SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — In India, where popularity of “hallyu” or the Korean Wave is getting stronger, eagerness to study the Korean language is also growing. The Korean Cultural Centre India said Tuesday that the first online beginner course for the Korean language this year was fully booked just two minutes after registration [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Another well-known university in India is joining the ranks of higher education institutions there by adopting Korean language as a formal bachelor’s degree program. Manipur University in India has opened an undergraduate program in the Korean language, and began related lectures on Monday. This is the third time that [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A Canadian university has upgraded its Korean language program to a minor program, becoming the first Canadian school in Ottawa to offer an academic program in the language, South Korean officials said Wednesday. Carleton University launched its Korean language minor program on Wednesday after upgrading it from an elective [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Along with the global explosion of K-pop, the need among global fans to better understand what K-pop artists are singing, saying and writing in Korean has grown significantly. The online edition of American business magazine Forbes highlighted in a recent article that many international fans of K-pop nowadays are [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A textbook package for learning Korean language, with officially-licensed contents of K-pop giants BTS, is available for purchase, its publisher said Monday. Big Hit Edu, the education content subsidiary of Big Hit Entertainment, said it has released “Learn! Korean with BTS,” the Korean-language learning product comprised of four textbooks [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean language has been selected as an official secondary language in India, to be included in the country’s public education curriculum. The Indian government announced new education plans on Thursday, adding the Korean language, along with Thai, Portuguese, and Russian, to the recommended list of secondary language courses. [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — King Sejong Institute, the state-run Korean culture and language education center, will introduce and support the operation of a preliminary Korean language program in foreign countries where there is demand for Korean language education but supply is limited. The King Sejong Institute Foundation (KSIF) announced on Tuesday that the [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry is set to expand Korean language education in Asian nations, by rolling out a support project to train locals there as professional Korean language teachers, the ministry said Wednesday. The plan is in line with the ministry’s core project unveiled in February to bolster overseas Korean [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — King Sejong Institute, the state-run Korean culture and language education center, will start online classes next month amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, its operator said Tuesday. The King Sejong Institute Foundation said it has developed the online lecture service platform, which will go into operation on Wednesday. Users can [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The management agency of K-pop boy band BTS launched a series of short video clips designed to provide Korean language education to non-Korean fans, and the series is receiving positive responses from the public. Big Hit Entertainment released the first three episodes of the series, “Learn Korean with BTS,” [...]