The purpose of this study is to present teaching methods in the Korean language and culture integrative education in order to implement Korean language and culture integrative education as a part of international understanding education at Japanese el...
The purpose of this study is to present teaching methods in the Korean language and culture integrative education in order to implement Korean language and culture integrative education as a part of international understanding education at Japanese elementary schools more effectively.
Improving the competency to understand Korean language and culture integrative education, with regard to international understanding education, will play an important role to truly understand Korea and develop human resources in this age of globalization.
Therefore, this study is designed to research the Korean language and culture integrative education for Japanese elementary school learners as per the following discussion points.
1) Understanding current situation of foreign language education at Japanese elementary schools with regard to international understanding education of Japanese public education
2) Understanding Korean language and culture learning under the foreign language education
3) Conducting needs analysis of Japanese elementary school teachers and presenting effective Korean language and culture integrative education based on it
This study consists of the following chapters in order to research effective teaching methods in the Korean language and culture integrative education which will be able to contribute to the promotion of understanding Korea for Japanese elementary school students.
In Chapter 1, the purpose of the study, review of literature on international understanding education in Japan, Korean language and culture integrative education, and a selection of topics on Korean language and culture were discussed. Then I presented a general orientation from the point of the scope and methodology of the study.
In Chapter 2, I discussed the current situation of international understanding education in Japan, the current situation of foreign language education in Japanese elementary schools, and curriculum of Korean language and culture integrative education. Next, I classified the contents of activities for the Korean language and culture education in the elementary school subjects.
In Chapter 3, based on the analysis of the needs survey for selection of the Korean language and culture topics, I selected the contents of integrative education and discussed implication of these needs.
In Chapter 4, I presented yearly units and hours of the teaching method in Korean language and culture integrative education for Japanese public elementary school learners. I also showed a syllabus and a sample of teaching plans with topics which were preferred by the 6th grade teachers.
In Chapter 5, I summarized the study and discussed suggestions for future research and limitation.