Learning a language means learning a culture. This means language and culture has close relations. In a language, national emotion and philosophy are reflected. So, to do a language teaching efficiently, it is essential to teach culture simultaneously. To learn Korean language outside of Korea is very difficult because the mutual reaction between culture and language is very weak. Therefore, the integrated education methodology outside of Korea should be different compared to the integrated education methodology inside of Korea. In this paper, the status of the current Korean language education in Malaysia is reviewed, and an integrated education methodology of Korean language and culture in Malaysia is suggested. The methodology suggested in this paper can be adopted to develope an integrated education of Korean language in the other foreign nations.
(University of Malaya / Honam University)