Korean Journal of Child Studies 1997;18(2): 121-130.
한국과 미국 유아의 의사소통에서 주제 수행에 대한 비교문화 연구
이순형, 성미영, Mullen Mary K .
Topic Performance : A Cross - Cultural Study of Korean and American 3 - Year - Old Children
Soon Hyung Yi,Mi Young Sung,
Abstract
This study investigated differences in the topic performance of 3-year-old Korean and American children. Sixteen mother and child dyads (8 Americans and 8 Koreans) were tape-recorded during naturally occurring conversations. The cape-recorded data were transcribed on the observational chechlist by Kertoy Vetter(1995). Korean children engaged in topic performance nearly twice as often as American children. Korean children engaged in topic termination/initiation and continuation more often than American children. Also, Korean children engaged in topic collaboration and incorporation more often than American children, but there was no difference in off-topic.