This study aims to collect and analyze Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)-related research in Korean language education to identify emerging trends. It examines 28 academic articles published in Korea from 2020 to 2024, using text mining and language network analysis methods. Term Frequency (TF) and Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) analyses revealed that studies on curriculum design and application in Korean language education appeared with high frequency. Semantic network analysis identified key research directions, such as comparing proficiency level systems in Korean curricula, proposing “mediation” activities based on CEFR, and evaluating CEFR as an assessment tool. Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling categorized the studies into three groups: (1) research directly analyzing CEFR, (2) research applying CEFR to overseas Korean language curriculum design, and (3) research comparing existing Korean curricula with CEFR. This study is significant as the first to analyze CEFR-related research trends in Korean language education. By employing objective data analysis tools such as text mining, it enhances the reliability of findings and provides valuable insights into recent research trends.

본 연구는 한국에 유학 중인 몽골 대학원생들의 적응 과정을 질적으로 살펴보며, 이들의 동기, 경험, 그리고 기존 연구와 관련된 어려움에 초점 을 맞추어 분석하는 데 목적을 둔다. 설문 조사와 인터뷰를 통해 수집된 질적 데이터는 이들이 주로 한국 문화와 언어에 대한 관심과 높은 수준 의 교육을 추구하는 동기로 학업에 임하고 있음을 보여준다. 대부분의 학생들이 차별을 거의 경험하지 않았고 한국인들에게 환영받고 있다고 느끼는 한편, 다른 학생들과의 상호작용 확대를 바라고 있는 것으로 나 타났다. 본 연구는 국제 학생과 현지 학생 간의 교류 프로그램을 활성화 하고, 정서적 안정을 지원하기 위한 상담 서비스를 제공할 것을 제언하 며, 이러한 연구 결과를 확장하기 위한 향후 연구 방향을 제안한다.

This study examines the beliefs and practices regarding performance assessment among Korean English teachers in secondary schools. A survey was conducted with 109 teachers using a 52-item online questionnaire to investigate the extent to which teachers’ beliefs align with their instructional practices and to categorize them based on these criteria. Although teachers acknowledge the pedagogical advantages of performance assessment, a significant gap exists between their beliefs and actual implementation, primarily due to the considerable time required for its execution. Teachers with longer tenure and higher qualifications demonstrated a more positive and effective application of performance assessment. The findings highlight the necessity for targeted professional development to enhance teachers’ use of performance assessment strategies, especially for those who are skeptical about their effectiveness. Such initiatives are essential for bridging the gap between beliefs and practices, fostering an environment that promotes the effective use of performance assessment, and ultimately improving teaching quality and student learning outcomes in Korean English education.

Drawing on Fairclough’s three-dimensional critical discourse analysis (CDA) model, this study investigates how South Korean newspapers represent institution-led Global Citizenship Education (GCE) initiatives in terms of genres, styles, and discourses. By analyzing discursive strategies employed in articles from eleven national daily newspapers, the paper reveals how language and discourse are interconnected in constructing and negotiating the significance of institution-led GCE in the South Korean context. The findings highlight the following key features and their implications. First, the genre analysis shows a predominance of straight news reporting, where headlines and leads emphasize institutional agency while backgrounding participants’ roles, thus perpetuating power imbalances in the GCE field. Second, the style analysis reveals contrasting quotation patterns and strategic language use by authoritative figures to legitimize GCE initiatives, which potentially narrows the understanding of GCE and diverts attention from its complex contexts. Finally, the discourse analysis uncovers contrasting strategies that reflect divergent priorities and power dynamics in the perception and implementation of GCE across institutional contexts. This study provides insights into how media representations can reshape and reinforce the implementation and outcomes of GCE programs in South Korea.

