korean popular culture in enhan... more The purpose of the present study is to examine the role played by Korean popular culture in enhancing language proficiency levels among college students learning Korean in North America. In the current setting of Korean as a foreign language (KFL), increased attention to Korean popular culture among Korean language learners suggests that individual motivation may be attributable to positive attitudes and motivational orientations towards Korean culture in general, and these in turn can be closely related to learning practices and outcome. This paper focuses on specified intrinsic motivations and their associations with achievement in attaining Korean language proficiency.
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results ... more In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results of a perception experiment show that Korean listeners categorize English voiceless unaspirated stops as Korean tense stops in the absence of corresponding English ...
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
Lee, Ahrong & Gregory K. Iverson. (2007). Variation in Korean Integration of English Word-Final /... more Lee, Ahrong & Gregory K. Iverson. (2007). Variation in Korean Integration of English Word-Final /s/. Language Research 43.xxx-yyy.
PCE Official Conference Proceedings
In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results ... more In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results of a perception experiment show that Korean listeners categorize English voiceless unaspirated stops as Korean tense stops in the absence of corresponding English ...
Teaching subject-matter courses using English as a medium of instruction (EMI) is gaining popular... more Teaching subject-matter courses using English as a medium of instruction (EMI) is gaining popularity in the English as a foreign language (EFL) context. In such courses, students usually have lower proficiency than international or English as a second language (ESL) learners studying in an English-speaking country. Additionally, EFL learners do not have as much exposure to English as ESL students have outside of the classroom, making the subject matter of EMI courses a greater challenge for them. Acquiring a large enough English vocabulary and basic grammar is a prerequisite to study successfully in such courses. Furthermore, knowledge of multi-word units, in addition to that of single words, is helpful because these “improve the quality and fluency of spoken and written language” (Laufer & Waldman, 2011, p. 648). Multi-word units have also been referred to as formulaic expressions, chunks, prefabricated patterns, collocations, and so forth. The importance and difficulty of acquirin...
This paper explores several factors that affect the adaptation of foreign liquids (primarily from... more This paper explores several factors that affect the adaptation of foreign liquids (primarily from English) in Korean, a language which makes no contrast between lateral and central liquids. The claim has recently been advanced in the loanword literature that perception plays a key role when foreign words are borrowed into the recipient language (for Korean, cf. H. Kang 2003 and Y. Kang 2003). Iverson & Lee (2004) argued that it is the salient perceptual categories of the recipient language that determine the phonological adaptation of loanwords rather than redundant, non-contrastive properties in either the source or the recipient language. In the course of this paper, we will review how liquids in foreign languages, in particular English, are produced and perceived within the phonological system of Korean, and how conforming to its syllable structure plays a major role in the adaptation of foreign words. In addition, we will identify some extra-phonological factors which result in ...
The purpose of the present study is to examine the role played by Korean popular culture in enhan... more The purpose of the present study is to examine the role played by Korean popular culture in enhancing language proficiency levels among college students learning Korean in North America. In the current setting of Korean as a foreign language (KFL), increased attention to Korean popular culture among Korean language learners suggests that individual motivation may be attributable to positive attitudes and motivational orientations towards Korean culture in general, and these in turn can be closely related to learning practices and outcome. This paper focuses on specified intrinsic motivations and their associations with achievement in attaining Korean language proficiency.
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results ... more In the adaptation of English voiceless unaspirated stops in word-initial s-clusters, the results of a perception experiment show that Korean listeners categorize English voiceless unaspirated stops as Korean tense stops in the absence of corresponding English ...
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
16Th Ncolctl Annual Conference 2013, Feb 10, 2012
Lee, Ahrong & Gregory K. Iverson. (2007). Variation in Korean Integration of English Word-Final /... more Lee, Ahrong & Gregory K. Iverson. (2007). Variation in Korean Integration of English Word-Final /s/. Language Research 43.xxx-yyy.