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A Study on the Operation Condition and Improvement for Japanese Language Continuing Education - Focused on Social Welfare Centers Located in Seoul -

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A Study on the Operation Condition and Improvement forJapanese Language Continuing Education- Focused on Social Welfare Centers Located in Seoul -Kim, Hwal RanThe purpose of this study is to propose actual operation condition of Japaneselecture based on social welfare organizations located in Seoul to investigate thecurrent status and problems of Japanese language education in terms of lifelongeducation. According to the result of this study, the remarkable point was that a majorityof Japanese lecture courses are highly focused on the elderly and 86% of thewelfare organizations are providing free education. Regarding the effect of specialized business for the aged run by social welfarecommunity center, it says, as Korea changing to aging society at the beginningof 21st century, it has put focus on strengthening personal competences ofseniors through opportunities for participation in lifelong education, recreationalactivity programs and culture classes. It means foreign language classes areoperating as one of the lifelong education programs for reinforcement ofindividual capability. Considering this tendency, it is expected that the lifelongeducation participation rate of the elder in Seoul will be raised. So, systematicimprovements will be needed for this. First, it is required to recognize the existence of Educational and CulturalIndustry and work hard to make it public so it could be invigorated and utilizedby people usefully at the same time. Second, Japanese language training that mostly 55-year-old or more than60-year-old people receive at the welfare center needs to be systematized forpreparations on proper studying environment which provides the older withappropriate education method and content as well. Third, stable and systematic operation should be available through the linkwith experts in the field of Japanese language education and elderly education. 338 비교문화연구 제35집 (2014. 6.)Fourth, education program development is needed, which is able to satisfyone's desires for learning. Hence, targeting Japanese learners at each welfarecenter, we need to know the estimation of satisfaction degree and consciousnesson learning Japanese. Finally, it has not been studied sufficiently regarding the instructors onteaching Japanese language in this paper, but it has been reported that most ofsocial welfare centers, where Japanese language lectures are provided, are runby volunteers who can teach Japanese. Thus, the study on actual condition forJapanese language instructors will be conducted as well later on.

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