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Myongji University Korean Language Institute
The Myongji University Korean Language Institute () is an institute in Seoul, South Korea which offers Korean as a foreign language courses. It was established in 2008 and has been providing language education for South Korean government scholarship students. Currently there are 500 students from over 19 different countries. Overview The academic year consists of 4 semesters (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) offered in 5 levels. There are classes 5 days a week (Monday to Friday), 4 hours a day. Events and activities # The orientation provides general introduction of the institute and life in South Korea. # Once a semester, a variety of events are offered for experiencing Korean culture and Korean history. # Certification Ceremony for Outstanding Academic Performance and Attendance. See also * Language learning * King Sejong Institute * Korean as a foreign language * Yonsei University Korean Language Institute * Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center * Sogan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myongji University
Myongji University () is a private, Christian university founded in 1948 in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses: the Social Science Campus is located in Seoul and the Natural Science Campus is in Yongin which is south of the capital. It is made up of 10 colleges, 42 departments, seven faculties and eight specialized postgraduate programs. Myongji University has been a center for practical humanism over the past half century, and is operating various and practical globalization programs while having exchange with 150 universities in 22 countries. History Myongji University set off as Seoul Primary College of Home Economics, established by Moo-gung Institution in 1948 and in 1953, established Geunhwa Women's Primary College. In 1955, its name was changed to Seoul's Primary Women's College. In 1956, it was reorganized as a coeducation school, Seoul College of Education of Liberal Arts and Science. Then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean As A Foreign Language
Korean as a foreign language is the study of the Korean language by anyone who is not a native speaker, regardless of Koreans, Korean ethnicity. International organizations The International Association for Korean Language Education (IAKLE; ), founded in 1985, is the world's largest organization of Korean language teachers, with over 1,200 members. Its first president was Fred Lukoff of the University of Washington. Government support King Sejong Institute () is the brand name of Korean language, Korean-language institutes established by the Government of South Korea, South Korean government around the world since 2007. The institute's name refers to Sejong the Great, the inventor of the Korean alphabet. As of June 2021, there were 234 King Sejong Institutes in 82 countries. Testing The Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK; ) was introduced by the Government of South Korea, South Korean government in 1997 and conducted by a branch of the Ministry of Education (South Korea), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean History
The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korea, Korean Peninsula and Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC, and the Neolithic period began after 6000 BC, followed by the Bronze Age by 2000 BC, Jong Chan Kim, Christopher J Bae, "Radiocarbon Dates Documenting The Neolithic-Bronze Age Transition in Korea" , (2010), ''Radiocarbon'', 52: 2, pp. 483–492. and the Iron Age around 700 BC. Similarly, according to ''The History of Korea'', supervised by Kim Yang-ki and edited by Kang Deoksang, Jung Sanae, and Naka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Language Learning
Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language (in other words, gain the ability to be aware of language and to understand it), as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate. Language acquisition involves structures, rules and representation. The capacity to use language successfully requires one to acquire a range of tools including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and an extensive vocabulary. Language can be vocalized as in speech, or manual as in sign. Human language capacity is represented in the brain. Even though human language capacity is finite, one can say and understand an infinite number of sentences, which is based on a syntactic principle called recursion. Evidence suggests that every individual has three recursive mechanisms that allow sentences to go indeterminately. These three mechanisms are: ''relativization'', ''complementation'' and ''coordination''. There are two main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Sejong Institute
King Sejong Institute () is the brand name of Korean-language institutes established by the South Korean government around the world since 2007. The institute's name refers to Sejong the Great, the inventor of the Korean alphabet. As of June 2021, there were 234 King Sejong Institutes in 82 countries. Background Early Korean language teaching Hangul, the Korean alphabet, is the written form of the official Korean language and has been used by Koreans since its creation in 1446 by Sejong the Great of the Joseon Dynasty. Most Korean language learning institutions outside Korea targeted second or third generation descendants of Korean immigrants, while Korean-language learners in South Korea were mostly foreign students, migrant workers, or spouses of Koreans. Rising numbers of Korean learners The last twenty years has seen a rise in interest and demand for the Korean language due to cultural and commercial globalisation and the Internet/Communications Revolution. International in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonsei University Korean Language Institute
The Yonsei University Korean Language Institute (Hangul: 한국어학당, Hanja:) provides instruction in Korean as a foreign language for international students and businesspeople in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Established in 1959, over 62,000 students from more than 120 countries have studied at Yonsei KLI. Most students have come from Japan (over 18,000), United States (over 16,000) or China (over 3,000). As of May 2022, the newly formed Teachers Union of Yonsei KLI has begun publicly protesting against the institute administration’s expectation of free labor. Students have generally voiced solidarity with the union protests, which are ongoing. Program overview Using a six-level series of books published in-house, the institute implements its instruction through its A or B course. The A course moves at a quick pace and completes one book per semester term, while the B course is paced a bit slower. Usually, students native to other Asian countries or having some prior knowledge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center
The Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center (, 서울센터) provides Korean as a foreign language instruction to foreigners in Korea. Located in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, the program is one of the three Korean language programs approved by the Blakemore Foundation for its advanced study grants for 2013. See also * * |
Sogang University Korean Language Education Center
The Sogang University Korean Language Education Center (Hangul: 한국어교육원) provides instruction in Korean language to foreigners in Korea in Mapo-gu, Seoul. The Sogang program is one of the three Korean language programs approved by the Blakemore Foundation for its advanced study grants for 2013. History The Korean Language Education Center was established in 1990. Approximately 2,600 students enroll in the language education center annually. Korean Immersion Program The Korean Immersion Program is a five-week program offered during the summer. The program consists of Korean language and culture classes of various skill levels. The program also puts an emphasis on active participation through speaking and conversation. See also * Language learning * King Sejong Institute * Korean as a foreign language Korean as a foreign language is the study of the Korean language by anyone who is not a native speaker, regardless of Koreans, Korean ethnicity. International or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan University Of Foreign Studies
Busan University of Foreign Studies (), often shortened to 부산외대 and BUFS, romanized as Pusan University of Foreign Studies before 2011, is a private university in Busan, South Korea, which specializes in foreign languages. History Busan University of Foreign Studies was founded in 1981 by the late Chung Tae-sung. His philosophy for education was that young intellectual minds must become leaders internationally. Busan University of Foreign Studies was founded as a college for studying foreign languages in April 1982 with its first students studying English, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Indonesian, Malay, and Thai. Through the 1980s, the college expanded its programs and finally became a university in 1991. , Busan University of Foreign Studies has academic exchange program agreements with 94 universities in 24 countries. Courses BUFS consists of seven colleges, four graduate school programs, and nine research institutes. The language portion of the school is structu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Language Education Institute
Language Education Institute is the Korean as a foreign language department within Pusan National University. In its field of university-level Korean-language education, LEI competes with: Yonsei University Korean Language Institute, Myongji University Korean Language Institute, Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center, Sogang University Korean Language Education Center, and Busan University of Foreign Studies Busan University of Foreign Studies (), often shortened to 부산외대 and BUFS, romanized as Pusan University of Foreign Studies before 2011, is a private university in Busan, South Korea, which specializes in foreign languages. History Busan ..., among others. Homonymic institution The Korean LEI is not to be confused with the Mongolia International University Language Education Institute, which is a language school that focuses on English. References External links * Korean-language education {{korea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