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the intersubjective experiences of those who use the ‘-geodeun’ construction within the Korean language. For this purpose, we consider two categories; those based on ‘modality’ and those based on ‘information structure.’ Based on consideration, two categories is not appropriate for the term ‘-geodeun’. Therefore, this paper suggests new grammatical category (intersubjectivity). Using this category, we are able to explain how ‘-geodeun’ is used in both exceptional and normal cases. Furthermore, intersubjectivity is a comparative concept and requires learners to compare the use of ‘-geodeun’ with similar constructions in their mother tongues. In the view of intersubjectivity, ‘-geodeun’ expresses speaker’s attention to listener. Speaker exposes attention to listener’s knowledge and judges whether listener knows about the information included speaker’s utterance (message). Especially, ‘-geodeun’ can be used both new and old information to listener. On based on this usage, this paper suggests models of instruction for teaching and learning intersubjectivity of ‘-geodeun’ for increasing applicability of actual education field. Introduction of concept of intersubjectivity contributes to improving Korean grammar accuracy between similar grammar item and learners’ fluency.

The purpose of this study is to develop a chatbot for Korean language education using Google Dialogflow, aiming to determine its effectiveness as a learning tool and to investigate learners’ perceptions of prototype chatbots. Six Korean language education chatbots were developed for beginner Korean language learners, and 30 beginner learners—15 from Mongolia studying in Korea and 15 from Japan studying abroad—were recruited. These learners practiced Korean conversation with the chatbots for about three weeks, and pre- and post-surveys were conducted. Analysis showed that using the chatbots for conversation practice positively impacted learners’ confidence. However, the chatbots’ overall effectiveness fell short of expectations, as significant results were observed only in confidence among the three investigated areas: interest, confidence, and motivation. Learners were generally satisfied with the chatbots, although Japanese learners rated its effectiveness in improving expressions and comprehension skills low, suggesting a need for further analysis. Both groups found voice chatbots more beneficial, underscoring a significant need for individual speaking practice, especially among Japanese learners. Despite limitations such as the inability to engage in flexible conversations, the study demonstrates the potential of chatbots developed as a learning tool and identifies learners’ perceptions from various perspectives.

This study employs Generative AI and computational linguistics techniques to analyze the correspondence between modern Korean and Chinese HAN-character sounds. The research focuses on 5,978 characters categorized by difficulty levels, aiming to confirm systematic phonological correspondence patterns. Method: The study utilizes advanced computational methods to examine the phonological relationships between Korean and Chinese characters. It categorizes the characters based on difficulty levels and analyzes their sound patterns. Results: The research confirms high-consistency patterns in Korean onset-Chinese initial and Korean coda-Chinese final mappings. It also identifies complex relationships between Korean vowels and Chinese vowels. The study reveals that Chinese exhibits greater syllable type diversity compared to Korean. Additionally, it finds slightly higher correspondence rates for ‘basic’ characters compared to ‘advanced’ ones, though the overall difference is not substantial. Conclusions: Based on these findings, the study proposes language learning strategies that prioritize high-consistency patterns for foundational phonological correspondence. It recommends adopting gradual approaches for complex correspondences and incorporating phonological knowledge into education. This approach aims to help learners understand commonalities and differences between the two language systems. The research offers insights for Korean language education and HAN-character vocabulary learning. It suggests that consistent learning strategies can be developed regardless of character difficulty. Future research directions include developing AI-based personalized learning systems and conducting longitudinal studies on learners' acquisition of correspondence rules. This study introduces an innovative methodology integrating Generative AI with computational linguistics for phonological analysis. It potentially enhances HAN-character vocabulary education and represents a new paradigm for language education research.

This paper aims to investigate how and to what extent ‘critical’ global citizenship is reflected in middle school English textbooks in Korea. Framed within Freire’s concept of critical literacy, the study is concerned with analyzing the written texts in two English textbooks, with a focus on the issue of representations. Using critical content analysis, the research centers on unpacking how race, racism, or racialization, especially in the United States, is represented, and to what extent these representations may be associated with global citizenship education in English language learning. The major findings indicate a notable absence of sufficient sociohistorical and cultural contexts of race in the United States as presented in the concerned English textbooks. Based on the analysis, this paper calls for an expansion of the dimensions of critical global citizenship in English language learning settings, aiming to provide students with broader opportunities to question colonial discourse and challenge issues related to power and systemic oppression.

