Department of Korean Studies Holds Korean Language Teacher Training Program for Thai Educators in Korea N
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The opening ceremony for the “Korean Language Teacher Training Program for Thai Educators in Korea” was held at the ECC on Monday, August 3.
The ceremony began with a welcoming address by Lee HaeYoung, Dean of the College of Scranton Honors, who laid the foundation for this training program. Park InHwi, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies, then shared Ewha’s history and educational mission of bringing about social change in Korea through women’s education and celebrated the meaningful beginning of the training program, which aims to nurture Korean language educators who will serve as strong bridges between Korea and Thailand. Encouragement speeches by Professor SiRinat SiRirat of Silpakorn University and Professor Suphaphan Bunlung of Chulalongkorn University followed. Faculty members and other officials, including Professor Park SeonHee of the Department of Korean Studies, as well as current and prospective Thai Korean language teachers, attended the ceremony.
Thailand is one of the countries with the highest demand for Korean language education in the world. Since Korean was adopted as a second foreign language in the 2018 university entrance examination (PAT), it has continued to be offered as a subject in the A-Level university entrance examination, with Korean language education steadily expanding. Accordingly, there has been an ongoing need to strengthen the capabilities and expertise of Korean language teachers in Thailand. The Korean Education Center in Thailand has also provided multifaceted support to foster local experts in Korean language education and Korean culture.
With this support, the “Project for Establishing a Korean Language Teacher Training System for Thai Primary and Secondary Schools” has been carried out for five years since 2021, hosted by the Korean Education Center in Thailand and jointly organized by Ewha Womans University and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. As part of this project, both local teacher training courses in Thailand and training programs in Korea have been operated. In particular, this year’s program expanded its participants beyond those who completed the teacher training program at Chulalongkorn University to include outstanding participants who completed the KTTC teacher training program at Silpakorn University.
Keynote Lecture by Lee HaeYoung, Dean of the College of Scranton Honors
Special Lectures on Korean Culture by Professor Noh SangHo and Professor Cheon GyeongHyo
This year’s training program was held over five days and four nights, from Monday, August 3, to Friday, August 7, with selected current and prospective Korean language teachers from Thailand participating. During the program, participants completed practical, field-oriented training covering the practice of Korean language comprehension and expression instruction, development of teaching materials for each language skill—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—and lesson planning and demonstrations using Korean language textbooks used in Thailand. In addition, participants were provided with diverse opportunities to experience Korean culture, including special lectures on Korean society, culture, and cultural heritage, a traditional Korean percussion music experience, and a viewing of the musical Jump.
Professor Park SeonHee of the Department of Korean Studies, who oversees the project, said, “Now in its fifth year, this training program has played a key role in expanding the infrastructure for Korean language education in Thailand. In particular, the steadily increasing number of participants who go on to pursue graduate studies in Korean language education and Korean Studies, including at Ewha, clearly demonstrates the significance and value of this program.” She added, “This year, we have broadened the pool of participants to include current and prospective teachers from Thailand, and I hope this training will serve as a meaningful opportunity for them to develop practical skills that they can apply in the field. I also hope that, after completing the training, they will continue to grow into key professionals who will lead the field of Korean language education.”