The purpose of this study was to examine the curriculum of the Department of Applied Korean Language in a junior college, which is a representative example of the curriculum for Korean learners for vocational purposes in China, and to suggest ways to ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the curriculum of the Department of Applied Korean Language in a junior college, which is a representative example of the curriculum for Korean learners for vocational purposes in China, and to suggest ways to improve it. To this end, the current status of the Korean language department of China College and the characteristics of each university's Korean language curriculum were examined to understand the current status of the curriculum in Korean language education at Shandong University of China. In addition, in order to come up with measures to improve the curriculum that can be applied in the actual Korean language field, a survey was conducted on learners and professors of the Korean language department in Shandong Province, China. Based on the results of this survey, the goals of Korean language education in applied Korean language departments at junior colleges in China and the contents to be learned were set more clearly and proposed ways to improve the curriculum.
In Chapter 1, we looked at the purpose and necessity of this study, its scope and methods, and existing studies. It was analyzed focusing on related research in Korea and China as a prior study necessary to achieve the goal of this study.
Chapter 2 summarizes the theoretical background of this study. The theoretical background was examined to improve the Korean language curriculum in the meaning of the Chinese language. To this end, we first identified theories such as the concepts, components and development procedures of the curriculum, and the concepts and types of syllabus. Next, we looked at the concept of the Korean language curriculum, the types by purpose, and the representative examples of the Korean language curriculum. We found out the definition of a Korean curriculum for general purposes and a Korean curriculum for special purposes. Korean language education for vocational purposes can be said to be Korean-related education for "specific purposes," which is distinguished from "general purposes," in that Korean is educated as a way of clear practice. It will examine the general theory of curriculum and the theory of Korean curriculum, analyze the Korean curriculum of colleges in Shandong Province, and conduct a demand analysis for learners and education officials to use it to present improvement measures.
Chapter 3 analyzed the curriculum of the applied Korean language major in China College and the actual state of the curriculum. First of all, we looked at the concept of applied Korean language major in Chinese colleges and looked at the differences between Korean language majors in general universities. We looked at the large framework of China's general university curriculum and identified what the representative curriculum was like in the case of the Korean language department. Next, we examined the curriculum and current state of education of applied Korean language majors in Shandong Province, China. After examining the large framework of the curriculum of Chinese colleges, we analyzed specifically the applied Korean language education goals and Korean language curriculum of Chinese colleges. Eight representative schools in Shandong Province, the region with the most applied Korean majors, were selected to analyze the Korean language curriculum and current education status used by the universities. Referring to the curriculum framework of Jeon Young-chul et al. (2009) and Kim Joong-seop et al. (2017), the curriculum of Korean language departments applied to colleges in China was analyzed into five categories: communication functions, language knowledge, culture and literature. The characteristics of the curriculum in the applied Korean language department of a Chinese junior university organized through this process are as follows. First, communication functions accounted for more than half of the applied Korean language education, and the "Korean Writing" subject was relatively difficult to train "Korean Writing" skills because it did not have many teaching hours. Second, subjects that train language knowledge skills accounted for the lowest percentage of all functions, 2.83%. This meant that there was a very lack of subjects related to the language knowledge system. Third, it has been confirmed that there is a lack of class assignment for subjects related to culture and literature. Fourth, the subjects related to job performance accounted for a considerable portion, but it seemed that more subjects with greater practicality should be opened to learners. Fifth, even though the subjects related to practical and practical training accounted for a reasonable portion, it is necessary to open many practical and practical courses to enhance the practical effectiveness. In addition, through comparative analysis, the limitations and problems of the existing curriculum were presented, and education difficulties such as textbooks, faculty, and teaching methods were reviewed. In addition, I wanted to summarize the characteristics of the applied Korean language major.
In Chapter 4, a survey was conducted on the satisfaction and demand of the current applied Korean language major curriculum to improve the Korean language proficiency of applied Korean language students. Based on the analysis of the needs of learners and professors of Korean language at junior colleges, the problem of the applied Korean language curriculum, which forms the basis of Korean language education, was closely analyzed. The results of the survey confirmed that learners and professors of the Department of Applied Korean Language at Chinese College generally need to improve the current curriculum. In addition, the current Korean language education has revealed that the goals of each subject's learning are not clearly presented, the setting of the subject is not appropriate, and the allocation of class hours of the practice and theory courses is not appropriate. These problems are significant implications for the study and are actively reflected in presenting ways to improve the curriculum.
Chapter 5 presented problems in the applied Korean language curriculum of Shandong Provincial College and measures to improve them accordingly based on the situation analysis conducted in Chapter 3 and the demand analysis conducted in Chapter 4. Finally, four ways to improve the applied Korean language curriculum at Chinese colleges were summarized. First, it is the realization of the Chinese Ministry of Education's target for human resources education. Second, it reflects measures to foster talent that are tailored to regional characteristics. Thirdly, it is an improvement in the hands-on process. Fourth, it is developing a plan to promote industry-academic cooperation.
Chapter 6 comprehensively summarizes the progress of the study as a conclusion of this study.