Analysis of North Korea's Korean Listening Textbooks for Foreign Students (1): Based on the characteristics of the unit organization and listening materials of Kim Hyung Jik College of Education's-“Listening to Joseon language 1 (for foreign students

Objectives The purposes of this This study analyzes Joseon language listening textbooks for foreign students in North Korea. Methods This study analyzed the Joseon language listening textbooks “Listening to Joseon language 1 (for foreign students)”(2013) and “Listening to Joseon language 2 (for foreign students)” (2013) published by Kim Hyung Jik College of Education. In order to analyze the Joseon language listening textbooks in Chapter 2, the goals and organization of the Joseon language listening textbooks and in Chapter 3, the Joseon language listening textbooks were divided into 1) unit development method, 2) characteristics of listening materials, 3) characteristics of vocabulary expression (solution), and 4) characteristics of practice. However, due to space limitations, we have covered '2) Characteristics of the listening materials' here, and will cover '3) Characteristics of the vocabulary expression (solution) and '4) Characteristics of the practice' in the subsequent discussion. Results We were able to identify the target audience, unit organization, unit development method, and characteristics of the listening materials in “Listening to Joseon language 1”(2013) and “Listening to Joseon language 2” (2013). First, “Listening to Joseon language 1”(2013) is a textbook for first-year foreign students and consists of 19 lessons, while “Listening to Joseon language 2”(2013) is a textbook for second- and third-year foreign students and consists of two parts and 23 lessons. Secondly, “Listening to Joseon language 2”(2013) is ‘a textbook for foreign students and students in the second and third grades, consisting of two parts’, and in the first part, it ‘focuses on listening to 11 fairy tales, 11 television vignettes, and 2 Joseon art films and presents various types of exercises’, and in the second part, it ‘focuses on listening to an introductory compilation of proud achievements and includes more science films and light comedies’. In other words, it presents a variety of listening materials that can be encountered in daily life compared to “Listening to Joseon language 1”(2013). Third, the unit structure of “Listening to Joseon language 1”(2013) consists of ‘lesson title - introduction text - new words - vocabulary expression - pre-listening practice - post-listening practice’, while the unit structure of “Listening to Joseon Language 2”(2013) consists of ‘lesson title - new words - vocabulary expression – practice’. Fourth, we examined the characteristics of the listening materials presented in the <Listening to Joseon language> textbooks and found that, in terms of format, “Listening to Joseon language 1”(2013) included stories, dialogues, news articles, stories, poems, diaries, and common sense; “Listening to Joseon language 2”(2013) included fairy tales, television skits, and Joseon art films in the first part; and “Listening to Joseon language 2”(2013) included introductory compilations, Joseon archival films, Joseon children's films, Joseon science films, Joseon science films, and light comedies in the second part. Fifth, in terms of the content of the listening materials presented in the <Listening to Joseon language> textbooks, we found that they included not only everyday materials, but also materials that praised the current ruling regime, materials that rejected foreign powers, enlightening materials related to daily life, materials that emphasized the development of science and technology, and cruelty. Conclusions The results of this study are expected to deepen our understanding of North Korean language education as a foreign language while confirming the current state of listening textbooks for foreigners in North Korea. It is also expected to deepen the understanding of the genres of ‘television one-act play, introductory compilations, and light comedy’ that are unfamiliar to South Koreans, which are presented