A Study on the Issues and Tasks of Liberal Arts Korean Language Education For English Track International Students in Korean Universities

The purpose of this study is to examine the characteristics of English track international students and the issues and tasks of Korean language education for them, and to present directions. A survey on the needs of English track international student at D-University in Busan and interviews with related administrative and Korean language education experts were conducted. The questionnaire included the current status and satisfaction of Korean language classes, composition, and direction of education. English track international students are not essential to learn Korean because the admission criteria and major teaching language are English, and the purpose of learning was to adapt to Korean and college life. Interest in Korean classes was high, but satisfaction was moderate. Speaking and writing, vocabulary and grammar were selected as areas to learn, and topics related to real life and college life were preferred. There was also an opinion that modern culture, social studies and economics, and employment subjects should be opened as English track liberal arts. Although the number of participants is limited, this study is meaningful in that it examines the characteristics and curriculum of English track international students that will increase in the future and discusses issues and tasks.