부산대학교 도서관

Taiwan and South Korea have maintained a friendly relationship with each other as both nations have experienced similar modern history such as the Japanese colonial rule and democratization. Although official exchanges have ceased since the sudden diplomatic normalization between South Korea and China in 1993, which severed the Korean-Taiwanese diplomatic ties, Taiwan is still considered a leading country of the Korean Wave. Recently, the status of ‘Korean Language’, ‘Korean Literature’ and ‘Korean Culture’ majors has risen dramatically in Taiwan. This proves strong interest in Korea by Taiwanese people, and it is no longer an exaggeration to say that a foundation has setup in Taiwan to actively conduct research in Korean Studies. Examining the tendencies of Korean Studies in Taiwan must be preceded to set the direction that Korean Studies in Taiwan should head towards. ‘Chinese Association for Korean Studies(CAK)’ has been in the center of Korean Studies research in Taiwan. Established in March 1980, the CAK is a main Korean Studies research organization consisting of researchers in Korean Studies in Taiwan such as Korean language, Korean language education, Korean literature, Korean culture, Korean history, Korean politics, Korean diplomacy, and Korean economy. By publishing an academic journal called ‘The Bulletin of Korean Studies,’ the CAK presents research performance of Korean Studies in Taiwan. 35 issues of the ‘The Bulletin of Korean Studies’ have been published so far. Although 40 years have passed since the first Korean Language and Literature & Korean Culture research began in Taiwan, no actual attempts have been made to identify the trends of Korean Language and Literature & Korean Culture research. However, numerous researches on Korean Studies have been conducted in various areas and topics with the increasing reputation of Korean language and Korean literature majors, which makes the present the appropriate time to examine the trends and future directions of Korean Language and Literature & Korean Culture research in Taiwan. By reviewing 52 papers in humanities such as ‘Korean language and Korean language education’, ‘Korean literature’, and ‘Korean culture’ published in “The Bulletin of Korean Studies” since 2010, this research has sought to identify the details and trends of Korean Language and Literature & Korean Culture research over the last 10 years in Taiwan and find the future directions that the Korean Language and Literature & Korean Culture research should pursue. Hence, it is hoped that this paper introduces the tendencies of Korean Language and Literature & Korean Culture research in Taiwan and provide a guideline for its possibility and future directions.