A Research on the Core Competences in Chinese Major Education Course — Focused on University-specific Cases —

It has already been more than ten years since the university education in Korea began to focus on “core competences.” At this time, the main purpose of this paper is to investigate the embodiment of core competences (major abilities) in Chinese curricula of various universities, analyze Chinese curricula examples based on core competence cultivating, and then evaluate the correlation between core competences (major abilities) and these curricula. The research methods are as follows. Firstly, the paper interpreted the concept of core competence, then listed the basic competences that Korean college students must possess. Based on it, a curriculum aimed at cultivating core competences was designed according to the standards of universities’ basic competence evaluation. Secondly, taking Chinese-related majors of seven Korean universities as the research scope, the paper investigated the correlation between the core competences (major abilities) required by the Chinese major and the curriculum setting, and analyzed the Chinese curriculum examples based on the cultivation of core competences (major abilities). Through the research, it can be found that due to the different levels of students and educational objectives, Chinese-related majors in the above-mentioned universities have different emphasis on the cultivation of core competences (major abilities), and there are differences in the requirements for comprehensive thinking ability, practical ability and Chinese application ability. However, the courses of these schools have all implemented the cultivation of communication ability and globalization ability related to China and Chinese culture. This is mainly due to the characteristics of the major. This paper made a detailed case study among four of the seven universities and investigated the correlation between core competences (major abilities) and Chinese curricula. The four universities have set the core competences (major abilities) to be cultivated according to students’ level and educational objectives of each major, then set up curricula, and carried out teaching based on it. The degree of correlation between the core competences (major abilities) and the major curricula in the above-mentioned universities was analyzed and mapped in a detailed way. On this basis, an in-depth study on two of them was carried out. The study jointly described and mapped the core competences of university and the core competences of major, then separated the knowledge (K), skills (S) and attitude (A) required in the process of ability cultivation, and clearly wrote out the basis for listing each item. Through this, the conclusion can be drawn that the correlation between the core competences (major abilities) required by Chinese-related majors and the curricula setting in Korean universities is in the primary stage. It is believed that the establishment of a Chinese major curriculum system based on core competences (major abilities) can foster students to adapt themselves to the changing educational environment and meet the demands of society. This study is expected to serve as the basis for research for the proper, universal and standard core competences (major abilities) of the Chinese curricula.