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Department of Korean Language
Department of Korean Language
Head of the Department
  • NameAn Ju-ho
  • Phone041-580-2763
Departmental Office

Introduction

  • Benefits provided to students in the Department of Korean Language:
    • Students who graduated from the undergraduate program and credit bank system of NSU are exempt from paying admission fees
    • Graduate students can apply for dormitory rooms
    • Discounts on fees charged for using school facilities such as the gym
  • Target:
    • Anyone who needs to learn Korean such as marriage immigrant women and children from multicultural families
  • Classes:
    • Weekly classes on Saturdays or biweekly (twice a week) night classes on weekdays (subject to change)

Students get to practice teaching Korean to foreign students studying at the Institute of International Culture & Exchange, get hired to teach at the Institute of International Culture & Exchange as an instructor after graduation, or are given bonus points when selecting instructors to be discharged oversea

Educational Objectives

  • Obtain academic knowledge of Korean as a foreign language
  • Teach Korean to foreigners and overseas Koreans
  • Cultivate “Korean language education experts” through systematic education on the Korean language
  • Cultivate not only Korean language education experts but also experts who systematically study the Korean language
  • Contribute to the development and globalization of Korean language education
  • The Department of Korean Language in the Graduate School was established with the aim of cultivating excellent Korean language teachers capable of teaching foreigners at home and abroad
  • Anyone with a bachelor’s degree can apply regardless of major (even those who obtained their degree through the credit bank system and foreigners)
  • Impart the knowledge and skills necessary to provide Korean language education through Korean language studies, theories on Korean language education as a foreign language, and practical training in accordance with the Framework Act on Korean Language
  • Students learn communication pedagogy applicable in an educational setting by practicing teaching the Korean language to foreign learners at the Institute of International Culture & Exchange operating under NSU
  • Students practice teaching Korean at Beijing NSU ICC, Northeastern NSU ICC, 단현 NSU ICC, Auckland NSU ICC, etc.
  • Bonus points are awarded to those who have completed the program when selecting lecturers for the NSU Institute of International Culture & Exchange or dispatching lecturers to sister universities.
  • Weekly classes on Saturdays or biweekly (twice a week) night classes on weekdays
  • Career Paths & Employment Opportunities: Graduates can work as a Korean language teacher at domestic and overseas universities or affiliated institutions or as Korean language teachers at domestic and international elementary, middle and high schools offering Korean language classes as a foreign language, domestic or foreign government-funded institutions teaching Korean at home and abroad (e.g. King Sejong Institute, etc.), multicultural family support centers, foreign workers support centers, organizations operating social integration programs, Korean companies that have set up offices/factories abroad, or private academies at home and abroad, etc., or work for Korean dissemination projects such as KOICA activities, volunteer activities, and overseas missions

Program Characteristics

  • Korean Language Teacher Class II Certificate
    • Curriculum designed in accordance with the Fundamental Act on Korean Language
    • An institution certified to train Korean language teachers (Sept. 2013)
  • Master’s degree in education
    • Can graduate after 4 terms with 6 substitute credits
  • Improved techniques and skills in teaching Korean
    • Practice teaching Korean to foreigners at the Institute of International Culture & Exchange
    • An institution certified to train Korean language teachers (Sept. 2013)
  • Find employment at a Korean language education institution
    • Work as a Korean language teacher at home or abroad
    • Obtain bonus points in reviews for appointing teachers to teach at the Institute of International Culture & Exchange or be sent abroad to ICC locations

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  1. 1Education Objectives
    • Contribute to the development and globalization of Korean language education
    • Cultivate Korean language education experts
    • Cultivate Korean language experts
  2. 2Program Characteristics
    • Completion after 4 terms
    • Opportunities to practice teaching Korea at the Institute of International Culture & Exchange and overseas ICC locations affiliated with NSU
    • Abundant scholarships
  3. 3Career after education
    • Korean language education institutions of domestic universities
    • Overseas Korean language education institutions (King Sejong Institute)
    • Multicultural Family Support Center
    • Institutions that operate social integration programs
    • Instructors dispatched to overseas ICC locations
    • KOICA activities
    • Overseas missions

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