서울 소재 문화재와 관광지 영어 설명문의 오류 분석 (An Analysis of Errors in the English Expository Texts on Some Cultural Properties and Tourist Sites in Seoul)

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· 발행기관 : 한국응용언어학회
· 수록지 정보 : 응용언어학 / 36권 / 2호 / 179 ~ 198페이지
· 저자명 : 이재희

초록

According to the national English curriculum (MOE, 2015), the objectives of English language education in Korea include the development of English communicative competence, the understanding of foreign culture, and the introduction of the Korean culture to the world. These objectives require us to provide foreign tourists with the correct information on cultural properties and tourist sites available for visiting in Korea. The present study aimed to identify and classify common errors in English expository texts as seen on cultural properties and tourist sites, and to contribute to the improvement of the texts. The study analyzed 22 English texts on cultural properties and tourist sites located in Seoul. The results are as follows: First, 254 sentence-level errors were found while 21 discourse-level errors were identified. Second, 175 global errors were found whereas 100 local errors were found. Third, looking at the source of errors, 203 errors were found in the texts of cultural properties while 72 errors were from those of tourist sites and exhibitions. In conclusion, the expository texts on cultural properties and tourist sites for foreign tourists should be translated by translation specialists with a high level of English proficiency and a good knowledge of Korean history, culture, and tourist sites.

영어초록

According to the national English curriculum (MOE, 2015), the objectives of English language education in Korea include the development of English communicative competence, the understanding of foreign culture, and the introduction of the Korean culture to the world. These objectives require us to provide foreign tourists with the correct information on cultural properties and tourist sites available for visiting in Korea. The present study aimed to identify and classify common errors in English expository texts as seen on cultural properties and tourist sites, and to contribute to the improvement of the texts. The study analyzed 22 English texts on cultural properties and tourist sites located in Seoul. The results are as follows: First, 254 sentence-level errors were found while 21 discourse-level errors were identified. Second, 175 global errors were found whereas 100 local errors were found. Third, looking at the source of errors, 203 errors were found in the texts of cultural properties while 72 errors were from those of tourist sites and exhibitions. In conclusion, the expository texts on cultural properties and tourist sites for foreign tourists should be translated by translation specialists with a high level of English proficiency and a good knowledge of Korean history, culture, and tourist sites.

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