A Study on University Life adaptation, Participation, and Satisfaction of Non-major Foreign Undergraduate Students -Based on the comparison between intermediate and advanced Korean learners

The purpose of this study is to clarify the differences in college life adaptation, participation, and satisfaction of non-major foreign undergraduate students studying at domestic universities according to their Korean level. To this end, the survey was conducted on 30 non-major foreign undergraduate students A University in Korea. Overall, advanced Korean learners showed higher response values in college life adaptation and participation than intermediate learners, and the differences were statistically significant. And when the subcategories of college life adaptation were divided into academic adaptation, language adaptation, major preparation, personal emotion adaptation, social adaptation, and willingness to continue studying, advanced learners had higher adaptability to college life in language adaptation than intermediate learners. In addition, when the subcategories of college life participation were divided into class participation, club and volunteer activities participation, and interaction in interpersonal relationships, advanced learners had higher participation in club and volunteer activities and interaction in interpersonal relationships than intermediate learners. Finally, when the subcategories of satisfaction with college life were divided into satisfaction with class and school service, there were no statistical differences in college life satisfaction according to Korean language level. It was revealed that the level of Korean can affect college life adaptation and participation. And it was suggested that non-major foreign undergraduate students have higher Korean proficiency to adapt and complete their studies at domestic universities.