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The Korean language is called Hanguk- oh. It is the only language in Korea and is
used by 80 million Korean speakers.
The most important thing for you to know is that it is not necessary to learn the
language to live and teach in Korea. Although the majority of Koreans cannot speak
English you can survive with a few common phrases and hand signals. Your lessons
will be conducted solely in English and you will find it is possible to teach easily without
speaking Korean.
If you do decide to try and learn the language you will be pleased to know that the
Korean alphabet (Han-gul) is one of the simplest writing systems in the world. It is so
easy to learn that most Korean children can read and write before they enter school.
With 4 hours of studying you will be able to read and write Han-gul.
Han-gul was introduced by King Sejong Jong in 1443. Prior to its creation Korea used
complex Chinese characters, however this meant that only a small percentage of the
population (mainly the upper class) could read and write. The introduction of Hang-gul
is one of the main reasons for Korea having a literacy rate of over 95%.
Han-gul is a phonetic alphabet consisting of 10 vowels and 14 consonants. Each vowel
and consonant is a symbol and the symbols are combined into blocks representing a
single syllable. If you wish to learn Korean check out:
www.learnkorean.com
used by 80 million Korean speakers.
The most important thing for you to know is that it is not necessary to learn the
language to live and teach in Korea. Although the majority of Koreans cannot speak
English you can survive with a few common phrases and hand signals. Your lessons
will be conducted solely in English and you will find it is possible to teach easily without
speaking Korean.
If you do decide to try and learn the language you will be pleased to know that the
Korean alphabet (Han-gul) is one of the simplest writing systems in the world. It is so
easy to learn that most Korean children can read and write before they enter school.
With 4 hours of studying you will be able to read and write Han-gul.
Han-gul was introduced by King Sejong Jong in 1443. Prior to its creation Korea used
complex Chinese characters, however this meant that only a small percentage of the
population (mainly the upper class) could read and write. The introduction of Hang-gul
is one of the main reasons for Korea having a literacy rate of over 95%.
Han-gul is a phonetic alphabet consisting of 10 vowels and 14 consonants. Each vowel
and consonant is a symbol and the symbols are combined into blocks representing a
single syllable. If you wish to learn Korean check out:
www.learnkorean.com
