Learning Korean
Before learning a foreign language, you need to research the language, mainly its scope, fully. We are not talking about a two or three-month learning process. You will need at least one year to fulfill your career goal.
Due to increased demand for multilingual, the study of a foreign language has also increased. These days it has also become a part of the school’s curriculum to teach students a foreign language. In recent decades the learning of Asian languages like Japanese, Mandarin, and Korean has shifted from the primary European language. And among these three East Asian languages, Korean is becoming more aware of the people due to its unique and more accessible alphabet compared to its two counterparts. Thanks to the Korean wave, Hallyu, has become more and more popular in foreign languages. And thanks to Hallyu, opportunities in employment and academics have also increased tremendously in the last five years.
The present script used in writing Korean is derived from its counterpart Chinese character script known as ‘Hanja.’ In the olden days before King Sejong’s reign, who was the inventor of the present script ‘Hangul.’ The primary purpose of starting the Hangul is to make it easier for the ordinary people to communicate with the king. Nowadays, hangul is an official language for both the Korean country, i.e., South and North Korea. The uses of Hanja have wholly stopped in North Korea, and the usage of hanja in South Korea is mainly reserved for specific circumstances, such as newspapers, scholarly papers, and disambiguation. But at a certain level of your learning process, it is essential to learn the Hanja. Also, it will be necessary if you want to further your career in academic research.
