The present study aimed to analyze the developmental trajectories of English achievement and exposure time through private education, utilizing univariate and multivariate latent growth curve analysis. This study used a subset of the Gyeonggi Education Panel Study data from 2012 to 2017. The results indicated consistent disparities in the growth of English achievement, depending on the student’s proficiency levels at the starting point. In particular, the early exposure to private tutoring was significantly and closely related to the initial status and the growth trajectory of English achievement. When the sample was classified by urbanicity, the findings suggested that the gap in English achievement was likely to increase over time across the two regions, with a stronger correlation with private tutoring found in urban areas. These results underscore the need for educational intervention for students in less advantageous conditions, and they provide valuable pedagogical implications for teaching English in the Korean EFL context.

중국에서는 북한의 서술 시각을 전면적으로 수용하던 초기 단계를 벗어나, 1990년대의 개혁 개방 이후에 는 남한의 연구 성과를 폭넓게 반영해 왔다. 현재는 남북한 사이에서 객관적인 시각을 유지하면서도 중국 의 특색을 담아낼 수 있는 문학사 기술 경향을 보여주고 있다. 김영금의 󰡔정편 한국문학사󰡕는 중국에서 가장 최근에 간행된 한국문학사로서, 한국학 연구의 동향과 문학사 교육의 방향을 엿볼 수 있는 좋은 사례라 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 고전문학 분야의 기술 양상을 중점적으로 검토해 보았다. 세부적으로는 시가문학과 산문문학으로 나누어 하위 갈래들의 개념과 범주, 주요 작가와 작품 등을 통해 서술상의 특징 을 살펴보았다. 중국에서의 최근 연구 성과를 반영하고 비교문학적 접근을 확대하고 있다는 점 등은 긍정 적인 시도로 평가할 수 있다. 그렇지만 대학 및 연구원생을 주요 독자로 상정하고 있는 만큼, 전문 학술서 로서의 깊이는 다소 부족하고 문학사의 실질과 어긋나는 부분도 발견된다.

This study aimed to investigate the need for dietary education and programs for young Koreans belonging to singleperson households in the metropolitan area. A total of 500 young adults aged 19-34 participated in the study through an online survey. Participants responded to questions on general characteristics, dietary problems, and the need for dietary education and programs. The subjects were divided into three groups as follows: Undergraduate students, employed workers, and others. Among the subjects from single-person households, 20.2, 67, and 12.8% were undergraduate students, employed workers, and others, respectively. When asked for their estimation of an appropriate self-pay when participating in a cooking class, 39.8% of total subjects responded ‘5,000-10,000 won’. The most preferred program for young adults in single-person households was the ‘support food package’. For the preferred method of dietary education, undergraduate students showed a greater preference for classes ‘at campuses’. However, employed workers and others had a higher preference for ‘non-face-to-face online classes’. Undergraduate students tended to generally have a higher preference for dietary education and support programs compared to employed workers and others. This study provides data that will be useful for establishing healthy dietary policies and education programs for young single-person households in Korea.

This study investigated the effects of complex problem-solving activities involving children’s literature on students’ critical thinking dispositions and English production. Thirty-one sixth-grade students were given lessons over a seven-week period. Various types of data were analyzed qualitatively, and the results of a critical thinking disposition test were analyzed quantitatively. Results were as follows: First, the critical thinking dispositions test revealed positive changes in open-mindedness, independence, objectivity, and inquisitiveness. The highest score was found for open-mindedness. The largest increase in score was for independence and objectivity. Second, changes in critical thinking dispositions enriched children’s English production. Open-mindedness helped with spoken language production as it encouraged students to share their opinions freely. Independence was mainly expressed in writing form in which students could question and evaluate the text. Greater objectivity was applied to spoken and written language production as the subjects were able to recognize the importance of evidence. Inquisitiveness affected children’s writing as it drove them to write down the results of their own research.

The purpose of this study is to explore the language attitude of 20s toward genderlect. This study focused on the representation of genderlects in South Korean dramas, and was based on the media reception theory. In the research, 32 men and women aged between 19 to 24 were interviewed in focus groups. The data were analyzed qualitatively. The research results are as follows. First, the participants partially recognized the characteristics of genderlect which were reported in previous studies, and the opinions among the participants hardly agreed. Second, the way which dramas represent genderlect was shown as breaking away from traditional gender roles and the reestablishment of overturned gender roles. Third, this study categorized the positive and negative responses of the participants toward the use of gender language. Fourth, participants’ attitude toward genderlect was gradually arranged from negotiation to opposition. This study is meaningful in that it comprehensively demonstrated the language attitudes of the younger generation. However, there still remains a margin on further research in consideration of non-binary participants and broader contexts.

