다문화가정 아동의 표현어휘능력 연구 - K-BNT-C를 중심으로

Abstract

This study attempted to examine and compare expressive vocabulary ability of multicultural family children to normally developing children using the Korean-Boston Naming Test for Children(K-BNT-C). The subjects of this study were 26 multicultural family children and 105 normally developing children aged between 3 years, 6 months and 3 years, 11 months. Through this, we aimed to identify variables related to expressive vocabulary ability of the multicultural family children and to find the variable that has the highest effect on their expressive vocabulary ability.The results were as follows. First, the K-BNT-C mean score of the multicultural family children was significantly lower than that of the normally developing children. Second, the K-BNT-C scores of the multicultural family children were in a significantly positive correlation with the mothers’ Korean-Boston Naming Test(K-BNT) scores, the children’s time spent at preschool education institutions, and the family’s income. From the results of regression analysis, the effect on expressive vocabulary ability of the multicultural family children was the highest for the mothers’ K-BNT scores with the number of children’s hours at preschool education institutions coming in second, but the effect of family income was insignificant. That is, expressive vocabulary ability of the multicultural family children was higher when the mother’s expressive vocabulary ability was high and when the children’s time spent at a preschool education institution was long