Research on Acculturation of Korean Students During Chinese Language Acquisition

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10.2991/assehr.k.201215.369How to use a DOI?

Keywords

the acculturation model, social distance, psychological distance, second language acquisition

Abstract

The “acculturation model” proposed by Schumann (1978) provides a theoretical basis for the study of second language acquisition from the perspective of environmental and emotional factors. The “social distance” and “psychological distance” of second language learners in learning the target language explain the theoretical assumptions of the acculturation model. This paper takes international students in China as the research objects. Through quantitative and qualitative research, this paper analyzes the problems they encounter in the process of learning Chinese in Xi’an, and investigates the influence of social distance and psychological distance on Chinese as a second language acquisition. It is concluded that “social distance” is more important than “psychological distance” in Chinese language learning for Korean students. At the same time, it tries to propose an acculturation model for foreign students in China.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lijuan Gao
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/18
TI  - Research on Acculturation of Korean Students During Chinese Language Acquisition
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Inter-cultural Communication (ICELAIC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 420
EP  - 427
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.369
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.369
ID  - Gao2020
ER  -