한국어능력시험 20년 발전사와 최근 동향

• 영문명: The Developmental History and Recent Trends of TOPIK: from the 1st TOPIK in 1997 through the 52nd TOPIK in 2016
• 발행기관: 국제한국어교육학회
• 저자명: 김정숙
• 간행물 정보: 『한국어교육』28권 3호, 1~24쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 한국어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.09.30

영문 초록

This article explores the developmental history of TOPIK over the last 20 years and its recent trends. Over the last two decades, TOPIK underwent two major systematic reforms, achieving both quantitative and qualitative growth over the course of its 52 testing sessions. TOPIK has utilized a six-level evaluation system from its inception to the present. The evaluation system was amended from the earlier six-test set - whereby each level corresponded with a separate test (1997~2005: the 1st~9th) - to the three-test set (2006~2014: the 10th~34th), and finally to the two-test set (2014~present: the 35th~42nd). In the earlier exams, abilities in Vocabulary· Grammar, Writing, Listening, and Reading were assessed. However, beginning with the 35th TOPIK, abilities in Listening, Reading, and Writing (only in TOPIK II) were assessed and the evaluation of the writing section was changed to a task-based process, improving TOPIK into a more qualified analysis of proficiency. Over the last 20 years, the number of countries TOPIK is administered in has greatly increased from 4 to 73 countries, and the annual number of test-takers has also significantly increased from 2,692 to 250,141. The distribution of proficiency levels of the test-takers has shifted over time - initially “Beginner>Intermediate>Advanced” in the earlier exams, to “Intermediate>Advanced>Beginner” after the mid 2000s - as the number of those studying the Korean language for specific purposes and continuing education increased. Test-takers have indicated a shift in their purpose for taking the exam, initially citing “to assess proficiency” and more recently selecting “to study abroad,” and this could also correlate with changes in the proportion of test-takers’ proficiency level. In general, 85~95% of beginner, 50~65% of intermediate, and 45~60% of advanced test applicants passed the respective proficiency level. To date, no practices have yet been implemented to standardize the difficulty level longitudinally across test sets. (Korea University)

목차

1. 서론

2. 평가 체제 및 시행 방법

3. 시행 국가 및 지역

4. 지원자

5. 시험 성적

6. 결론

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키워드

한국어능력시험 6등급제 평가 영역 시험 시행 국가 지원자 수 등급별 비율 응시 목적 합격률 TOPIK: Test of Proficiency in Korean six-level evaluation system assessment area countries administering TOPIK the number of test-takers the proportion of proficiency level the purpose of test application the pass rate