Chosun University 'Free Sign Language Learning Course' Receives Positive Response

Professor Choi Young-joo's Course 'Sonsaengnim! Please Teach Me Korean Sign Language' Gains Popularity

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Professor Choi Young-joo of Chosun University, who launched the course ‘Sonsaengnim! Please Teach Me Korean Sign Language’ last March, is receiving great responses as more than 100 students actively participate in the lectures and show positive reactions.

This course is the only Korean-style online open bundled course (K-MOOC) selected among universities in the Honam region in 2021.

According to Chosun University on the 15th, Professor Choi Young-joo, who is conducting active research on Korean Sign Language, judged that there is currently a lack of courses where one can learn Korean Sign Language.

Therefore, an open online learning program was created to allow anyone to easily learn Korean Sign Language step-by-step and systematically.

The course enables learners to acquire various expressions used in daily life, making natural everyday sign language possible, and expands vocabulary and sentence structures to understand and express a wide range of conversations.

As a result, the goal is to freely use Korean Sign Language based on a deep understanding of it and to be able to teach Korean Sign Language to others.

The course is structured with 10 weeks each for basic, introductory, and applied stages, and 8 weeks for the advanced stage. As a free online course, it has the advantage of no restrictions on time and place for learning, and expert Q&A, discussions, and quizzes are freely and actively conducted.

Anyone interested in Korean Sign Language can take the course on the K-MOOC website. Registration is open until the 31st of next month.

Professor Choi said, "New sign language lectures will be added in the future," and added, "I hope many people will take an interest in Korean Sign Language, including the ‘Sonsaengnim! Please Teach Me Korean Sign Language’ course."

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