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This study is to present a vivid picture of the Korean language education environment in the 1950-60s, particularly from the learners’ perspective. An in-depth interview was adapted as the research method. Since the majority of Korean language learners during this period were Protestant missionaries from the USA, six former missionaries who participated in Korean language education at formal Korean language institutions were interviewed respectively. Among the participants, two of them were with the Korean Language School(KLS) in the 1950s and the remaining four with Yonsei Korean Language Institute(KLI) in the 1960s. The interviews revealed three major agents of Korean language education environment during this period that had influenced the participants’ learning experience: the missionary orientation programs in the USA, Korean language institutions in Korea and the language committee of the various mission organizations in Korea. Firstly, the participants’ experiences with the above mentioned agents were elaborated to describe the ‘macro view’ of the Korean language education environment. Secondly, the features of the two domestic Korean language education programs during this period were analyzed to present the ‘micro view’ of the Korean language education environment.