Returning Foreign Students Who Dropped Out A Case Study on Studying in Korea

Abstract

This study is to analyze the meaning of studying in Korea for foreign students who drop out after returning to their home country. To this end, the experience of studying in Korea was qualitatively explored for 7 foreign students who came to Korea to study but quit their studies midway and returned to their home country. In particular, in order to understand in depth the personal experience, meaning, and importance of foreign students studying in Korea, the study was divided into the preparation process for studying in Korea, life in Korea, dropout, and current life after returning. In addition, an in-depth analysis was conducted on how to utilize the capital for studying in Korea in their own countries after returning. As a result, 'Korean Wave and advanced Korea' in preparation for studying in Korea, 'accumulation and awareness of experience' in studying in Korea, 'maladjustment and COVID-19' in dropout, and 'study abroad capital and transformative learning' in current life after returning was able to derive. This study expands on previous studies focusing on the dropout factors of foreign language students to investigate the dropout factors of foreign language students.