study aims to explore the language attitudes toward the regional language and the identity as community members among Korean Language Learners(KLLs) who have migrated and reside in Jeonnam. It is important to pay attention to KLLs as community members, considering they communicate with speech community members who use the regional language. Therefore, in-depth interviews were conducted with six KLLs residing in Jeonnam to examine their language attitudes and identities. Analysis revealed that the KLLs exhibited a neutral attitude toward regional language, perceiving them as natural and commonplace. They positively accepted and used these dialects within their regional community. Furthermore, during the early stages of migration, learners experienced a lack of community belonging due to their unfamiliarity with regional language and insufficient language proficiency. However, through the process of striving to belong to the regional community, they began to unconsciously use the regional language, demonstrating that they employ the same linguistic resources as community members.

Abstract
1. 서론
2. 지역어 사용과 언어 정체성
    2.1. 지역어의 정의와 구분
    2.2. 한국어 학습자의 언어 사용과 정체성
3. 연구 방법
    3.1. 연구 대상 및 방법
    3.2. 자료 수집 및 분석
4. 지역어 사용과 정체성에 대한 심층 인터뷰
    4.1. 지역어에 대한 태도
    4.2 공동체 구성원으로서의 정체성에 대한 탐색
5. 결론
참고문헌

• 조하진(Ph.D. candidate, Department of Korean Language and Literature, Chonman National University) | Haijn Cho
• 박찬우(doctoral program, Department of Korean Language and Literature, Chonman National University) | Chanwoo Park Corresponding author