Designing Korean CLIL Classes on the Topic of Korean Culture: Focusing on University Liberal Arts Classes

As globalization of universities increases, the number of international students is rapidly increasing, and there is growing interest in respecting cultural diversity in domestic education. In response to this trend, this study proposes an intermediate Korean language course focusing on Korean culture, utilizing in-terculturalism and learner-centered content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approaches. This study aims to design lessons for Korean language courses centered on Korean culture by applying the theory of CLIL, which is not yet widely used in Korea. Furthermore, this study applies the theory of intercultural education to the course design to help students acquire intercultural awareness. Through this course, students are expected to gain an understanding of Korean culture and cultural relativism, as well as learn to respect other cultures. In addition, through this cultural exploration process, students are expected to improve advanced skills in expressing their thoughts and opinions in Korean.