학문 목적 한국어교육 현황 및 대책

The Current Status of Korean Language Education for Academic Purpose and Countermeasures

This study aims to analyse the current status and problems of Korean education for academic purpose at 4-year universities in Gwangju and Jeonnam and present directions of Korean curriculum for academic purpose according to ranges of Korean education and various types of students variables. As a result, it was discovered through analysing the four universities that the number of undergraduates or graduates was much more than that of language students, and most of the students were studying humanities. Therefore, it is suggested that the focus of the Korean education should be on academic purpose rather than general and a focus of the curriculum should be given on students in humanities. In respect to directions of Korean education for academic purpose, under the assumption that better results can be obtained when needs with various differences according to ranges of Korean for academic purpose and types of students are reflected, Korean for academic purpose should be categorized into ‘Basic Korean’, ‘Korean for General Academic Purpose’, and ‘Korean for Specific Academic Purpose’, and types of students should be categorized into ‘undergraduates’ and ‘graduates’. The study sub-categorized them according to their specific purposes of studying and properties of major studies, interviewed them to analyse their needs and presented directions based on the results.