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The Impact of International Students’ Chinese Social Media Literacy on Mandarin Learning Motivation: Mediated by Second Language Motivational Self System

소셜미디어 리터러시가 유학생의 외국어 학습동기에 미치는 영향 연구: 언어동기화시스템(L2MSS) 개념을 중심으로

양팅1, 황용석2†

Yang Ting1, Yong Suk Hwang2†

2†건국대학교 미디어커뮤니케이션학과 교수
1Department of Global Journalism & Communication, SWUPL, China
30 April 2020. pp. 183-208
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Abstract
Dornyei’s second language motivational self-system (L2MSS) illustrates second language acquisition is not only a learning process, but also a psychological one and is associated with learners’ self-identity. Basing on theory of the second language motivational self system (L2MSS) and media literacy, the present study investigated Chinese international students’ (N=178) Chinese social media literacy level (M=2.97, SD=.63), second language motivational self system (L2MSS) level (M=3.68, SD=.63) and Mandarin-learning motivation level (M=3.88, SD=.70). This study also examined the impact of international students’ social media literacy on their mandarin learning motivation. H1 (Social media literacy is one indicator of international students’ Mandarin learning motivation), H2 (Social media literacy of international students is one indicator of theirsecond languagemotivational self-system) and H3 (International students’second languagemotivational self-systemlevel is one indicator of their Mandarin learning motivation) were proposed and tested. All three hypothesis were accepted via regression analysis. Thus, the present study 1) confirmed the impact of social media literacy on Mandarin learning motivation via the mechanism of second language motivational self-system (L2MSS) (p < 0.05); 2) expanded explanatory power of second language motivational self system (L2MSS) to Mandarin learning.
Keywords
Second language motivational self-system (L2MSS)
Mandarin learning motivation
international students in China
social media literacy
Dornyei의 제2언어 동기화 시스템(L2MSS)에 따르면 제2언어의 획득은 학습 과정 일뿐만 아니라 심리적 과정이며 학습자의 자기 정체성과 관련이 있다는 것을 보여준다. 이 연구는 제2언어 동기화 시스템에 기초하여, 재중 유학생들의 소셜 미디어 능력이 그들의 중국어 학습 동기에 미치는 영향을 조사했다(N = 178). 분석결과, 유학생들의 소셜 미디어 교육은 중국어 학습 동기를 나타내는 중요한 지표 중 하나로 확인되었다. 소셜 미디어 리터러시의 향상은 L2MSS의 메커니즘을 통해 만다린 학습 동기를 향상시킬 수 있다는 것이 증명되었다. 제2언어 동기화 시스템에 영향을 미치는 유의미한 변수로 소셜 미디어 리터러시 수준(M = 2.97, SD = .63), L2MSS 수준(M = 3.68, SD = .63) 및 중국어 학습 동기 부여 수준(M = 3.88, SD = .70)이 확인되었다. 그리고 제2언어 동기화 시스템을 통해 소셜 미디어 리터러시가 중국어 만다린 학습 동기에 미치는 영향을 확인했다(p < 0.05). 또한 Dornyei의 제2언어 동기화 시스템(L2MSS)에 따르면 제2언어 획득이 학습 과정 일뿐만 아니라 심리적 과정이며 학습자의 자기 정체성과 관련되어 있음을 보여준다. 제2언어 동기화 시스템(L2MSS)상태가 양호하면보다 적극적인 학습 태도, 동기 부여 행동 및 학습 전략으로 이어질 수 있다. 제2언어 동기화 시스템(L2MSS) 만중국어 학습 동기 부여에 대한 강력한 설명 능력을 가지고 있습니다(R2 = .472, p < 0.01). 따라서 유학생의 중국어 학습 동기를 향상시키기 위해서는 소셜 미디어 리터러시가 중요한 척도이다. 또한 유학생들이 소셜 미디어 능력, 특히 미디어 접촉 능력 (M = 2.46, SD = .822)을 개발하는 것이 중요하다.
키워드
L2MSS
중국어 학습 동기
재중 외국인 유학생
소셜미디어 리터러시
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  • Publisher :Research Institute of Creative Contents
  • Publisher(Ko) :글로컬문화전략연구소
  • Journal Title :The Journal of Culture Contents
  • Journal Title(Ko) :문화콘텐츠연구
  • Volume : 18
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  • Pages :183-208
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.34227/tjocc.2020..18.183
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