A total of 201,788 textbooks have been distributed to 28 countries as of 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - In 2021, the South Korean Education Ministry took a proactive step to create a government-managed Korean language education curriculum. This was in response to the growing international demand for the learning of the Korean language.
The complimentary textbooks are distributed to students and teachers at elementary and high schools globally, that have adopted the Korean language as an official subject. The textbooks are made based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - an international standard that describes language ability on a six-point scale, from A1 for beginners, up to C2 for those who have mastered a language.
The Korean-language textbook package featuring BTS is mostly video-based and contains practical phrases and expressions that are useful in everyday situations. Apart from the BTS content, the supplementary materials also cover South Korea’s history, culture and society. However, linguistic experts pointed out that more efforts are needed to enhance the quality of the Korean language education worldwide.Yun Suk-jin, a Korean language professor at Chungnam National University, noted that bilingual textbooks are needed for beginners and would help foreign learners overcome language-learning barriers.
Materials that enhance comprehension of idioms and words connected to Chinese characters are also needed.