The purpose of this study is to investigate the situation of Korean language education in Egypt, where demand is increasing, and to analyze the demand for curriculum suggestions centered on the Korean language department as a major to review current K...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the situation of Korean language education in Egypt, where demand is increasing, and to analyze the demand for curriculum suggestions centered on the Korean language department as a major to review current Korean language education.
Chapter 1 revealed the need to review the overall status of Korean language education in Egypt, located in the center of the Middle East and North Africa(MENA), and suggest implications. It emphasizes the need to examine Egypt’s education, which is a pioneer of Korean language education in MENA, and suggests that research will be conducted through survey and needs analysis based on the stage of curriculum development.
Chapter 2 examines the history and status of Korean language education in Egypt, which has been sporadic since 194, and describes in detail the current status of instructors and students at Ain shams University and Aswan University, where major Korean language departments exist. In addition, the status of non-major Korean language education, which has been opened so far, is described by dividing it into general and special purposes.
Chapter 3 analyzes the Korean language curriculum in Egypt comparing with the Japanese language curriculum of Cairo University, based on the Egyptian national academic standards. The ratio of each area was analyzed based on the comprehensive area subjects, and as a result, among the specifications that language students must have in the national academic standards, Ain shams University and Aswan University focused on the aspect of linguistic knowledge and training interpretation experts. In contrast, Cairo University emphasizes learning culture and literature as well as linguistic knowledge, and accordingly, the Korean language departments lack the corresponding area, so subjects on culture and literature should be supplemented.
In Chapter 4 and 5, in order to suggest the direction of development of the curriculum, a survey of enrolled students, graduates, instructors and Korean workers in Egypt was conducted and the results were analyzed. As a result of the needs analysis, it was found that learners need to reinforce oral functions such as speaking and listening, and additional practical subjects such as business Korean that can be linked to work when they get a job. In the cultural area, there were high needs to learn about areas that were different from Egyptian learners’ cultures, such as values, etiquette culture, and traditions. Moreover, it is necessary to supplement the subjects that can learn and practice interpreting in the existing classes focusing on translation.
It is expected that this study will serve as a reference for the qualitative development of Korean language education in Egypt, and that it will serve as a foundation for the development of curriculum when new Korean language education institutions will be established in MENA.