외국인 신입생 대상 학부 한국어 교육과정 개설 현황 분석 - 유학생 수 상위권 서울 소재 대학을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine important factors that each university should consider in advance to design an optimal Korean language curriculum for new international undergraduate students. In particular, it is a very important task to efficiently design Korean language curriculum and subjects for new students during the period from the time of admission decision until the selection of major courses. To this end, we briefly reviewed studies that discussed foreign-only general education courses to support succesful academic performance of international students. Based on the results, we reviewed the foreign student recruitment guidelines, department-specific websites, and information materials for opening liberal arts courses at the 13 universities with the highest number of international students, and derived three factors essential for designing the Korean language curriculum. In other words, the following three trends were identified as a result of analyzing the data focusing on the Korean language qualification requirements at the time of new student admission, whether or not a foreign-only department was opened, and who established and operated the Korean language curriculum for foreign freshmen. First, there was diversification in the timing of inspection and method of meeting Korean language qualification requirements for new foreign students. Second, as a result of this diversification, the need to establish Korean language courses for foreign students before entering their majors has increased, and it has been confirmed that the entity in charge of this has shifted from language education centers within universities to institutions dedicated to general education courses at the undergraduate level. Third, more and more schools are opening additional entry routes to more actively attract foreign students, rather than simply diversifying Korean language qualification requirements. The significance of this study can be found in that it suggests implications for universities planning to open related curricula for new students in the future to design an optimal Korean language curriculum by linking the three factors based on these trends.