한국 역사 및 전통문화 교육을 접목한 일본 대학 초급한국어 강좌 - 도구 개발, 수업 설계, 그리고 실행 -

Abstract

With the development of translation and foreign language learning apps, Japanese college students can acquire Korean more quickly and easily than before. Therefore, Korean language courses at Japanese universities should seek innovative ways to overcome the limitations of existing classes that focus solely on language acquisition. As one such way, we propose incorporating Korean history and traditional culture education into Korean language courses. Since Korean culture education has been limited in the field of Korean language education in Japan, questions may be raised about the appropriateness of covering Korean history and traditional culture in Korean language courses. However, considering that Korea is Japan’s closest neighbor and that there is a long history of exchange between the two countries, it seems inappropriate for Japanese universities to treat Korean as just another foreign language. Learning about Korean history and traditional culture can greatly help Japanese college students learn Korean because it leads to an understanding of the relevance of the two countries’ cultures and the similarities between their languages. We studied ways to incorporate Korean history and traditional cultural education into beginner Korean language courses at Japanese universities, noting that beginners accounted for the largest proportion of Korean language learners at Japanese universities. We developed “Intermediary Word” as a tool to incorporate Korean history and traditional culture into general textbooks used in beginner Korean language courses at Japanese universities, and designed a one-semester course using this tool. To verify its effectiveness, we implemented classes at Nagano University in Japan and conducted a student survey. The survey results demonstrate that “Intermediary Word” is an effective tool for incorporating Korean history and traditional culture education into beginner Korean language courses at Japanese universities. The results also show that incorporating Korean history and traditional cultural education into beginner Korean language courses at Japanese universities can strengthen Japanese college students’ motivation to learn Korean, improve the effectiveness of Korean language learning, and enhance their perceptions of Korea.