AFFECTIVE FACTOR

Lisa is fond of watching her favorite K-pop idols. At her debut, she wish to go to
Korea and experience its beauty. Her parents allowed her and prepare a stay
there for three months.
(responds hesitantly)
Gamsahabnida! (Thank
At a Korean convenience store... (talks to a stranger) Hi, you!)
naneun-i ppalgan geos- what do you think is
eul junbihabnida.
dalkomhago maeun
best between the two?
eumsig-ibnida. (I prefer of body text
this red one. It’s a
combination of sweet
and spicy.)

Lisa gets panicked during that moment, she was scared

to utter a longer sentence for she fears to be judge and
criticize by a fluent speaker in front of her.

As she went to her parents…

Mom, I’m nervous and
Applied Variables: Language Shock and Motivation: Integrative
feel embarrassed.
Why, dear? (cries a bit) Motivation
When Lisa was in the middle of a situation where she met a Korean, she
It’s okay. We still
have more than failed to communicate effectively with her because of sudden fear and
I wasn’t able to
two months here, communicate with a Korean, nervousness that she might be judge and criticize by someone who is
you’ll surely learn I know their language, but I fluent of the language she wants to learn to. But when her Mom
a lot. just suddenly get afraid.
cheered her up, she was motivated and wanted to find help from
someone she know who might help her with her situation. She's eager
(suddenly feels hopeful) to learn their langauge, values, and lifestyle.
Yeah, I could talk with Seo
Hoon, our Korean helper
and her children. She might
help me. I badly want to
learn their language, their
lifestyle and their values. I’m
so excited!