This study systematically analyzes research trends in critical literacy within Korean language education in response to Korea’s transition toward a multicultural and multilingual society, and proposes implications for future educational applications. Research on critical literacy in Korean language education began around 2013 and has gradually increased since 2020; however, the total number of studies remains limited to 21, indicating a quantitative insufficiency.
With regard to learner types, a large proportion of studies focus on qualitative research and theoretical discussions targeting learners with academic purposes. In terms of instructional materials, literary texts and public discourse materials such as newspaper articles have been predominantly utilized. More recently, studies employing digital and multimodal texts have gradually increased, reflecting contemporary social changes. Teaching and learning models were categorized into literature-based models, discussion-centered models, reading?writing integrated models, and critical discourse analysis?based models. Across these models, a common cyclical structure was identified, in which text comprehension expands into the interpretation of social meanings and further develops into learners’ reflective and practical expression.
Based on these findings, this study suggests several implications for critical literacy research in Korean language education: the reconceptualization of social citizenship formation and public discourse participation competence, the expansion of research subjects and diversification of research methodologies, and the need for differentiated instructional design according to learners’ purposes. By examining the current status and significance of critical literacy research in Korean language education, this study provides foundational data for establishing directions for Korean language education that align with the context of a multicultural society.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.