선교지 선교 목적 한국어 교육의 현황과 과제

The status quo and the issues of the Korean language education of the missionary objectives

This study will examine the status quo and the issues of the Korean language education in mission fields using various measures obtained from conducting the survey on the missionaries who are either currently teaching Korean or will teach in near future. The results of the study will articulate the future objectives for this end. Korea and the Korean language are gaining much attention from oversees as it is with Korea's economic growth and the popularity of the culture. In China and Southeastern Asia in particular, the students are enthusiastic about learning the language. Also, the Korean language-learners are rapidly growing domestically due to the interest of the government and the universities and the increase in foreign workers and immigrants. This trend is reflected in the Korean language education carried out by the Korean Christian community as a means to accomplish missionary purposes both in Korea and overseas. Since there is neither any study nor research conducted on the Korean language education for missionary objectives despite of its extensive work already in practice, it is the primary purpose of this study to establish the framework for the further studies in this area. (Kyung Hee University)