Why KBS Announcers Are Visiting 100 Elementary and Middle Schools...

Education in Korean Language for the Formation of Proper Language Culture

Announcers from the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) will teach proper language usage at elementary and middle schools.

On the 2nd, new students are moving to attend the entrance ceremony at Seoul Girls' Middle School in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Language Culture Center Federation announced on the 28th that they will conduct the programs "Visiting Proper Korean Language Teachers" and "Easy and Proper Korean Language Usage Classes" in collaboration with KBS. These are Korean language education programs designed to encourage young people to improve their language skills on their own and to foster a proper language culture.

About forty current KBS announcers will participate in the former program. Starting with Dongyang Middle School in Seoul, they will visit over 100 elementary and middle schools nationwide to raise awareness about discriminatory language habits that are easily encountered during adolescence. Additionally, they will help young people, who have become accustomed to non-face-to-face communication due to COVID-19, to use proper communication methods and expressions.

Lee Haedon, Director of Cultural Policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, explained, "As the human and cultural diversity of Korean society increases, we plan to conduct language education that keeps pace with social changes."

The latter program, starting next month, involves group inquiry activities using a performance assessment method. Young people will select topics related to easy and proper Korean language usage and be supported in exploring various linguistic phenomena.

The director said, "This not only helps form proper language habits in future generations but also prevents social conflicts through smooth communication among members of society," adding, "We will expand Korean language education targeting young people."

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