Principles and Directions of Korean Language Classrooms for Digital Literacy Education

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to suggest the principles and directions of Korean language classdesign for digital literacy education in order to develop core competencies of the Korean languagedepartment following the release the 2022 revision of the elementary Korean language curriculum. Methods: For this research, the contents system was analyzed, focusing on the 'media' area in the2022 revised elementary Korean language curriculum, and the 'Digital Literacy' of CCSS (CommonCore State Standards) according to the US grade level presented by Hutchison & Colwell (2015)‘Functional teaching and learning cases’, Australia's language curriculum digital literacy educationcontent element analysis, core values of Korean language classes and research on the Korean languageclass process review, and implications related to the 'class design' from previous domestic and foreignstudies related to digital literacy education field. Results: As a result, it was possible to present the basic direction for designing Korean languageclasses that digital literacy education should pursue under the principles of class design from amacroscopic and microscopic perspective for digital literacy education in elementary Korean classesand the core values of Korean classes. Conclusion: The main principles to be considered when designing and operating classes in whichlearners can actively respond to the new establishment of the ‘media’ area and the changes in themedia environment of digital transformation are discussed.