The purpose of this study is to analyze the research trends in Korean education for learners in the Arab region. This paper also suggests directions for the future research on the field of Korean education for these learners. To conduct this study, a process of collection and sorting of research papers was held as the first step. Consequently, 64 papers were chosen. Among 64 papers, 31 academic journals and 33 theses were included. The study then reviewed the research trend by years, publishing types, and topics. Although there were very few studies in the 2000s, the number of studies has steadily increased after 2010. This was related to the Korean Wave in Arab countries and the increase in Arab students who study in Korean from 2013. In the topic analysis by the topics, ‘Teaching and Learning’ accounted for the largest proportion. The second largest proportion was ‘Korean Education Content’. Next was ‘Korean Education in general’, followed by ‘Contrastive Analysis’. Overall, there have been many studies based on contrast or error analysis between Arabic and Korean languages. In terms of contents, there were many studies on phonetics and culture. However, it was found that there are many studies that need to be addressed in each sub-topic. Lastly, based on the analysis in this study, the characteristics and limitations of research trends were analyzed, and future research directions were suggested.

본 연구는 한국어와 아랍어의 모음의 (구어체 표준아랍어인 이집트 방언을 대조군으로 설정했다.) 대조를 바탕으로 학습자의 모음오류 원인과 유형을 분석하였다. 21개의 모음을 가진 한국어와 10개의 모음만을 표준발음을 인정하는 구어체 아랍어는 완벽한 대응 쌍을 이루기 어려웠다. 이런 이유로 인한 오류는 다음과 같이 나타났다. 모음 발음 중 /ㅓ/, /ㅜ/, /ㅗ/를 발음 하는데 정확한 구분을 두지 못했으며 이중모음이 없는 구어체 표준아랍어(이집트 방언)의 특성상 이중모음을 2개의 단모음으로 연이어 발음하는 오류가 나타남을 알 수 있었다.