이 연구는 국외입양동포 한국어 교육에 관한 현황 및 문제점을 살펴보 고 국외입양동포에 대한 한국어 교육 실시의 개선방안을 모색하는 데에 목적이 있다. 이를 위하여 본 연구는 선행 문헌 분석과 함께 관련 기관 및 단체에 대한 서면 질의 및 정보 공개 청구와 같은 조사 활동을 병행 하였다. 국외입양동포에 대한 한국어 교육은 단순히 한국어로의 의사소 통 능력을 키우는데 그치지 않고, 자아정체성의 정립에 도움을 줌으로써 자아존중감 및 삶의 질 향상에 기여하게 된다. 이와 같이 국외입양동포 에 대한 한국어 교육이 중요한 의미를 갖지만 실제로 한국어 교육 실시 사례가 그리 많지 않으며 학계에서의 논의도 미미한 것으로 나타난다. 이러한 배경에서 본 연구는 국외입양동포를 대상으로 하여 국내외에서 실시되고 있는 한국어 교육 프로그램을 살펴보고 쟁점을 도출한 후 개선 방안을 제시하였다.

본 연구의 목적은 광주지역에 거주하는 북한이탈주민의 지역사회적응 과정에서의 어려움과 평생교육 경험에 대해 살펴보는데 있다. 연구 대상 자는 6년 이상 광주지역에 거주하고 있는 북한이탈주민 10명이었다. 본 연구는 심층면담을 통한 질적 연구방법을 실시했다. 주요한 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 북한이탈주민들은 언어적 문화적 차이에서 오는 어려 움을 겪었지만 평생교육 현장에서 만난 동기, 강사들과 함께 긴밀한 관 계를 형성하면서 언어와 문화를 배울 수 있었다. 둘째, 북한이탈주민들은 수혜자라는 지역주민들의 편견으로 인해 어려움을 경험했지만 혜택만 받 는 사람이 아니라 평생교육을 통해 세금을 납부하는 근로자가 되어 대한 민국 국민으로서 자긍심이 높아졌다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 광주광역 시에 거주하는 북한이탈주민의 통합과 평생교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 현실적이고 효과적인 평생교육의 역할을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있 을 것이다.

디지털 기술은 단순한 정보 전달 수단을 넘어서, 서사를 생성하고 소비하는 방식을 재정의하는 새로운 형태 의 패러다임이다. 디지털 기술의 발전과 함께, 디지털 매체는 강력한 스토리텔링 도구로서 현대 교육 분야에 자리 잡고 있으며, 이는 전통적인 교육 방식과 비교했을 때 학습자의 상호작용이 강조된다는 차이가 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 디지털 스토리텔링 환경에서 시·청각이 결합된 정보를 학습자에게 제공하고, 스토리텔링 과정에 선택지를 제공함으로써 상호작용성과 게임 요소를 더해 학습자 스스로 스토리텔링을 통해 학습하는 방법을 제안하였다. 그리고 연구의 타당성 검증을 위해 전문가 인터뷰를 실시하였다. 전문가 검증결과, 학습 자 스스로 스토리텔링을 통해 학습하는 과정은 이해도와 몰입도 측면에서 매우 효과적일 것이라는 긍정적인 답변을 얻을 수 있었다.

본고는 표준 중국어 초급 학습자를 대상으로 ‘绕口令’ 자료를 활용하여 제3성과 제 2성에 중점을 둔 성조 교육 방안을 설계하고, 이를 직접 실제 교육 현장에 적용하여 그 효과를 검증하는 것에 그 목적을 두고 있다. 이를 위해 2장에서는 수업 설계 방 안을 제시하였고, 3장에서는 수업의 구체적인 운영 및 결과, 만족도에 대한 분석을 진행하였으며, 마지막 4장에서는 본고의 연구 성과를 종합하였다.

