The purpose of this study is to analyze the validity and practicality of cultural elements in Korean language education by analyzing the cultural elements of a textbook produced abroad, and comparing these with the respective national standards for the efficient education of culture in domestic and overseas Korean language education.
As the importance of cultural education in Korean language education has emerged, research on the categorization and hierarchization of cultural elements in Korean textbooks and syllabuses has been conducted continuously since the early 2000s. The current trends in the analysis of cultural factors in Korean language textbooks focuses on Korean language education using domestic textbooks. According to Kim, S. et al. (2015), since there are difficulties in using Korean textbooks made for the curriculum of domestic universities abroad, it is common to use both overseas published textbooks and domestic ones together. Therefore, it is relevant to analyze not only domestic published textbooks but also textbooks published abroad in order to study how to improve cultural education contents for overseas Korean language education.
The significance of this study is that it emphasizes the importance of cultural education in domestic and international Korean language education; analyzes the cultural elements of a textbook produced overseas used in Korean language education abroad, and proposes supplements to the contents of cultural education.