Department of Korean
Korean Education Major: fostering experts of Korean language and culture by interacting with the world.
- Fostering experts of Korean education by spreading Korean language and culture to various foreign learner in and outside of Korea.
- Offering scientific and systemized Korean curricula for domestic and foreign students of various nationalities
- Improving the proficiency of Korean language, also by completing various major courses of CUFS through double or minor majors to become interpretation experts, Korean Studies experts and Korean Language Education experts.
Objective
Fostering education experts to spread Korean language and culture throughout the world
Fostering experts of Korean language and culture for foreigners
Educational experts on Korean language and culture - Fostering experts with theory and practice of Korean as a foreign language and Korean culture Researchers of Korean Studies - “Fostering talented researchers of the Korean language” through a deep understanding of language and culture Interpretation and translation specialist - Fostering specialists of interpretation and translation with Korean as well as various foreign language skills
About
Korean Education Major: Differentiated curricula for specialized Korean teaching staff
- Operation of theory and actual subjects of Korean Language Education by considering diversity of learners, including subjects for each area prescribed by the Framework Act on Korean Language
- Conduct sophisticated Korean language training of which professional faculty members can experience the field in advance with a close-up guidance of 2 professors and 1 practitioner at home and abroad
- Elite faculty members offer systematic curricula in the theory and practice of Korean education
- Varied educational contents include learning from daily-life Korean to professional Korean as well as preparing for official Korean language exams such as the TOPIK and naturalization test
- Offering interesting lectures on Korean expressions that can be used in various fields such as business, travel, cooking, media, current events, history, occupations, etc. Lectures are also offered on Korean culture from traditional to modern.
Certification & Exams
- Level 2 Certification of Korean Language Teacher - Certificate of Completion of Global Korean Language Teacher Course
- Certificate of Training for Overseas Korean Language Training - Certificate of Introductory Korean Interpretation and Translation
- Korean Language Proficiency Test TOPIK Certificate - EPS-TOPIK Certificate for the Employment Permit System Korean Language Proficiency Test
- Business Korean language course certificate - Korean Advanced Course Certificate
- Level 2 Certification of Multi-cultural Society Expert (can be obtained through the completion of Department of Multicultural & Psychological Counseling courses)
Future Careers
Korean Education Major
- Korean language teacher dispatched by the King Sejong Institute, Korea Foundation (international universities), Ministry of Education (high schools in Thailand), KOICA, etc.
- Operating or teaching at Korean language institutes for foreign nationals and immigrants in Korea
- Korean language instructor at international universities or educational institutes for overseas Koreans
- Instructor at Korean language institutes affiliated with Korean universities
- Entrance into graduate schools in related fields
- Educational content creator for Korean culture and language
- After-school Korean (KSL) Teacher
- Teacher of the social integration program of the Ministry of Justice
- Employment with Korean companies
- Korean Teacher in foreign countries
- After-school Korean (KSL) Teacher
- Interpretation and translation specialist
- Expert on multi-cultural society
- Experts on Korean Language & Culture
Contact
Tel +82-2-2173-2376 / E-mail korean@cufs.ac.kr
