Why Learning Korean Has Overtaken English: Yangwon Is at the Center!
Until a few years ago, most people living across the peninsula, from Seoul (capital of South Korea) to Pyongyang (capital of North Korea), did not speak Hangul, or Korean. Because it is related to Chinese, the language is considered one of the most complex in the world, yet with the spread of the Korean wave across the globe, Hangul has regained its footing.
Until a few years ago, many people did not speak Hangul or Korean, except for those who are concentrated in the geography of 2 Koreas from Seoul (the capital of South Korea) to Pyongyang (the capital of North Korea); A language that is considered one of the most difficult and complex languages in the world due to its roots with Chinese, but with the Korean wave reaching the corners of the world, Hangul language turned its back.
According to the report of Safir Arjan, Safir Arjan newspaper wrote: Now many teenagers and young people are busy learning this different language in small and big schools; Just like the language learners who have become interested in learning Russian a little earlier due to educational and professional reasons, international importance and the effectiveness of virtual advertising. These days, the teaching of Korean and Russian languages, along with other common languages such as English, German, and Turkish, has been booming, and their lovers are trying to learn them by paying millions of tuition fees and during face-to-face and online courses.
No one would have thought that weekly viewing of Yangum's coddling in the series Jewel in the Palace, Jumong's battles, the strange fate of Lady Susanoo, the rise and fall of the Goguryeo and Chosan empires, the spread of anime beauty will end in the trending of K-drama (Korean drama) and the global fame of K-pop (Korean music); To the extent that learning Korean is the fashion of the day, and because of this fashion, numerous language learners lean on the chairs of many schools to learn to sing the 24 letters of the Hangul alphabet or to learn to write and read "Annyunghaseyo" meaning hello and "Saranghae" meaning I love you. The other end of this fashion is in the hands of language learners who are interested in the Russian language. The registrar of one of the famous language schools in the capital told Ambassador Arjan: "Most of our language learners are young and old; 13 to 25 years. They also have a great motivation... a motivation that I have not seen in English, German, or even Italian language learners during all these years that I have worked." He also says about the cost of tuition for Korean language classes: "Introductory level face-to-face classes start at 3 million tomans to higher levels that reach 5 million tomans per semester. We also have online classes; From 2 to 4 million tomans.
Korean language in competition with English language
In another language school, whose reputation has recently become complicated in social networks, the number of language learners after English is Korean language learners. The internal director of this school while talking to Ambassador Arjan points out an interesting point: "Usually those who come here to register are already familiar with some useful Korean words... They are also familiar with K-pop songs or popular Korean movies." When it comes to the Russian language, he says about the tuition fees for the Russian language classes at this school: "The tuition fee is set between 3 and 6 million tomans, and the cost of the end of each course is calculated separately." This conversation continues with the Russian language teacher: "Learning the Russian language, in intensive 6-month courses, is one of the main reasons for Jovana's tendency to learn this language... To be honest, we Jovanas, because we don't have much patience, we are usually attracted to quick things." Russian language, after English, is the second official language of the Internet and social networks, which users try to understand as much as possible through various trainings.