한국 고등학교 일본어학습자의 대일(對日) 인식

Abstract

In this article, I present a concrete survey of the high school learners of Japanese in Korea and their recognition of Japan, Japanese people, and the Japanese language, and also analyse the factors affecting their motivations for learning Japanese and their recognition of Japan as well as their recognition of the Korea–Japan relationship. As far as the Korean high school students surveyed are concerned, the following points are revealed. First, they have both positive and negative recognitions of Japan. Second, while they have positive and negative recognitions of Japanese people, they are interested to communicate with Japanese people. Third, they are fond of the Japanese language and culture and interested in trips to Japan and communication in Japanese, but they are not much interested in studying and working in Japan and jobs requiring the Japanese language. Also, they study Japanese to meet the requirements for graduation, and they do not highly value the authority, international prominence, and practicality of the language. Fourth, their primary motive for learning Japanese lies in their interest in trips to Japan and the Japanese culture. They study the language as a second foreign language, but not many students keep their study as a major at a university level. Fifth, the formation of their recognition of Japan is largely based on the Korea–Japan relationship, manga, and animations, and natural disasters is also a pertinent factor. Finally, they negatively think of the current and future Korea–Japan relationship.