Announcers Visit Schools to Provide Correct Korean Language Education

Correct Language Class Held at Itaewon Elementary School on September 10
Theme: "How About Becoming Rich in Words?"
Program Continues at Elementary and Middle Schools Nationwide Until November
"Traveling Concert" to Be Held in September

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on September 10 that it would visit Itaewon Elementary School in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to conduct a "Traveling Correct Korean Teacher" class.

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism logo. Provided by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

"Traveling Correct Korean Teacher" is a Korean language education program in which active announcers visit elementary and middle schools to help young people improve their language on their own and foster a proper language culture. The Ministry, in collaboration with the Federation of Korean Language Culture Centers and the Korean Broadcasting System, has been running this program for 15 years since 2011, with more than 550,000 students from over 2,600 elementary and middle schools participating.

This year, under the theme "How About Becoming Rich in Words?", the classes focus on fostering a positive language culture and enhancing social communication skills. Through various real-life examples, students are encouraged to reflect on language issues in daily life and practice real conversations with friends, helping them develop the "power of words," "power of listening," and "power of reading and expressing," so that they can communicate properly on their own.

In particular, the program is focused on addressing the recent sharp decline in youth literacy and improving language habits centered on short and fragmented speech. This year's classes began at Sinbang Middle School in Seoul on August 25 and will continue until November 19 at Mulme Elementary School in Jeju. In September, some classes will be linked with the Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra's "Traveling Concert."

In addition, the Ministry is continuously promoting various projects to improve language culture, such as "Easy and Correct Korean Usage Class" for high school students and "Support for Korean Language Promotion Activities" for university students.

Lee Jeongmi, Director of Cultural Policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "We hope that Korean language education for youth will go beyond simply imparting language knowledge and become a practical, experience-based education that enables young people to recognize and practice the value of speech and communication for themselves," adding, "We will continue to expand Korean language education for youth in the future."

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