This study aimed to analyze the status of major countries’ online national language dissemination for overseas learners. This was done by the representative national organizations founded with governmental support. The study comparatively analyzed the dissemination status of the representative organizations of other countries and representative Korean organizations for Korean language education. The results of the comparative analysis of the major websites of the seven countries investigated in this study revealed the following characteristics. First, the websites were categorized into integrated single and divided dual websites according to their characteristics. Second, the language and cultural content varied depending on whether the websites provided information on offline education service or not. Third, there was a major difference in the number of service languages available on each website. Further, it was distinguished by its strength in providing a variety of specialized learning materials including self-learning modules, video clips, webtoons (internet-based comics), and study materials. However, it was also revealed that further improvements were required in promoting offline education programs and introducing the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK). This study is valuable because the analysis results suggest implications for improvements to be made to the website of the Korean language for better dissemination.
키워드
language disseminationonline language educationKorean as a foreign languageKing Sejong Institute
한국외국어교육학회 [The Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education]
설립연도
1995
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
본 학회는 외국어 교육 분야 상호간의 연구 성과 교류를 통하여, 외국어 교육의 이론과 실제를 발전시키고, 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함으로써 외국어 교육 분야간의 학문적 교류를 활성화하는 것을 그 설립 목적으로 한다. 그리고 더 나아가서는 국제 협력 차원에서 다양한 언어 및 문화의 이해를 증진시키는 동시에 언어 정책과 관련하여 국제 관계 개선을 위한 가교 역할을 담당하고자 한다.