Needs Analysis and Curriculum Design for the Development of Travel Korean at the King Sejong Institute

The King Sejong Institute that teaches Korean abroad, needs to develop an education course that can meet the students diverse needs, considering the purpose of learning Korean and the time available for learning. Development of a Korean language curriculum for learners aimed at traveling to Korea can encourage learners interest in learning Korean through diversification of the Korean curriculum. In addition, this curriculum is meaningful in that it can expand the demand for Korean language learning for the practical purpose. Although the travel Korean textbooks were published by individual researchers or publishers, those developed by Korean language education institutions or developed by professional Korean language educators were difficult to find. Therefore, the King Sejong Institute wants to develop a travel Korean curriculum and materials as part of a special education program. A survey was conducted on learners and teachers to develop the curriculum. The survey of teachers demands consisted largely of the demand for <Travel Korean> education courses and textbooks and the demand for travel programs in Korea. The survey for learners was conducted separately according to the existence or absence of travel experiences in Korea and consisted of the demand for education courses and textbooks, the survey of travel demand in Korea, and the survey of travel experiences in Korea. Based on this, the development of the travel Korean curriculum will contribute to meeting the needs of learners and expanding the externalities of learning Korean.N