The Need for Non-native Teachers in Korean Language Education

Abstract

This article reviews the recent literature in Korean language education, taking into consideration the main implications of such literature for Korean language teaching. Korean language teachers in Korea and Korean language education in the United States are examined, particularly as they relate to non-native teachers. Relevant research on non-native speaker teachers are discussed, together with their role in the context of the global need for Korean language teachers, specifically in universities and colleges in the United States. The article raises questions about the native speakerism and the role of non-native teachers in the Korean language education field.

Keywords

• korean language education
• korean as a foreign language
• non-native language teacher
• native speakerism
• raciolinguistics