A Preliminary Study for Structural Curriculum Development for Teaching Korean Culture Abroad - An Analysis of Current Korean Program Management in Europe -

Abstract

This paper aims to provide preliminary research to show the need for and to build a structural curriculum model for teaching Korean culture in Korean Studies abroad. It analyses the current management of Korean cultural programs in European universities.

Despite the recent increased number of higher education institutions offering Korean Studies programs abroad, studies on the specific curricular framework of how Korean culture is taught has been insufficient. Thus, this paper investigates the current management of Korean cultural education in 159 European universities across 36 countries using the Korea Foundation database.

The findings show a large majority of universities offer modules on Korean culture, even at those institutions that do not offer Korean studies at the degree level. This indicates that Korean culture education form a significant role in Korean studies programs at European universities.