Want to Cultivate Busan Dialect and Language?… Dong-A University Korean Language Culture Center Recruiting 'Uri Mal Gakkumi'

Anyone willing to nurture Busan dialect and our language?

The Korean Language and Culture Center at Dong-A University (Director Kim Young-seon) is looking for club members who love the Korean language and want to protect the Busan dialect.

They are recruiting the 9th term of the Busan Uri Mal Gakkeumi (Busan Our Language Caretakers) until the 9th of next month to improve language activities in the Busan area and preserve the regional dialect.

Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Language and Culture Center Federation, and organized by Dong-A University’s Korean Language and Culture Center, the Busan Uri Mal Gakkeumi operates as a club in 12 regional Korean Language and Culture Centers nationwide. In Busan, Dong-A University’s Korean Language and Culture Center has been running this program since 2015.

The 9th term of Busan Uri Mal Gakkeumi is open to anyone residing in the Busan area. Those who wish to apply can download the application form from the announcements section on the Korean Language and Culture Center website and submit it via email by April 9.

The Uri Mal Gakkeumi activities are divided into groups such as ‘Uri Mal Jikimi’ (Language Guardians), who carry out broadcasting, communication, and public language improvement activities to cherish our language and promote the regional dialect in Busan; ‘Uri Mal Alrimi’ (Language Informers), who produce newspapers and promotional videos on various topics related to the Korean language; and ‘Jiyeogeo Akkimi’ (Regional Dialect Preservers), who conduct dialect surveys and create promotional materials to preserve the Busan regional dialect.

The club activities will be conducted over one year, and depending on future achievements, benefits such as volunteer hour recognition and awards for outstanding caretakers will be provided.

So far, Busan Uri Mal Gakkeumi has engaged in various activities such as the ‘Language Monitoring Team,’ which investigates and proposes improvements for language use in announcements, promotional materials, and internet homepages, as well as events like the ‘Sejong’s Birthday Commemoration’ and the ‘Great Festival of Love for Korean Language and Script’ held on Hangeul Day.

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