The purpose of this study was to examine the use of machine translation by Uzbek-speaking Korean learners, focusing on their usage patterns, attitudes, perceptions, and expectations, as well as identifying the educational implications of using machine translation. An online survey, lasting two weeks, involved 85 Korean language learners from universities in Korea and Uzbekistan. The main findings indicated a high reliance on machine translation for Korean language learning, with the majority of respondents using machine translations to find accurate vocabulary and expressions. Regarding their attitudes towards machine translation, learners mainly utilized it for literal communication, reading, and writing, and were generally satisfied with them, especially as tools for learning spellings and pronunciations. The use of machine translation significantly influenced learners’ confidence, interest in learning, and anxiety reduction. In terms of perception, learners found machine translation effective for learning Korean vocabulary, expressions, and writing, but also perceived machine translators as sources of stress and anxiety. Expectations for using machine translation were high for completing tasks in vocabulary, expression, and writing, but low for improving grammar skills and producing error-free Korean expressions.

This study investigates how English path verbs and manner verbs are translated into Korean. In Korean, the verb-framed language, the manner component of motion events may be omitted because Korean speakers tend not to pay much attention to the manner part of the motion events. The similar tendency has been reported in some previous studies, which compare Korean speakers’ recognition of motion events with those of English speakers. When motion events in a satellite-frame language are translated into a verb-framed language, the manner component of motion events may be omitted. This study examines how English path verbs and manner verbs of describing motion events are translated into Korean, using English-Korean video translation data. In this study, the authors claim that English speakers and Korean speakers recognize motion events differently, and different types of motion verbs are used to describe the same motion events.