Background: The range of pelvic tilt is one of modifiable risk factors in preventing the lower back pain. Objects: The purpose of this study were to compare the range of pelvic tilt motion by testing position and sex. Methods: One hundred five young adults (61 females and 44 males) agreed to participate in measuring the anterior and posterior pelvic tilt with the PALM (Palpation Meter) in sitting and standing. The range of pelvic tilt motion was defined as the difference between the pelvic anterior and posterior tilt angles. Results: In general, the anterior pelvic tilt was greater (p < 0.01) in standing than in sitting and the posterior pelvic tilt was lesser (p < 0.01) in sitting than in standing. The anterior pelvic tilt in sitting and standing was greater (p < 0.01) in the females than in the males. However, the effect of sex on the posterior pelvic tilt was only significant in sitting (p < 0.01), but not in standing (p = 0.78). The range of pelvic tilt was greater (p = 0.03) in sitting but not significantly (p = 0.07) affected by the sex. Conclusion: The pelvic tilt motion in these young adults showed large variability and further studies are needed to understand better its relationship to the prevalence of the lower back disorders.

한국 어린이들이 중국어를 배우면서 접하는 한자의 학습에 대해 아직까지 국내에서는 경험에 근 거한 교수법과 방법론 위주로 논의가 이루어지며, 무엇을, 언제, 어떻게 도입해야 하는가에 대한 논 의는 충분히 이루어지지 않고 있다. 즉 학습자의 연령 요소와 그에 따른 인지 발달과 관련된 고려가 부족한 편이다. 본고는 이에 중국 어린이의 한자 읽기에 대한 실증적 연구들을 검토함으로써 한국 어린이의 한자 교육에 어떤 시사점이 있는지 살펴보고자 하였다. 선행연구에 따르면, 알파벳 등 표 음문자를 사용하는 어린이가 발달적 읽기 장애가 있는 경우, 이들의 기억력 장애는 시각적-공간적 자극 처리 능력보다는 음운 인식 능력과 관계된 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한 중국 어린이를 대상으로 한 많은 연구들이 중국어 읽기 능력의 습득에서 작업 기억의 중요성을 조사하여, 중국어 한자 읽기 에서 음운 인식과 시각적 자극에 대한 처리의 기능을 다각도로 관찰, 조사하고 있다. 그러나 아직까 지는 어느 한쪽을 지지하는 유력하고 일관된 결과를 보이지 않는다. 다만 중국 어린이 학습자가 언 어적 환경과 인지 발달 단계에 따라 한자 읽기 습득에 있어 음운과 시각적 정보, 두 유형의 인지적 처리 기술이 서로 다른 처리 기제를 가질 수 있으며 두 가지 모두 한자 변별과 밀접한 관련이 있음 을 시사한다. 따라서 한국 어린이를 대상으로 하는 외국어로서의 중국어 교육 및 학습에서도 한자 읽기의 교수와 학습은 학습자의 인지 발달 단계를 고려하여 적절한 교수요목과 교수방식을 선택해 야 하며, 이에 대한 실증적인 연구가 필요하다.

Kang, Nayoung. 2015. “A sociolinguistic study on the structural properties and sociocultural meaning of pun and speech play in Korean young children’s peer talk”. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 23(1). 1~30. This paper examines the use of pun in a Korean preschool classroom from the perspective of sociolinguistic study. The purpose of this research is to describe and analyze how Korean young children learn and speak their peer talk and cultural theme in regard to forms and meaning of pun and speech play. For this study, I conducted ethnographic fieldwork for one year at a Korean preschool, focusing on intensive participant observation of teachers’ and children’s interactions, supplemented by in-depth interviews with teachers and children. Through the analysis of social interactions in classroom, I argue that 1) the structural properties of pun(sound patterns, lexicon, syntax, and pragmatics) and 2) sociocultural and interactional meaning(performance, pun in class, taboo as sexuality and curse) in various forms of everyday talk.

Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (IPEH) is a rare benign vascular lesion that rarely occurs in the oral cavity. Its clinical features are similar to neoplasms, which are easily identified in the oral cavity, and it can be misdiagnosed as an angiosarcoma. Therefore, it is important to recognize the characteristics of the lesion in order to both diagnose and treat it properly. We report a case of IPEH in a young Korean female patient, as well as discuss its differential diagnosis and treatment using a review of the related literature.

Korean families were separated in the wake of division of Korea into north and south. Separated families became refugees, defecting from North Korea. Therefore, it can be said that all of the North Korean refugees, who have currently settled down in South Korea, fall under the category of separated families. Under these circumstances, group experience and homesickness of North Korean refugees have been the driving force of their artistic creation, which has been reflected in their works. It was found that the North Korean refugee painters had felt homesick. Young-rim Choi also is North Korean refugee painter. He described the utopia that he had dreamed of in his works as they put emphasis on pain from loss of hometown and nostalgia for childhood. He also reflected his hometown indirectly in his works. His works have the common features such as landscape that is similar to that of his hometown, influence by tumulus murals, which can be assumed based on iconic and expressive technique. It is right to say that the common features express objects of ideology that is intrinsic to painter’s mind, rather than simple landscape or person. This is because his paintings connote painter’s longing, memory, dream, and hard feelings of deep sorrow simultaneously. As the painter look for images that are similar to those of his hometown due to physical absence of homeland, such images mean that consciousness of internal diaspora of Korea among North Korean refugee painter is expressed in the passive way. This study was meaningful in that the works and achievements by Young-rim Choi were examined in the perspective of internal diaspora of Korea, even though he has never been investigated until recently, with a view to getting an in-depth understanding of his works and positioning the painter on the historical map.

