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A study on the analysis of items in TOPIK- On the focus of items in the intermediate level - Lee Sang-rin This study is aims at grasping suggestive aspects of teaching-learning methodology of Korean language for foreigners and assisting in developing the quality of TOPIK(Test of Proficiency in Korean) through the analytical result of the items in TOPIK. The subjects of this analysis are limited to 100 objective items in intermediate level of the 21th TOPIK. This study analyzes the items filled in papers of the numbers of 2384 with the method of classical test theory using TestAn 1.0 program. item difficulty are easy largely in the 21th TOPIK and item discrimination level of them are valid. But there are the items which is noticeable. This study attains the result as below through analysis of item. The first, there are some items which are inordinately easy. Therefore, the items are appropriate for falling under the category of the beginners’ level. The second, There are, the other hand, some items which are inordinately item difficulty or invalid in item discrimination level. Therefore, the items are appropriate for falling under the category of the highest level. The third, the items which are inordinately item difficulty or invalid in item discrimination level have a point in teaching-learning methodology for Korean education as the second language. theory, item discrimination, item difficulty, Intermediate level