The purpose of this study was to suggest a method for improving writing skills of foreign students through elaborating word definition. We took a position that brand-new teaching methods of writing are needed for specific learning groups, especially for students who study in Korean universities because they are supposed to develop and prove writing skills in order to perform their studies successfully. First, in chapter Ⅱ, we examined the current state of teaching writing in Korean as an L2 in context of teaching tradition and made sure that practical methods of teaching writing for academic purposes are still insufficient. Next, in chapter Ⅲ, we analyzed previous research results focused on word definition and found elaborating word definition useful for improving writing skills for tertiary level students. Finally, in chapter Ⅳ, we presented a practical teaching method for writing through elaborating word definition by showing the results which 15 foreign students (from China and Japan) produced while participating in writing class. In this paper, we introduced a new method for teaching writing in Korean as an L2 related to word learning, and expect much more teaching methods of writing to be developed and presented.

The purpose of this study was to suggest orientations, contents and methods for teaching Korean language and culture through local culture. I took a position that using local culture in Korean language education as an L2 diversifies teaching contents and methods and fosters in- and outbound glocalization of Korean language education. First, in chapter Ⅱ, I examined concepts such as local culture, locality, and glocalization with regard to teaching Korean culture as a C2. Next, in chapter Ⅲ, I suggested orientations, contents and methods for teaching Korean language and culture through local culture. Finally, in chapter Ⅳ, I presented two examples of teaching Korean language and culture using local culture. In this paper, I introduced a new perspective on teaching Korean culture as a C2 from which we can systematize various levels of Korean culture and richen contents and methods of Korean language education for nonnative speakers. However, this paper remains as a pioneer attempt at the Korean culture education research related to local culture for the concept of local culture has a wide range for discussion.

The purpose of this study is to examine phenomena of teaching writing in Korean as a foreign or a second language, and to propose contents and methods for improving teachers’ ability of teaching writing. I presented 3 reasons that mainly cause the difficulty in teaching writing for nonnative speakers of Korean. Among the reasons, teachers’ lack of confidence and insufficiency of expertise in teaching writing is the most important one which we have to compensate in terms of improving teachers’ ability. First, in chapter Ⅱ, I analyzed the trend of teaching writing in Korean as an L2, and examined the characteristics of teacher training for teachers-to-be in Korean language education. Next, in chapter Ⅲ, I defined the concept of ‘ability of teaching writing’, and summarized the categories of the ability. Finally, in chapter Ⅳ, I suggested the contents and methods for improving teachers’ ability of teaching writing with regard to teachers’ expertise. Specially, I focused not only on the pedagogic content knowledge (PCK), but also on the content knowledge (CK). In this paper, I explored teacher education which is considered as one of the most important area for better teaching Korean as an L2. However, this paper remains only as a pioneer attempt at teacher education research for the area is not fully discussed yet.