재미동포 한국어 학습자를 위한 한국어‧문화 교육 방안

Proposal for Korean Culture Education for Korean American Learners: Through Project Work

This research proposes a method which uses a Korean language and Korean culture related class with Korean American Korean learners as the object of the study and the purpose of which is to explore its significance. Though the distribution of Korean language learning Koreans residing abroad are not considered in this study they are an important group which consists of different factors. Unlike other foreign Korean language learners, Korean American Korean learners understand English and the American culture through exchange with family and local organizations while also being exposed to Korean and the Korean culture. This leads to them facing difficulty and confusion when learning Korean due to the sense of foreignness between the two languages and cultures. However the content and methods of Korean education offered by many programs are geared toward foreign language learners and do not fulfill the needs and specialties of Korean American learners. The class uses project work involving Korean language and culture and is appropriate for making use of the language ability and cultural background knowledge that Korean American Korean learners have. Even more so is the significance found in providing the opportunity to actively acquire knowledge of the Korean language. Thus to present a Korean language and culture related education method that considers the demands and specialties of Korean American Korean learners, this research aims to suggest project work as a learnable education method that can make full use of Korean American Korean learners’ abilities.