The
Sogang University Korean Language Education Center (
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
: 한국어교육원) provides instruction in
Korean language
Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographic ...
to
foreigners in Korea
Following the division of Korea in the aftermath of the Korean War, the percent of foreigners in South Korea has risen to 3.4%, or about two million of the total population (half of them Chinese, with Americans and Vietnamese tied for second pla ...
in
Mapo-gu,
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 ...
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The Sogang program is one of the three Korean language programs approved by the Blakemore Foundation for its advanced study grants for 2013.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study Grant Guidelines, 2013 (PDF)
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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
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 ...
* 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 ...
* 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; ), f ...
* Myongji University Korean Language Institute
* Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center
* Yonsei University Korean Language Institute
* 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 ...
References
External links
KLEC homepage
Sogang University
Korean-language education
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