The purpose of this study was to select academic Korean speaking activity types for each major field based on analysis of academic Korean speaking textbooks and overseas academic speaking assessments, course syllabi by major field, and a survey of fac...
The purpose of this study was to select academic Korean speaking activity types for each major field based on analysis of academic Korean speaking textbooks and overseas academic speaking assessments, course syllabi by major field, and a survey of faculty members from each major field. Because existing academic Korean speaking textbooks and assessments alone cannot adequately reflect the discourse patterns and speaking characteristics required by each major field, this study selected academic Korean speaking activity types based on actual academic performance patterns. The results are as follows:
The results revealed differences in discourse patterns by major field, and these differences directly impacted not only the types of speaking activities but also the focus of assessment. For humanities students, speaking frequently involved reconstructing meaning, critically interpreting, or arguing based on text and lecture content. Based on this, speaking activity types were selected as critical thinking-based speaking, argumentation and discussion-based speaking, and data summarization and reconstruction speaking. Evaluation focuses included assessing critical thinking, constructing arguments, and constructing discourse.
For business students, problem-solving-based speaking based on real-world business simulations was the most common. Case-based speaking frequently involved identifying problems, proposing alternative solutions, and collaboratively making decisions. Based on this, speaking activity types were selected as practice-based problem-solving speaking, collaborative presentations, and role-playing speaking. Evaluation focuses included assessing persuasiveness and logical validity, and collaborative communication and role-playing.
For science and engineering students, the focus on experimentation and practice directly influenced speaking activities. Key speaking activities included presenting the purpose of the experiment, explaining the procedure, and reporting results based on data. Accordingly, speaking activity types were selected as follows: explanation of the experimental process and procedures, reporting of results, and feedback-focused speaking. The evaluation focus was on assessing data interpretation and discourse structure, outcome verification skills, and feedback analysis and proposal presentation skills.
This study is significant in that it systematically presents speaking activity types and evaluation focuses based on the needs of each major, thereby suggesting a direction for curriculum design tailored to the needs of learners in each major in academic Korean language education. However, the small size of the survey sample and the absence of expert verification remain limitations of this study. Future research should expand the sample and ensure validity through an expert Delphi survey.