This study was to identify the effects of education on Korean foods preferred by elementary students and their sustainability. A survey was conducted on 5th-grade elementary school students. Korean food preferences were classified by exploratory factor analysis as creative, healthy, or considerate, and the effects of education on Korean dietary life were classified as cognitive or emotional. Dietary life sustainability was evaluated separately. Results showed that creative and considerate preferences had significant impacts on cognitive and emotional education effects and that a healthy preference type significantly impacted the emotional effect of education. Analysis showed that creative and considerate food preference types significantly influenced dietary life sustainability and that cognitive and emotional education effects mediated these relationships. Sex was not found to have a significant moderating effect. The study shows that Korean dietary life sustainability is influenced by education on topics that promote the value and excellence of Korean food and suggests that experiential education combining practice and theory should be used to increase interest in Korean food among elementary students. Additional studies are required to determine Korean food preferences to facilitate the development of a dietary life education program that enables students to understand and maintain healthy dietary practices.

This study aims to investigate the effects of using AI chatbots in Korean English education from a macro perspective. For this purpose, 19 experimental studies are selected to conduct a meta-analysis, synthesizing the results of 51 individual study cases. The results of this study are as follows: First, it is found that the overall effect size of using chatbots is more than medium size meaning that a chatbot is an effective tool to learn English. Second, in the aspects of linguistic competence and affective categories, each shows over medium sizes like the overall effect size. In details of the dependent variables, vocabulary and speaking in linguistic competence and motivation in affective categories, large effect sizes are shown. Third, the effect sizes are getting larger, as the younger the students are, the longer the experiment period lasts, and the more purpose-built the chatbot is. But the differences in the effect sizes in terms of these moderators (e.g., school level, experiment period, and chatbot type) are not significant. Lastly, it is suggested that follow-up studies are needed to collect a sufficient number of experimental study cases and subdivide the variables for performing a more detailed meta-anlysis.

이 글은 고대 동아시아 한자의 위상과 역할, 현대 초등학교 한자교육과 교재의 현황, 한자교육이 뇌에 미치는 영향, 인성 정화, 외국어교육의 보조와 국민생활의 편의라는 관점을 종합 적으로 고려함으로써 한국 한자교육의 필요성을 확립함에 있 다. 본문의 제1장은 고대 동아시아 문자의 위상과 역할에 대해 논의하고, 제2장은 현재 한국의 한자 교육 문제를 요약하고, 제 3장은 현재 한국의 초등학교 한자 교재의 현황을 분석하고, 제 4장은 한국의 초등학교 한자 교육의 필요성에 대해 진술하였 다. 이 연구는 현재 한국 초등교육의 실제 상황에 기초하고 있 으며, 문헌의 정리 및 데이터 분석을 통해 한국 초등 한자 교 육 연구에 새로운 관점을 제공하고자 하였다.

This paper systematically analyzed research trends of North Korean defectors’ English education in South Korea using the scoping literature review method. From 2001 to 2022, research on this topic was categorized into three phases: 1) Phase 1 (2000-2011), 2) Phase 2 (2012-2019), and 3) Phase 3 (2020-Present). Each phase was analyzed using school levels, themes, and research methods. Approximately a quarter of previous research investigated alternative schools for North Korean defectors, with students having difficulties with their limited English learning experiences. Research themes mainly concentrated on learner factors (48 papers), followed by educational contexts and teaching methods (21 papers). Most studies on appropriate teaching methods for North Korean defectors adopted qualitative methods focusing on a small number of participants. Regarding research methods, studies adopting qualitative methods accounted for 48.0%, whereas studies using quantitative ones accounted for 10.4%, reflecting the limited research opportunities to collect a large set of data from various North Korean participants in South Korea.

