This study focused on identifying the role of language education in the field of teaching Korean as a second language (L2). First, the organized knowledge in Korean studies should be used when teaching Korean. The cases that spelling different from pr...
This study focused on identifying the role of language education in the field of teaching Korean as a second language (L2). First, the organized knowledge in Korean studies should be used when teaching Korean. The cases that spelling different from pronunciation in Korean language are much more than any other languages and it is because of historical changes. To explain the procedure of those changes, people who are related to teaching Korean should understand Korean phonology in general.
Next, when the teachers have re-education, the present point of view on Korean education should be considered with much more importance in choosing the curriculum or subjects. There are two types of teachers: Some have to review the existed knowledge of Korean language, and the others have to learn the curriculum of the study from the beginning. As the two different courses which are offered by different teachers must be run separately, Korean education should be in charge of all sorts of matters related to Korean studies.
Finally, the knowledge of Korean studies is also necessary in developing the textbooks for teaching of Korean language. In the process of developing various textbooks classified by the level or aim, there are opinions that regional language and preferential vocabularies should be reflected on the textbooks. So dialectology and lexis that belong to the subordinate field of Korean studies are essential to select appropriate vocabularies. In conclusion, Korean education should take a certain role in organizing textbooks for Korean language.