Analysis of Writing in General-Purpose Korean Textbooks: Focusing on the Current Status of Writing Genre Education

Abstract

This study selected three Korean textbooks for general-purpose learners to analyze the current status of writing genre education by analyzing the writing syllabus, genre knowledge, and genre type by proficiency in these Korean textbooks. The results are as follows. The current status of writing genre education in textbooks A, B, and C was very different, and the information on writing genre provided in these textbooks was inadequate. However, the genre types in Korean textbooks in current use were more diverse than reported by Lee Mi-hye (2013). Moreover, genre types such as Internet bulletin boards, blogs, and text messages that are widely used in contemporary everyday life have also been presented in textbooks. Nevertheless, it was confirmed that the genre types were not systematically implemented in Korean textbooks according to proficiency. As a future task, deep discussions of how to present writing syllabus and genre knowledge in textbooks and arrange writing genre types by proficiency should be made first so that genre-oriented writing education can be effectively implemented in Korean textbooks for general-purpose learners.