This study was conducted on instructors teaching Korean writing classes in a non-face-to-face environment based upon the premise that changes in the perception and characteristics of the new educational environment, class structure and teaching techni...
This study was conducted on instructors teaching Korean writing classes in a non-face-to-face environment based upon the premise that changes in the perception and characteristics of the new educational environment, class structure and teaching techniques are inevitable. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to focus on what and how to prepare for writing classes, and to present alternatives based on the characteristics of non-face-to-face education as the main research subject. This study was conducted in the following process.
Chapter I identified the purpose and necessity of the study, examined previous projects related to the study, and described research methods and procedures. Through the review of previous studies, it was possible to examine the past and current research status of the research topic, and to derive justification, background, and research questions for this project.
Chapter II deals with theories related to conducting this study. First, the concept and characteristics of the non-face-to-face education environment were examined. This process compared the differences between non-face-to-face education and the traditional educational environment. In addition, the definition of writing and writing ability, theories related to writing education, and teaching methods were described.
Chapter III examined the current status of non-face-to-face education through a survey by 60 instructors subject to this study. Instructors were adapting to online classes through YouTube, other colleagues or by training through educational institutions, but many instructors complained of difficulties. After analyzing the instructors’ current statuses and teaching methods through the questionnaire, an in-depth interview was conducted. Seven instructors participated in the 40 minute in-depth interview. The problems of non-face-to-face Korean writing education derived through surveys and in-depth interviews were summarized into three categories.
Chapter IV presents the problems and plans of writing guidance in a non-face-to-face educational environment. There are three problems with non-face-to-face Korean writing education, and the first difficulty is 'difficulty in feedback'. Feedback is an essential teaching technique in writing education. However, feedback in a non-face-to-face environment is a difficult task needing multiple steps. Various teaching methods were presented centered on form-based feedback and process-based feedback. The second problem dealt with is 'difficulty in managing learners'. Providing ‘learning motivation’ was the suggestion for confronting this difficulty in learner management, which could be accomplished by thorough preparation of the equipment used for non-contact education. The third is difficulty was in managing classes. Through in-depth interviews, it was found that the 'stage of writing education' of non-face-to-face Korean writing education changed. The instructional stages of the teachers were collected and transformed and presented as a non-face-to-face environment writing instructional model.
In addition, the appendix presents various teaching methods collected through surveys, in-depth interviews, YouTube, teaching methods for various non-face-to-face classes in other fields, and existing teaching methods applicable to non-face-to-face educational situations.
Although instructors have taught Korean writing classes for a long time, it has inevitably become difficult to demonstrate their capabilities in a suddenly changed educational environment. Managing learners without face-to-face contact makes it more difficult, so various non-face-to-face education methods are required. This study is significant in that it identified existing writing teaching methods and transformed them to suit the non-face-to-face education field, and studied writing education methods in different non-face-to-face situations by collecting various experiences of instructors conducting the non-contact classes.