Korean Language & Culture Education Major
Educating Korean language education experts to spread the Korean language and culture around the world.
Major’s Name and Degree Awarded
Major’s Name: Korean Language & Culture Education Major
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Major’s Vision
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Training Korean language education experts who will contribute to spreading the Korean language and culture around the world (acquiring a national certificate).
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Fostering professional talent with cross-cultural communication skills required by multicultural societies in this era of internationalization.
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Developing talented individuals who will contribute to the maintenance of diversity in a global culture, based on the understanding of the unique and universal aspects of Korean culture.
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Training global language and culture experts who can enter diverse fields such as educational content development and translation.
01
Training Korean language education experts who will contribute to spreading the Korean language and culture around the world (acquiring a national certificate).
02
Fostering professional talent with cross-cultural communication skills required by multicultural societies in this era of internationalization.
03
Developing talented individuals who will contribute to the maintenance of diversity in a global culture, based on the understanding of the unique and universal aspects of Korean culture.
04
Training global language and culture experts who can enter diverse fields such as educational content development and translation.
Outline of Major
The Korean Language & Culture Education Major aims to cultivate educators and communication professionals dedicated to promoting Korean language and culture globally. The Korean language track provides a curriculum for training Korean language teachers and interpreters, and the cultural track cultivates the skills of experts in Korean studies and cross-cultural communication. The educational programs for obtaining a Korean language teaching certificate encompass Korean language studies, focusing on linguistic proficiency, general linguistics to explore universal language phenomena, Korean pedagogy for teaching Korean as a second language, cultural studies to deepen understanding of Korean society, and practical teaching experience for real-world classroom adaptation. Moreover, our program provides theoretical knowledge related to Korean culture and equips students with the knowledge necessary for understanding and applying Korean cultural content in various contexts.
Career Paths After Graduation
- Oversease companies, airlines, travel agancies, event planning firms, financial institutions (global business division), and translation agencies
- Korean language education institutions at domestic and foreign universities, international schools
- Domesitc and foreign public institutions(tourism boards, National Institue of the Korean Language, King Sejong Institute, cultural centers, etc), media organizations, broadcasting stations, and government-funded research institutes.
- Related graduate schools
Major Courses
| Year | 1st semester | 2nd semester |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING KOREAN LANGUAGE | INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING KOREAN LANGUAGE |
| 2 | UNDERSTANDING KOREAN LANGUAGE, INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, TEACHING PRODUCTION SKILLS OF KOREAN LANGUAGE, THE KOREAN WAVE AND KOREAN CULTURE |
NORMAL NORMS OF KOREAN LANGUAGE, CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS, STUDIES IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS, TEACHING METHODOLOGIES OF KOREAN LANGUAGE LISTENING AND READING |
| 3 | KOREAN VOCABULARY EDUCATION STUDIES, STUDIES IN KOREAN TEXT BOOKS, STUDIES IN KOREAN APPRAISAL |
STUDIES IN KOREAN GRAMMAR EDUCATION, KOREAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, KOREAN PRAGMATICS TEACHING METHOD OF KOREAN PRONUNCIATION, TEACHING METHOD OF KOREAN CULTURE, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OF KOREAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION UNDERSTANDING KOREAN POPULAR CULTURE |
| 4 | PRACTICE IN KOREAN LANGUAGE TEACHING | PRACTICE IN KOREAN LANGUAGE TEACHING, POLITICS OF KOREAN LANGUAGE TEACHING |
