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Hyun-Suk Jee. 2010. The New Inquiry of Researching Culture Curriculum in Korean Language Education - Passing ‘Multi-Cultural Education'. Journal of the International Network for Korean Language and Culture. 7-1. 261-290. If we design Culture Curriculum in Korean Language Education, we should go beyond the unilateral explanation of Korean language and culture as assimilation. We need to overcome multi-culturalism and find a new educational agenda for the 21st century. In this research, I analyzed seven kinds of Korean textbooks and 30 institutions that teach the Curriculum of Korean Culture. Moreover, I carried out a survey targeting 140 stake-holders like undergraduate and graduate students, professors who teach in the Korean Department, Korean faculty and staff members. As a result, I found out that not only are they narrow-minded and assimilate Korean learners to Korean customs, but also that they focused on teaching the 'Korean language' and not the 'culture'. In terms of designing an alternative Cultural Curriculum in Korean Language Education, I suggest that we should consider three factors: first, Cultural Education for raising cultural awareness, second, Cultural Education for the cultivation of social norms, and third, Cultural Education for practicing attitude.(Paichai University)