Let's Use Korean Correctly and Simply... Gyeongnam Office of Education Leads Proper Korean Usage

Designation of Korean Language Experts in Each Department and Affiliated Agency of the Headquarters

Gyeongnam Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education will take the lead in the proper use of public language by implementing projects related to the Korean Language Proper Usage Promotion Plan established last year.

On the 3rd, the Gyeongnam Office of Education announced that it plans to specifically execute projects related to the "2021-2025 Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education Korean Language Proper Usage Promotion Plan" to spread consensus among faculty, students, and parents regarding the proper use of public language.

According to the Basic Korean Language Act, as a public institution, the Gyeongnam Office of Education appointed the Public Relations Officer as the Korean Language Officer responsible for the development and preservation of the Korean language; however, there was no separate Korean language expert, which limited the effectiveness of the policy.

To achieve practical effects in the Korean Language Proper Usage project, the Gyeongnam Office of Education hired an expert majoring in Korean linguistics as a fixed-term public official.

Last year, they organized and operated the Korean Language Proper Usage Committee, conducted a survey on the use of public language, and promoted the publication project of the booklet "How to Change Japanese-style Terms in Schools."

The Korean language expert will henceforth review all official documents of the education office, including announcements, notices, guidance documents, and press releases, to ensure they conform to proper spelling and grammar.

Difficult Sino-Korean words or loanwords will be replaced with purified words, and authoritative or human rights-violating expressions will be corrected to use easy and proper public language, thereby enhancing residents' understanding of policies and achieving practical effects in the Korean Language Proper Usage project.

Each department and affiliated institution of the main office will also designate Korean language officers, and related educational programs will be prepared to improve employees' Korean language skills.

New subjects related to this will be added to the training courses at the Education Training Institute, and the National Institute of the Korean Language will be selected as a mandatory education accreditation institution to encourage Korean language education.

Efforts will also be strengthened to promote the use of native Korean words, regularly distribute proper public language materials, support tailored education for multicultural and Saeteomin students, activate literacy education, and hold events commemorating Hangul Week.

Superintendent Park Jonghun said, "Using our language easily and correctly is fundamentally about loving and caring for people," adding, "Using many foreign words, difficult Sino-Korean words, and indiscriminate abbreviations means someone is experiencing communication difficulties."

Public Relations Officer Kim Taegyun said, "With the hiring of a Korean language expert, this year will be an opportunity for the Gyeongnam Office of Education's Korean Language Proper Usage project to take a leap forward," and added, "We will become a Gyeongnam Office of Education that approaches residents more closely through the use of easy and proper public language."

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