학문 목적 한국어 교육과정 연구 동향 분석과 제언

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the current status and performance of research on the Korean language curriculum for academic purposes by analyzing current trends and to suggest future research directions. The results of the study are as follows: 1) Academic-purpose Korean language curriculum research began in 2000; there was a constant number of papers until 2010, but they increased rapidly between 2011 and 2015, since when the number of studies has remained unchanged. 2) Research aimed at “curriculum design/development” accounted for 70% of the total. 3) 87% of all studies were conducted on the undergraduate curriculum, and half of them were Korean curriculum studies for general academic purposes. 4) About 76% of the studies did not subdivide the research area, while subdivided studies mainly focused on functional areas centered on writing and speaking. 5) In research methods, quantitative research, literature research, and mixed research were conducted in similar proportion, and only about 7% involved only qualitative research. Research on the Korean language curriculum for academic purposes is gradually becoming specialized and diversified in terms of research subjects, areas, and methods, but still shows a tendency to be biased. Accordingly, this paper proposes for future research: 1) improving research bias and non-connection, 2) developing a systematic curriculum passing through all stages of design, implementation, and evaluation, 3) implementing segmentation and a balanced approach by research area, and 4) developing a curriculum that reflects learners’ learning environment and academic performance.