미국 정규 학교 한국어 교육의 현황과 과제

The Present Situation and Issues of Korean Language Education at K-12 Schools in the USA

This study is to delineate what the current problems are and how they should be solved to develop Korean language courses at K-12 schools in the United States. The researcher interviewed 13 current Korean language teachers at K-12 schools, and asked what the teachers consider as the most urgent problems and what solutions they suggest. This process identified the following as the main problems; establishing standardized Korean language courses; standardizing terms; developing course books and references; and providing teacher training programs. To establish standard Korean language courses, a detailed Scope and Sequence should be developed through discussion among Korean language professionals; and to create effective teacher training programs, primary and secondary school teachers should be separated and programs should be specialized and tailored for each group. These suggestions are to develop Korean language education in the USA regular schools, and furthermore to contribute in globalization of Korean language. (Korea University)