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This paper presents an analysis on the trends in application of qualitative approaches to recent research on the Korean language education since the year 2000. There have been various research themes such as education contents, teaching & learning methods, teaching materials, evaluations, factors in teachers & students, etc. in the Korean language education field. Among the various research methods that have been applied in the research process, this paper focuses on qualitative approaches. This study, firstly, aims to examine the major qualitative approaches that can be applied to in the Korean language education field: Narrative Research, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Case Study, and Action Research. Secondly, a total of 2,022 research papers in five major Korean language education journals published from 2000 to 2014 were analysed through three perspectives: 1) an analysis of the application of the qualitative approaches focused on their themes, 2) an analysis of the application of the qualitative research methods focused on their data collection methods, 3) an analysis of the characteristics in application of the qualitative approaches to recent research in the Korean language education field.