Study of the Role of Foreign Language Education in International Student Mobility after Korea's Liberation

本次研究的重点是分析外语教育在韩国学生出国留学过程中的作用。本研究项目的主要成果可以总结如下：首先，收集和分类了韩国外语教育的历史和制度，包括日语、汉语和各种欧洲语言，与选择出国留学的学生有关的基本数据和资料。首席研究员之前的研究主要集中在韩国解放后的英语教育政策和韩国目前的英语教育体系，这些研究结果被用作本研究的起点。其次，对韩国的行政机关、高中、大学和英语村进行调研访问，收集政治领导人的语言观与教育部门实施的具体语言政策之间的关系数据。第三，从美国国家档案和记录管理局收集了有关美国占领南朝鲜期间（1945-1948年）语言教育政策的数据和资料。第四，将韩国的国内外语教育政策与日本、香港和新加坡进行了比较。这项调查的一些结果已在研究研讨会和会议上发表，包括日本亚洲英语协会和日本语言政策协会，并已在一些文学作品中使用。本研究的最终结果将发表在书籍和/或学术期刊上。

The focus of this research is on analyzing the role of foreign language education in sending out Korean students abroad. The main results of this research project can be summarized as follows. Firstly, fundamental data and material regarding the history and systems of foreign language education in South Korea, including Japanese, Chinese, and various European languages, in relation to students choosing to study abroad were collected and classified. The principal investigator’s previous study focused on English language education policies after Korea’s liberation and the current English language education system in South Korea, and those research results were used as a starting point for this study. Secondly, research visits to administrative institutions, high schools, universities, and the English Village in South Korea were carried out, and data on the relationship between political leaders’ views on language and specific language policies that the education division has implemented were collected. Thirdly, data and material concerning the language education policy during the U.S. Occupation of South Korea (1945-1948) were gathered from the United States National Archives and Records Administration. Fourthly, comparisons were made between South Korea's in-country foreign language education policies and those in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Some of the results of this investigation have been presented at research seminars and conferences, including the Japanese Association for Asian Englishes and the Japanese Association for Language Policy, and has been used in some literary works. The final results of this study will be published in a book and/or academic journals.