일본 대학교 대학원에서의 한국어 교육

Korean language education of graduate school in Japan

The aim of this paper is to survey Korean language education and studies of Korean language at universities and graduate schools in Japan and to discuss some related problems. Section II outlines the present situation of Korean language education in Japanese universities. It has become very common for students to learn Korean in Japanese universities. Section III considers education and studies of Korean language in graduate schools focusing on the case of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. What is the most important under the present circumstances is to produce creative specialist for the Korean teaching and research professions. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to strengthen the postgraduate education.