A Basic Study on the Development of Korean Cultural Curriculum from a Intercultural Perspective: Focusing on the Needs of Secondary Learners in Migrant Backgrounds

Objectives The purpose of this study is to lay the foundation for the development of a Korean cultural curriculum with a intercultural approach by examining cultural education-related conditions and intercultural education requirements by conducting a demand survey and in-depth interview with 60 Korean language learners from migrant backgrounds currently enrolled in secondary education institutions. Methods A demand survey was conducted on 60 secondary school learners from migrant backgrounds. The demand survey was conducted by composed of four areas: basic survey of participants, demand for cultural education, demand for educational content, perception and preference for intercultural education. Results As a result of the study, it was found that there was a difference between the preferred educational content of learners and the current curriculum, and that they wanted experience-oriented activities in cultural education. In addition, learners strongly felt the need to introduce intercultural education when learning cultural education. Conclusions Through the results of the demand survey, implications for the development of the Korean language curriculum introducing mutual cultural education were derived and directions were presented.