Journal article
The Openings and Closings in Student-to-Professor E-mails of Korean as a Foreign Language Students and KNS Students
The Korean language in America, Vol.23(2), pp.149-174
07/01/2019
DOI: 10.5325/KORELANGAMER.23.2.0149
Abstract
E-mail is one of the most popular communication methods between students and instructors in a college setting, and it is necessary for a Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) learner to be able to communicate through e-mail politely and appropriately in Korean. Previous research (e.g., Ko, 2018; Shim, 2013; Yoon & Lee, 2011) has pointed out that KFL learners were not able to use appropriate politeness strategies in writing e-mails, revealing their incompetencies in pragmatics. In this paper, we examine e-mails written by KFL and Korean Native Speakers (KNS) students, focusing on their strategies in the openings and closings. The data showed that KFL students' e-mails generally focus on the meaning of the message and do not follow a format that is appropriate between a student and an instructor in written Korean communication. This study suggests that raising students' awareness on intercultural differences between their L1 and Korean, and learning about pragmatic features, will help them to communicate through e-mail more successfully.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Openings and Closings in Student-to-Professor E-mails of Korean as a Foreign Language Students and KNS Students
- Creators
- Sang-Seok Yoon - University of IowaJeehae Yoo - Ewha Womans University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Korean language in America, Vol.23(2), pp.149-174
- DOI
- 10.5325/KORELANGAMER.23.2.0149
- ISSN
- 2332-0346
- eISSN
- 2374-670X
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures; Interdisciplinary Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984397911002771
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