This article provides an analysis of the current status of teaching Korean as a foreign language, focusing on the textbook Korean` of Kyunghee University and the four volume publication of 'Exploring Korean' of Kyunghee Univesity and the four volume p...
This article provides an analysis of the current status of teaching Korean as a foreign language, focusing on the textbook Korean` of Kyunghee University and the four volume publication of 'Exploring Korean' of Kyunghee Univesity and the four volume publication of 'Pathfinder in Korean' of Ewha Womans University.
In chapter 2, I discuss some points to consider in writing a textbook, based on an in-depth analysis of the currently available textbooks. I first criticze the undue empjasis on the traditional cultures and the separation of a language educatiom and a cultural education in current educational settings. I, then, show the importance of developing ways of prewentation according to proficiency levels of leamers, a systermatic education of cultures.
In chapter 3, in suggesting a way of writing a useful texbook, I discuss the need for setting specific goals fot a cultural education, the selection of approproate contents, step-by step presentations of the contents and a systematic organization of the materials in concem.
The recognition of the importance of a cultrral education has been realized in reseatch projects sush as the development of diverse cultural congtent materials and the suggestions for teaching methodology, Hopefulluy, the future textbooks will incorporate these fruitful research outcomes and lay a substantial role in the bevelopment of Korean language education.