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How does Hai Learn Hangul: Understanding the Experience of a Korean Language Class for Overseas Korean Children

The purpose of this study is to analyze the experience of overseas Korean preschoolers in a Korean language class and to understand their experiences through qualitative research methods. The researcher analyzed the specific process and experiences of Hai by participating in this Korean language class in other countries. Based on this, the researcher was able to examine the difficulties of the Korean language learning class and suggests solutions on how to overcome them. This study also provides basic materials of curriculum design for Korean language classrooms. To carry out this study, the researcher collected relevant basic data from March, and observed and recorded the Korean classroom classes from May to November 2019. The results of analyzing the experience of an overseas Korean child Hai are as follows: First, Hai showed a tendency to distinguish between “being” and “missing” in the process of Korean learning while using a method of learning in his native language scheme, and showed conflict with aspects such as “accepting” or “revealing” the Korean language located between the second language and the heritage language. Although he had a strange view and attitude with the “unfamiliar” way of learning Korean as a foreign language, he gradually showed a tendency to overcome it from “inherent intimacy”. Based on these findings, a vivid understanding and ongoing exploration of the Korean learning experience of overseas Korean children should be made in the future, and practical implications should be obtained in the design of the related curriculum.