Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the courseware of Korean language and culture learning, - A Virtual Tour, integrated with a variety of features of web-based instruction (WBI) such as authenticity, cost-effectiveness, interactiveness, and learner-centeredness. This web-based courseware consists of four main Korean seasonal festivals that can be incorporated into high intermediate or advanced Korean language instruction to help Korean as foreign language (KFL) learners to broaden their understanding of Korean, the target language, and cultural awareness of Korea simultaneously. The pedagogical purpose of this courseware is twofold. For communicative language learners, its focus is mainly on enhancing incidental vocabulary learning and reading comprehension skills via a hypermedia-based glossary. It is highly applicable to interactive games, individual exercises, and a collaborative group project in terms of learner-centeredness. For various language instructors, it suggests its potential benefits to integrating "simplicity and usability" to create web-based teaching materials through user-friendly and free or affordable software
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