The department of Asian societies, cultures and languages has launched a Korean language program, according to ASCL and history professor Soyoung Suh. Starting with KOR 1: “First Year Course in Korean ...

Students in last semester’s “North Korea and Religion” course studied eleven memoirs written by North Korean defectors. Then, on the final day of class in December, they heard directly from one. The ...

Elementary Korean is designed for absolute beginners who intend to build a solid foundation in the Korean language. The course provides four balanced language skills - listening, speaking, reading, ...

People around the world are integrating more and more Korean words and phrases into their daily vocabulary — not just the names of places or food, but using the language itself in everyday speech. The ...

There’s never been a better time to learn Korean. It’s one of the fastest-growing languages in the world, outpacing traditionally popular rivals like Chinese in multiple markets – reflecting the ...

FAIRBANKS — It looks harmless because it’s just a horizontal line, but the Korean letter “ — “ (pronounced eu) gave me more trouble than any other on my first day of class at the Korean Language ...

The Korean language felt like home — until I saw it written in English. By Alex Sujong Laughlin I was born in the United States, but raised by my Korean mother, who exposed me to her language early ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. When Mina Oh first began making videos in 2008, she found ...