Despite the extensive research on second language learning motivation, very little research has been conducted with Chinese learning motivation and the focus of the research has been limited mainly to identifying types of motivation. Considering the popularity of Chinese as a second language and the lack of research on Chinese learning motivation, the study aims to illustrate the process of motivational changes in learning Chinese from the sociocultual perspective. The data were collected from the researcher’s own autobiographic diary written while she was learning Chinese. Using the framework of an Activity Theory, the data were analyzed to find factors affecting the participant’s motivatonal changes. The findings indicate that the participant’s motivation was affected by dynamic interaction of mediational tools, relationships within the community, and different roles of the learner. The findings imply that the level of motivation is affected by how the learner resolves the tensions among those factors to move forward to the goal of becoming a multilingual speaker. The study may provide a methodological insight into L2 motivation research by analyzing and describing a longitudinal Chinese learning experience from a first-person point of view.

The aim of this study was to establish the identity of Korean traditional food based on the recorded food preferences during the period of the Chosun Dynasty. Our primary source in this regard was the invaluable, historical document called the "Miam's diary." This important document reveals details of such food preferences from October 1567 to September 1568. By analyzing the income-expenditure trends of virtually every household, this diary was used to describe a vivid traditional food preference of the people during that period. A detailed analysis of the diary reveals the summary of families' characteristics in the 16th century. First, it records the fact that expenditure on food was mainly based on stipend and gifts received. The type of food preferred by the people was diverse in nature; for it included rice, bean, chicken, pheasant, and seafood. However, there were dried or pickled forms too so as to prevent them from undergoing decay. Second, it throws light on the fact that people expended food mainly as a salary for servants. People utilized the income from selling such food items to purchase goods and land. They also used the same either to donate for a funeral or wedding purpose. Third, it records the fact that day-to-day purchase of groceries was mostly based on gift(s) for someone close to them such as a neighbor, colleague, relative, or student. Further, such gifts included small groceries, food items, and clothes. Fourth, based on the data available in the diary, it seemed likely that the gentry families laid emphasis on the customary formalities of a family dating back to as early as the late 16th century. Finally, the document also records the fact that noblemen of the Chosun Dynasty had a notion that they had to extend warmth and affection by presenting generous gifts to their guests at home. Noblemen during that period were very particular in welcoming their guests as they believed that this approach alone would testify their status as noblemen.

난중일기에 나타난 지명에 대해 현재의 행정지명과 위치는 대부분 확인되었다. 그럼에도 불구하고 명량해전 이후 한반도 서남해안을 항해하면서 이순신과 조선수군이 체류했던 장소 중 1597년 10월 11일 일기에 기록된 안편도의 현재의 지명과 위치가 어디인지 번역자 또는 학자들 간에 의견이 다를 뿐 아니라, 아직까지도 정확하게 확인되지 않고 있다. 이 연구는 안편도로 추정되어 온 기존의 장소에서 관찰한 지형지물의 방향과 위치가 실제 위치와 방향을 비교하여 얼마나 일치하는지를 분석하였고, 연구자들이 새롭게 탐사한 섬과 산에서 관찰한 지형지물의 방향과 위치가 실제 안편도와 얼마나 일치하는지를 분석하고 평가하였다. 그 결과 난중일기에 기록된 안편도는 현재의 안좌도에 있는 매봉산임을 확인하였다.

외국어로서의 한국어 교육의 일차적인 목표는 의사소통 능력을 향상시키는 것이다. 의사소통 능력이란 말하기와 듣기, 읽기와 쓰기까지 포함하기에 어느 것 하나 소홀히 할 수 없다. 하지만 최근 한국어 교육에서 읽기와 쓰기의 연구는 짧고, 구체적인 쓰기 교육에 대한 방안도 부족한 실정이다. 또한 유창성의 흐름에 따라 학습자들이 말하기보다 쓰기 실력은 그 아래 단계에 머무는 한계가 드러나고 있다. 본고에서는 그 해결책의 하나로 문법지식을 활용한 일기쓰기를 제안하고자한다. 일기는 학습자들의 경험을 토대로 생각과 느낌을 표현하게 해 주면서 말하기를 확대시키는 도구가 되기도 한다. 또한 문법지식을 활용한 일기쓰기 연습을 통해 오류를 최소화하고 다음 단계로 나아갔을 때 정확하고 안정된 표현을 사용할 수 있도록 도움을 줄 것이다. 따라서 직접 학습자들에게 실험을 통해서 그 효과를 확인하고자 한다.