The purpose of this study is to propose effective plans for Korean culture education in a real-time online learning environment based on dramas as texts for Korean culture education.
Chapter I introduced the objective of the study along with its methodology and content.
Chapter II reviewed previous studies on Korean culture education in Korean education, Korean education in an online learning environment, and Korean culture lessons based on dramas. By reviewing previous studies, the investigator examined a theoretical background for her study and a direction that it should take.
Chapter III analyzed the effects of the service quality(tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy) of Korean education in an online learning environment on learners' satisfaction. The chapter also examined and analyzed learner needs for Korean culture education in an online learning environment.
Chapter IV designed a plan for Korean culture education in an online learning environment. It first presented a set of criteria to select dramas, sorted out the drama lists for Korean culture lessons, and analyzed which elements of achievement, behavior, and information culture were found in scenes of each drama that could be used in Korean culture education. The classification criteria of achievement, behavior, and information culture were based on the descriptions of the culture education items in "Two-Step Development of a Standard Korean Education Model for International Uses" by the National Institute of the Korean Language(2011). Based on the results of Chapter III and previous studies, the investigator also designed a lesson model and teaching strategy for Korean culture fit for a real-time online environment and gave an example instructional plan for Korean culture lessons.
Chapter V analyzed the effectiveness of the real lessons based on the instructional plan proposed in the study.
The present study conducted a satisfaction and needs survey with students that were taking a Korean lesson online, investigated the effects of online service quality on Korean education and the students' demand for Korean culture, devised a set of criteria to select dramas, lesson models, teaching strategies, and instructional plans in an online learning environment, and analyzed the effectiveness of the real lessons, thus holding its significance. Further research efforts are expected for educational plans across Korean education as well as Korean culture lessons in a real-time online learning environment.