EPS-TOPIK is a test of Korean proficiency which is enforced at the level of Korean government for the selection of competent foreign workers. Therefore, it must ensure validity and reliability, and practicability as a language assessment tool. For seeking a way of developing EPS-TOPIK, in this paper, the current state of EPS-TOPIK was investigated based upon the materials published by the Korean government, and the questions of EPS-TOPIK were analysed. Together with this, newspaper articles both in Korea and in foreign countries were also analyzed, and the directors of the EPS center abroad were interviewed.
According to the survey results, as expected, the local environment of Korean education is poor in a number of ways to improve the Korean communication skills of foreign workers, as well as to prepare the EPS-TOPIK. To improve the efficiency of the EPS-TOPIK and to enhance the Korean communication skills of foreign workers, the Korean language institutions including the King Sejong Institute, which are in charge of the Korean language education should closely cooperate with the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, which is responsible for all of the influx of foreign workers.
@article{ART001783610}, author={Chung Ho-Jin}, title={Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers}, journal={Cross-Cultural Studies}, issn={1598-0685}, year={2013}, volume={31}, pages={395-414}, doi={10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395}
TY - JOUR AU - Chung Ho-Jin TI - Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers JO - Cross-Cultural Studies PY - 2013 VL - 31 IS - null PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies SP - 395 EP - 414 SN - 1598-0685 AB - EPS-TOPIK is a test of Korean proficiency which is enforced at the level of Korean government for the selection of competent foreign workers. Therefore, it must ensure validity and reliability, and practicability as a language assessment tool. For seeking a way of developing EPS-TOPIK, in this paper, the current state of EPS-TOPIK was investigated based upon the materials published by the Korean government, and the questions of EPS-TOPIK were analysed. Together with this, newspaper articles both in Korea and in foreign countries were also analyzed, and the directors of the EPS center abroad were interviewed.
According to the survey results, as expected, the local environment of Korean education is poor in a number of ways to improve the Korean communication skills of foreign workers, as well as to prepare the EPS-TOPIK. To improve the efficiency of the EPS-TOPIK and to enhance the Korean communication skills of foreign workers, the Korean language institutions including the King Sejong Institute, which are in charge of the Korean language education should closely cooperate with the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, which is responsible for all of the influx of foreign workers. KW - EPS-TOPIK;foreign workers;Employment Permit System;King Sejong Institute;needs analysis;EPS centers DO - 10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395 ER -
Chung Ho-Jin. (2013). Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers. Cross-Cultural Studies, 31, 395-414.
Chung Ho-Jin. 2013, "Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.31, pp.395-414. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395
Chung Ho-Jin "Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers" Cross-Cultural Studies 31 pp.395-414 (2013) : 395.
Chung Ho-Jin. Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers. 2013; 31 395-414. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395
Chung Ho-Jin. "Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers" Cross-Cultural Studies 31(2013) : 395-414.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395
Chung Ho-Jin. Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers. Cross-Cultural Studies, 31, 395-414. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395
Chung Ho-Jin. Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2013; 31 395-414. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395
Chung Ho-Jin. Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers. 2013; 31 395-414. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395
Chung Ho-Jin. "Enforcement Status of EPS-TOPIK and Needs Analysis of EPS Centers" Cross-Cultural Studies 31(2013) : 395-414.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2013.31..395