Introduction:
Korean is an East Asian language spoken by about 77 million people. It is the official and national language of both Koreas: North Korea and South Korea, with different standardized official forms used in each country. It is a recognized minority language in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County of Jilin Province, China. It is also spoken in parts of Sakhalin, Russia, and Central Asia
Korean is believed to be one of the world’s oldest spoken languages. Chinese characters Hanja arrived in Korea by the 1st century together with Buddhism. Korean was written in ‘Hanja’ which could only be studied by elites. King Sejong The Great (the fourth king of Joseon Dynasty of the 15th century) felt that Hanja was inappropriate to write Korean; thus, he personally developed a new writing script that came to be known as ‘Hangeul.’ It was developed either to aid in or replace Hanja entirely.
Traditional Korean was written in a row, top to bottom, right to left; whereas, modern Korean is written in Column, Left to right, top to bottom.
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Will learning Korean Language help career growth?
In this era of globalization, there are huge incentives for becoming multilingual. When it comes to jobs, career & business, there are myriads of reasons to learn a language like Korean. Earlier it was European language studies that attracted students worldwide. But, now the focus has shifted to learning East Asian languages like Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. It is because these countries have become economically powerful and are expanding their business globally with investments in several countries. Such a scenario is generating huge employment & business opportunities for career aspirants, job seekers & entrepreneurs.
Today, countless people, especially youngsters, are attracted to sharpening their skills in the Korean language. So why learn the Korean language? How it is going to benefit the aspirants looking to establish their careers?
Let’s explore 5 such reasons.