대한민국 사회가 ‘통일’을 이루기 위해서는 남들보다 북한이탈주민이 대한민국 사회에서 국가 공동체의 한 일원으로서 살아갈 수 있도록 각 분야의 관심과 지원이 필요하다. 특히 북한이탈주민은 북한의 사회주의 경제 체제에서 장기간 노출되면서 대한민국의 자본주의 경제 체제에 적합한 행동 양식을 곧바로 발휘하기 힘드므로 이들의 눈높이에 맞춘 경제 및 금융교육이 필요하다. 대한민국 정부는 자본주의 체제에 적응하는 북한이탈주민을 위한 재사회화 과정에서 다양한 금융교육 자료를 제작 및 활용하고 있다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 금융감독원이 통일부와 함께 발간한 책 <똘똘이와 삼녀의 금융생활 정착기>의 2판을 분석 하면서, 해당 교재가 본래의 출간 목표를 충실히 지키고 있는지 본 연구를 통해 검증하고자 한다. 해당 도서의 자료가 2020년에 새롭게 제정된 금융교육 표준안의 내용을 어떻게 담 고 있는지 단원 별 비중과 내용, 서술 방식 등을 살펴보고, 북한이탈주민의 원활한 금융생 활을 돕기 위해서 해당 교재가 어떠한 방향으로 변화가 필요한지 제안하고자 한다.

The forms and demands of language learning are changing in the pandemic era. Learners no longer rely solely on a formal language curriculum. Instead, they are using various informal language learning (ILL) channels. Although informal language learning has been in the spotlight and is growing, more research on ILL is needed. In this study, ILL taking place through an online community was analyzed. Articles from the Korean learning community (r/Korean in Reddit) were collected, and the topic modeling technique, Latent Dirichlet Allocation, was conducted on the collected data. As a result, seven major topics were selected. The most common topics in all posts were issues faced by beginner learners, followed by vocabulary and sentence meanings, interest in Chinese characters and applications of Korean language skills, culture and daily life, translation, online learning materials, and Korean phonics. Through this, the interests of ILL learners and the characteristics of learners could be identified. Due to the nature of ILL, in which a formal curriculum does not exist, it was found that questions about general strategies for learning and questions that could not be solved in formal language education were most prominent. In addition, the characteristics of ILL learners who actively sought learning content and materials were also found.

모국어와 한국어를 번역하는 능력은 한국어 전공 외국인 학습자들에게 요구되는 핵심 역량이지만 지금까 지 다소 소홀하게 다루어진 경향이 있었다. 이에 본 연구는 외국인 학습자 대상 번역 수업의 내실을 기한다 는 목적에 따라 한국현대시 번역 활동의 한국어 교육적 의미를 확인하고 베트남 대학생의 번역 능력 향상을 위한 교육적 시사점을 도출한다. 번역이란 원문의 의미와 가치에 대한 폭넓은 ‘이해’를 바탕으로 번역문을 ‘집필’하는 작업으로 진행된다. 하지만 이 연구는 논의를 명확하게 하기 위하여 원문 텍스트의 이해가 번역 결과물에 주는 영향력을 확인하고 학습자가 정확하게 번역하게 도울 원문 이해 교육 내용을 도출하는 데에 초점을 맞추었다. 이 연구에서 제시한 시사점은 베트남인 학습자 80명이 <사평역에서>(곽 재구, 1983) 번역한 결과를 분석 고찰한 결과인바, 향후 대학에서 외국인 학습자 대상의 한국어 번역 강의 를 개설할 때 실질적으로 도움이 될 수업 내용을 안내할 것으로 기대한다.

This study aimed to investigate the need for dietary education and programs for young Koreans belonging to singleperson households in the metropolitan area. A total of 500 young adults aged 19-34 participated in the study through an online survey. Participants responded to questions on general characteristics, dietary problems, and the need for dietary education and programs. The subjects were divided into three groups as follows: Undergraduate students, employed workers, and others. Among the subjects from single-person households, 20.2, 67, and 12.8% were undergraduate students, employed workers, and others, respectively. When asked for their estimation of an appropriate self-pay when participating in a cooking class, 39.8% of total subjects responded ‘5,000-10,000 won’. The most preferred program for young adults in single-person households was the ‘support food package’. For the preferred method of dietary education, undergraduate students showed a greater preference for classes ‘at campuses’. However, employed workers and others had a higher preference for ‘non-face-to-face online classes’. Undergraduate students tended to generally have a higher preference for dietary education and support programs compared to employed workers and others. This study provides data that will be useful for establishing healthy dietary policies and education programs for young single-person households in Korea.