The Use of Machine Translation Tools in International Students’ Adaptation in Higher Education Contexts : Uzbek International Students in South Korean Universities
- 주제(키워드) Uzbek students , adaptation , study abroad , education , korean university
- 주제(DDC) 420
- 발행기관 아주대학교 일반대학원
- 지도교수 강지혜
- 발행년도 2026
- 학위수여년월 2026. 2
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 및 전공 일반대학원 영어영문학과
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ajou/000000035490
- 본문언어 영어
- 저작권 아주대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
This thesis examines how Uzbek international students in South Korean universities employ Machine Translation tools to facilitate academic adaptation across the four core language skills. Drawing on qualitative data from semi-structured interviews, the study situates students’ experiences within Young Yun Kim’s (2001) An Integrative Theory of Communication and Cross-Cultural Adaptation, emphasizing the cyclical dynamics of stress, adaptation, and growth. Findings reveal that students mobilize machine translation (MT) not merely for word-level assistance but as part of broader strategies, including recording and transcription workflows, simplification of dense academic texts, and rehearsed responses for classroom interaction. The analysis demonstrates that while MT tools provide crucial scaffolding in overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers, they also serve as mediating instruments in the gradual development of host communication competence. By compelling students to evaluate, revise, and contextualize translations, MT fosters both functional access to academic tasks and incremental intercultural transformation. The article argues that MT occupies a dual position in the adaptation process: alleviating immediate communicative strain while supporting long-term integration into the host academic environment.
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Rationale for Study 3
1.3 Research Questions 6
1.4 Machine translation 6
1.5 Organization of Chapters 9
Chapter 2 Theoretical background 11
2.1 Machine Translation in Multilingual Academic Contexts 11
2.2 Second Language Proficiency and Its Impact on Academic Integration in Foreign Contexts 14
2.3 Young Yun Kim's An Integrative Theory of Communication and Cross-Cultural Adaptation 16
2.4 Research Methods 20
2.4.1 Data and Methodology 20
2.4.2 Interview Methods in Translation and Language Learning Research 23
2.4.3 Conceptualizing Academic Adaptation through Dual-Process Lenses 25
2.4.4 Operational Definitions 26
Chapter 3 Individual Processing and Machine Translation use in Academic Settings 29
3.1 Lecture Comprehension 30
3.2 Reading Papers and Doing Research 33
3.3 Writing assignments and Presentation Preparation 36
3.4. Summary of Findings 38
Chapter 4 Machine Translation as Interactive processing tools in Academic Settings 40
4.1 Participating in group works 41
4.2 Communicating with Professors 44
4.3 Engaging with Administration Staff 47
4.4 Summary of Findings 50
Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusion 52
5.1 Synthesis of Key Findings 52
5.2 Machine Translation Tools as a Mediating Resource in the S-A-G Cycle 55
5.3 Theoretical and Contextual Implications 57
5.4 Conclusion 60
5.5 Research Limits 61
5.6 Future research 63
References 64
Appendix 73
