한국어교육 60년을 통해 본 한국어 학습자의 변천

Abstract

This study is to examine the changes in Korean language learners through 60 years of Korean language education in the Korean Language Institute in Korea. Firstly, this examines the changes in Korean language learners by period since the late 1950s with a focus on learning purposes. Secondly, this explores the changes in learners' variables, such as region, gender, age, and proficiency level, by Korean language learners. Lastly, this is to identify the characteristics of Korean language learners since 2016 and to predict the tasks of Korean language education in the future. As a result, from the early 1960s to the late 70s, Korean learners were centered on missionaries to send the gospel, who had hard work in learning Korean language and Korean culture as well. After that to the end of 80s Korean learners for specific purposes came to Korea, such as Japanese learners for business or journalism. A significant change from the late 90s in the Korean language education population was in the proportion of Chinese Korean learners whose purpose lies in an academic purpose. The MOOC recently emerged as an alternative to higher education has got to be also a part of Korean Language Education since 2016. It suggests that we are not only to develop various Korean language curriculum but also cope with the transition from an offline environment to an online education environment.