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This study explores the current state of Korean language education in the United States. It aims to predict the future of Korean language use by future generations of Koreans. For this purpose relevant previous research is reviewed and relevant data is collected using the methodology from a survey conducted on more than 1,000 Korean-Americans. The analysis of the perception reveals that the 91% of participants responded positively about teaching Korean language to their children. This result implies that the majority of Korean-Americans realize that Korean proficiency is essential for family communication and successful career for their children. A significant number of participants from the 2nd and 1.5th generation immigrants whose Korean proficiency is relatively weak showed interest in learning Korean. Moreover, many of them responded that they would like to learn Korean even up to an advanced level. On the basis of the survey, this study proposes the following suggestions. Firstly, the goals and the principles of the Korean language education policy for Korean-Americans should be defined in multi-dimensional ways. Secondly, the expertise of the Korean language teachers needs to be improved. Lastly, the Korean government should consider assisting Korean Schools with professional teachers and appropriate materials in order to improve their educational environment. Therefore, this study contributes to Korean language education by reflecting the need of Korean-Americans to facilitate and reinforce the Korean language education in the US.

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 1. 서론
 2. 미국의 이중언어교육 정책의 변천 과정
 3. 재미 동포 사회의 한국어 교육 현황
 4. 한국어 교육에 대한 인식 조사 및 분석 결과
  1) 한국어의 전승에 대한 태도
  2) 미국에서 한국어 교육 경험 및 학습 이유
  3) 한국어 학습 기관 및 자료에 대한 요구
  4) 향후 한국어 학습에 대한 태도
 5. 결론
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재미 동포 한국어 교육 설문조사 계승어 교육 언어 유지 언어 정책 이중언어 Korean-American Korean language education Survey Language education for heritage learners Language maintenance Language policy Bilingualism

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• 원미진 [ Won, Mijin | 연세대학교 ]

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