The purpose of this study is to suggest textbook development for Taiwanese
tour guide. “Korean speaking tour guide” mentioned in this study refers to
Taiwanese who guide Korean tourists around Taiwan as a tour guide. Even if the
number of Korean t...
The purpose of this study is to suggest textbook development for Taiwanese
tour guide. “Korean speaking tour guide” mentioned in this study refers to
Taiwanese who guide Korean tourists around Taiwan as a tour guide. Even if the
number of Korean tourists increased over the years, there was always a shortage
of Korean speaking tour guides. Not only that, when it comes to the Korean
language education for tourism in Taiwan, it is far from sufficient condition as a
whole. For example, Korean language education for tourism is hardly available in
language schools. Even though there are few language schools providing Korean
language courses for tourism, the fact is that the course is almost the same with
general Korean language course which begins with learning Hangul instead of
providing special education related to tourism. Although some guide books written
in Korean have been published in recent years, they do not meet the learners
needs. To approach to its solution, it is necessary to propose a solution plan for
Korean language textbooks for tourism. Thus, the thesis will be generated in the
following contents. The purpose of the study and previous studies for Korean language education
for tourism in Korea and Taiwan are introduced in the first part. Then the
concept of a tourism guide, features of the Korean language education for tourism
are summarized, and the principles and features of the development of Korean
textbook for tourism are explained as the theoretical background supporting this
study. In the light of the illustration of Korean language education in Taiwan and
Korea, analysis of existing Korean textbooks on tourism are presented. Not only
good communication ability but also the particular purpose of this service work
need to be emphasized in Korean language education for tourism. Then, in order
to enhance the specialized skill of tour guides in Taiwan, a survey by
questionnaires was carried out. Based on the previous discussions, this thesis
applies the theory of textbook development and the result of questionnaires to
object setting and syllabus planning. Therefore, speaking and listening ability are
hygely emphasized for the development of integrated textbook for special purpose.
So given the distinctive character of the curriculum of Korean education for
tourism, a learners should be taken into consideration. Moreover, principle of
content-based language teaching is utilized to the introduction stage. At the
conclusion, the limitations of this thesis as well as the prospect and suggestions
are presented.