In Korean language education, as the ratio of those learning for academic purposes increases, writing has become correspondingly much more important. So far, while Korean language composition instruction has seen research and implementation advance ac...
In Korean language education, as the ratio of those learning for academic purposes increases, writing has become correspondingly much more important. So far, while Korean language composition instruction has seen research and implementation advance according to a variety of teaching methods, the assessment of this writing has been conducted according to a uniform method. In this paper, after conducting a survey of Korean language learners who are preparing to study Korean for academic purposes in order to be admitted to university or graduate school, I have attempted to establish standards for content-based assessment of writing based on the teaching-learning of these students. In recent years, as those who are studying Korean for academic purposes are being taught composition by learning how to write according to different text categories, I am of the opinion that assessment as well as teaching/learning must be adapted to this system. In this paper, through selecting a new criterion that focuses on content among the various kinds of assessment, I establish a point of reference for content-based assessment of Korean composition according to text category. After first surveying previous literature on the subject, I analyze language materials for teaching Korean composition for academic purposes in order to examine the various methods presented therein according to text category. After this, through articles by other researchers, I take a look at characteristics by text category and standards for content-based assessment. Using textbooks and existing research as a point of reference, I set up new standards for content-based assessment of composition for prospective learners of Korean for academic purposes. Since standards for content-based assessment by text category are a way to help resolve problem areas in composition assessment methods currently in use in Korean language education for academic purposes, I believe that this research can be applied in assessing composition in the future.