• Journal of Korean language education
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.113-153
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• 2017

This thesis is an analysis of research topics among doctorate research papers in Korean education from 1990 to 2016. The purpose of this paper is to keep up with current trends of Korean Language Education research in South Korea and China. The study aims to provide relevant information to researchers majoring in Korean language education and to determine future directions of Korean language education. In this study, among a total of 1709 Korean and Chinese studies of Korean language education, a final selection of 444 doctoral thesis (which consist of a total of 389 papers in Korea and a total of55 papers in China) were chosen from 1990 to 2016. The final selection of 444 papers was classified by year, topics and methodologies with a detailed analysis of the content. In addition, a detailed analysis of future directions and challenges for Korean education within South Korea and China is provided.