외국어로서의 한국어 교육은 2002년 한․일 월드컵 개최와 K-드라마, 음악, 음식 등 한류 문화의 확산으로 세계인의 관심을 끌었다. 이로 인해 자국에서 또는 한국에서 한국어와 한국문화를 배우려는 다양한 목적의 학습자가 증가해 현재에 이르렀다. 외국인 유학생의 한국어 학습 목적은 의사소통능력 향상이 그 일차적인 목표이다. 그러나 대학 및 대학원 과정의 학문 목적 학습자에게는 해당 전공 지식의 습득 또한 중요한 목표이다. 따라서 이들에게 한국어 기본 지식의 습득은 대학 및 대학원 학업을 위한 전제 조건일 수밖에 없다. 이에 〈외국어로서의 한국어학의 이해〉는 다양한 전공의 외국인 학습자가 생활 한국어 능력의 향상뿐만 아니라 해당 전공 지식을 습득하는 데 도움이 되는 저서이다. -머리말 중에서-

머리말 ··············································································································· 2
제Ⅰ부 총 론 | 9
제1장 언어와 한국어 ················································································· 10
제2장 한국어학의 영역 ············································································· 15
제3장 한국어의 특징 ················································································· 17
제Ⅱ부 음운론 | 21
제1장 음성과 음운 ···················································································· 22
제2장 한국어의 음운 ················································································· 25
제3장 한국어의 음절 ················································································· 30
제4장 음운의 변동 및 규칙 ········································································ 33
제5장 어감(語感)의 분화 ··········································································· 41
제Ⅲ부 형태론(단어) | 43
제1장 문법의 단위 ···················································································· 44
제2장 한국어의 단어 ················································································· 49
제3장 한국어의 단어 형성 ········································································· 54

제Ⅳ부 형태론(품사) | 63
제1장 한국어의 품사 ················································································· 64
제2장 체언(명사, 대명사, 수사)과 관계언(조사) ········································· 66
제3장 용언(동사, 형용사)과 활용 ······························································· 72
제4장 수식언(관형사, 부사)과 독립언(감탄사) ··········································· 81
제Ⅴ부 어휘론 | 87
제1장 한국어 어휘론 ················································································· 88
제2장 어휘의 체계 ···················································································· 90
제3장 어휘의 양상 ···················································································· 94
제Ⅵ부 문법론 | 99
제1장 문장과 기본 구조 ·········································································· 100
제2장 문장과 문장 성분 ·········································································· 109
제3장 문장의 종류 및 확장 ······································································ 121

제Ⅶ부 문법 범주론 | 127
제1장 문장의 높임 표현 ·········································································· 128
제2장 문장의 시간 표현 ·········································································· 136
제3장 문장의 피동·사동 표현 ·································································· 144
제4장 문장의 부정 표현 ·········································································· 157
제Ⅷ부 의미론 | 167
제1장 언어와 의미 ·················································································· 168
제2장 어휘/문장 의미론 ·········································································· 180
제Ⅸ부 화용론 | 193
제1장 화용론의 이해 ··············································································· 194
제2장 화용론의 직시 ··············································································· 198
제3장 발화 행위 이론 ·············································································· 204
제Ⅹ부 방언학 | 213
제1장 한국어와 방언 ··············································································· 214
제2장 한국어의 지역 방언 ······································································· 218
제3장 한국어의 사회 방언 ······································································· 224

제Ⅺ부 한국어사 | 227
제1장 한국어의 역사 ··············································································· 228
제2장 한국어의 변화 양상 ······································································· 232
제3장 훈민정음과 표기법의 변천 ···························································· 249
제Ⅻ부 한국어 교육 정책 | 255
제1장 언어와 교육 ·················································································· 256
제2장 국어 및 국어과 교육 ······································································ 258
제3장 한국어 교육 ·················································································· 269
참고문헌 ································································································· 285