The muscle strengths in various postures are still used in the workplace, although mechanization and automation have been continuously accomplished. The aim of this study is to measure the maximum muscle strength and analyze the muscle fatigue during the

The present study is an investigation of young Korean Protestants’ views of other faiths and how they understand mission and evangelism based on those views. The empirical research shows that a considerable number of young Korean Christians have now embraced pluralistic viewpoint concerning other religions, along with the postmodern relativistic perspective about truth claims. This research concludes that both perspectives weaken the motive of traditional Christian evangelism and mission toward people of other faiths. The empirical research also indicates the urgency to recognize pluralistic and relativistic tendencies among young Korean Protestants in the history of the Korean Protestant Church. In other words, the emerging pluralistic and postmodern viewpoint, which is gaining popularity among young Koreans, is beginning to compete with the dominant traditional Korean Protestant exclusivistic theology of religions. Thus, we are beginning to see the competition between exclusivism and pluralism or relativism (religious and postmodern). An important missional issue regarding exclusivism and pluralism is that both can easily fail to engage people of other faiths. While the exclusivists close their mind and try not to listen to people of other faiths, the pluralists think it unnecessary to share the Christian faith. As a result they both have that the tendency to avoid engaging with the ‘other,’ that is, people of other faiths. In response, the researcher suggests “dialogical evangelism,” with the intention to escape the missional dangers post by both exclusivism and pluralism, and to encourage Christians to engage the ‘others’ in dialogue and love for evangelism. Having taken other faiths into consideration since the 1910 Edinburgh Conference of the World Missionary Conference, many mission thinkers have become involved in how to do missions toward people of other faiths. The dialogical approach to people of other faiths has proved to be a desirable way of doing missions. On the other hand, evangelicals have argued that its ultimate goal should be evangelism. Therefore, integrating the strengths of these two approaches, for the Korean Protestant Church and the new generation of Christians, the researcher suggests dialogical evangelism as the most viable approach to people of other faiths.

목적 : 본 연구는 정상 영유아들의 국내·외 음식과 연령에 따른 저작 횟수와 저작 시간에서의 차이에 대하여 알아 보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 30명의 정상 영유아들에게 반유동식과 고체식(무른 것, 단단한 것 및 질긴 것)을 먹도록 하여 저작 횟수와 저작 시간을 측정하였다. 연구 결과 : 첫째, 국내·외 음식 재질과 연령에 따른 저작 횟수에서 진 죽과 사과소스 그리고 밥과 구운 식빵에서 각 각 유의한 차이가 나타났고, 새우깡과 Graham 비스킷에서는 연령과 음식 재질 간에 상호 작용 효과가 있었다. 둘 째, 국·내외 음식 재질과 연령에 따른 저작 시간의 비교에 서는 밥과 구운 식빵에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 결과 : 발병기간 6개월 미만, 인지기능 정상인 집단에서 구강인두자극 프로그램 적용 전·후에 연하곤란척도 점수 변화가 통계적으로 유의하였다(p<.05). 인지기능, 구강·비구강 섭취 형태에 따라 층화한 결과에서는 발병기간 6 개월 미만의 집단에서 인지기능이 정상이고 구강섭취를 하는 경우에 연하곤란척도 점수 변화가 통계적으로 유의 하였다(p<.05). 구강인두자극 프로그램 적용 전·후 기능적 연하곤란척도 점수 차이에 영향을 미치는 요소는 발 병기간, 인지기능, 구강·비구강의 섭취 형태였다. 결론 : 뇌졸중으로 인한 연하곤란 환자들에게 구강인두자극 프로그램을 적용할 때 발병기간 6개월 미만, 인지기능 상태의 정상, 구강섭취하는 대상자에게 효과적임을 나타내고 있다. 향후에는 본 연구에서 제시한 환자 특성 외에 요소들을 통제한 연구가 필요하며 구강인두자극 프로그램과 더불어 기능적 전기자극 치료에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 관련요소와의 비교연구가 추가적으로 연구되어져야 할 것이다.

This research examines the L2 output of young Korean ESL learners with respect to early child English grammar. From the comparison of the frequency of clause elements between L1 and L2 clause elements with respect to semantic theta roles, both language data showed that the ""agent-action-object"" structure was most prevalent. The dominant clause structures of Korean ESL language data were the SVO and the SVA structure. The frequencies of the V, the VO, and the SV structure in EFL language data were higher than those of Korean ESL utterances. The syntactic development of the Korean ESL language data was formed around the SVO and the SOA structure, whereas the EFL language data did not reveal any specific order of the development. Much more English language input should be provided to the students in natural ways for their acquisition and we should take into consideration the language difficulty and the natural development of English clause structure at the same time when developing EFL textbooks.