The Development of Methods of Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language in Russia and the Republic of Korea

Abstract

In Russia, Korean is taught in different types of educational institutions. It requires appropriate methodological support which is borrowed from native Korean speakers. However generally there is a problem in the adequacy of its use in the Russian educational system. This is due to differences in understanding of teaching methodology. Therefore the aim of the article is to analyze the development of the methodology of teaching Korean as a foreign language in Russia and the Republic of Korea and to find ways for effective international dialogue between educators. The article identifies the key stages of the development of methodology of teaching Korean as a foreign language in Russia and the Republic of Korea The beginning of development of the subject area occurred at about the same time in both countries. The educational institutions in which the Korean language is taught are discussed as these can be considered as the place of the methodological ideas’ development. The richness of the methodological basis for the development of Korean training in the Republic of Korea has its origins in a different understanding of the Korean language as a concept. Nevertheless, there are similar tendencies in the development of the methodology of Korean teaching in both countries now. Each stage of development of the Korean language teaching methodology has its own characteristics, corresponding to a particular ideology. One point which modern developers of training aids consider important is concentration on a certain type of student and simultaneous study of Korean language and culture. That is why today the opportunity for broadening communication in this scientific field seems especially tempting.