Based on the importance of communication-based functional teaching topics, this paper attempted to analyze the function presentation patterns of the currently used Korean textbooks and examine whether there are differences between textbooks. Therefore...
Based on the importance of communication-based functional teaching topics, this paper attempted to analyze the function presentation patterns of the currently used Korean textbooks and examine whether there are differences between textbooks. Therefore, this paper analyzed whether there is a bias in the communicative functions presented in the Korean textbook and the <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language> , and whether there is a function that focuses on each purpose of the textbook.
Although the communication aspect was emphasized in Korean language education and the interest in functions was higher than before, the placement of communicative functions in current Korean textbooks tended to be secondary to the subject or grammar rather than the core of the syllabus itself.
Therefore, considering the Communicative Language Teaching that emphasizes practical communication functions, this study believes that Korean textbooks need to consider more explicit functions, and analyzes the functions of current Korean textbooks to confirm their types and presentation patterns. Through this, the common functions adopted in many textbooks were identified through the function analysis of Korean textbooks, while the differences according to the bias, frequency of appearance, or variables of the communicative functions between textbooks were examined. In addition, the distribution of functions by proficiency level was compared by comparing the functions presented in the <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language(2017)> with the explicit functions of Korean textbooks, and it was confirmed whether there were any significant differences in functions for each purpose of the textbook.
Through the analysis results, it was possible to discriminate the common communicative functions adopted in many textbooks, and to identify the bias patterns and characteristics of functions by purpose and proficiency level. These basic studies were expected to help systematically design functional syllabus in the future.
The order of this study is as follows. Chapter 1 presents the need for the study, the purpose of the study, the subject and method of the study, and the procedure of the study. Chapter 2 reviewed the theoretical studys, and looked at the communicative functions related to this paper, the textbooks and syllabus related to this paper, and the precedent research related to the <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language>. In Chapter 3, textbook analysis was conducted, and five textbooks to be analyzed were selected: <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><Sejong Korean>, <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><New Yonsei Korean>, <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><Kyunghee Korean>, <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><University Korean for International Students>, and <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><Academic Purpose Korean Series>. As an analysis criterion, the function of <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language (2017)> was used. The communicative functions shown in each textbook were analyzed focusing on the syllabus, and after that, additional functions were examined through the textbook. And based on this, whether or not
functions were presented and the frequency of appearance were summarized. In addition, by comparing each Korean textbook, the method of presenting communicative functions in syllabus, distribution of functions, and bias were examined. In Chapter 4, the functions of the <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language (2017)> and the functions of the overall Korean textbooks were compared to analyze the degree of agreement. As a result of the analysis, the degree of agreement between Korean textbooks and the <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language (2017)> was low. Therefore, although there was no explicit function in syllabus, this study additionally compared and analyzed the additional functions shown in Korean textbooks and dealt with similar functions of <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language (2017)>. In Chapter 5, the communicative function of Korean textbooks was re-analyzed according to variables to examine the tendency of function use. The comparison between textbooks was based on the proficiency of students and learning purpose of students. Proficiency was analyzed by dividing it into beginner, intermediate, and advanced level, and the purpose of learning was analyzed by dividing it into hobby purpose, general purpose, and academic purpose. The criteria for communicative functions by proficiency level were based on the <!-- Not Allowed Tag Filtered --><International Standard Korean Curriculum of Language (2017)>, and the similarities and differences with Korean textbooks were analyzed. In addition, by analyzing the communicative functions of textbooks for each learning purpose, common and different functions from general textbooks were identified, and the characteristics of each purpose were analyzed.
Through this study, it was confirmed that Korean textbooks still place functions depending on the subject or grammar rather than focusing on the function itself because there were large differences between textbooks in terms of communicative function presentation. However, through this, the communicative functions that are common in all textbooks could be confirmed in many ways, and the functions that stand out for each purpose of the textbook could also be confirmed.
The results of the actual condition analysis of the presentation of the communicative functions of the current textbook can serve as basic data for developing a function-focused syllabus in the future.