Korean, known in the language itself as Kugo, is the language of the Korean Peninsula in northeast Asia. In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) there are 20 million ...

Like the majority of people attracted to Japan’s culture, I grew up with manga and anime. At that time back in 2006, Korean or Japanese weren’t really popular languages. Chinese, on the other hand, ...

Why should I take this Trinity Elective? Less than a quarter of the world speaks English, meaning that learning another language unlocks new opportunities for communication, cultural understanding, ...

For the first time in its history, the University of Arkansas Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures is introducing an introductory Korean language and culture course — launching at a ...

The wave of Korean culture, or “hallyu,” has sparked a surge in people wanting to learn Korean. And Drops and K-pop idol Amber Liu are here to help. According to the Korea Foundation, the wave of ...

Many people know hangeul, the Korean alphabet, was invented under the reign of King Sejong (1397-1450). But few might know the term hangeul was coined by Korean linguist Ju Si-gyeong in 1910s. The ...

Descriptions of Korea's linguistic situation written by Westerners during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries not only reveal native and foreign attitudes toward the Korean language but also ...