A textbook developed for learners to understand Korean culture following their language proficiency
Sejong Korea Culture is a textbook to understand culture based on the
relevant categories covered in the Sejong Korean, helping learners
understand the country, its culture and eventually the general cultural
aspects needed to learn the language. This book is designed for
beginners in Korean to compare and experience Korean culture with those
of their own countries from various aspects. Through such comparisons
and experiences, learners are expected to improve the understanding of
Korea and further build up the knowledge of cultural background needed
to learn the language; this is a customized textbook for such purpose.
It can be used at formal educational institutes including King Sejong
Institute both as a regular textbook or a teaching aid. In addition it
is a supplementary textbook that can be tailored for different learners
as they want self-study to better understand Korean culture.
▪ The very textbook for Korean culture at the King Sejong Institute
Sejong Korean Culture is a textbook created by the King Sejong
Institute, a provider of Korean language education to the people around
the world specifically to teach Korean culture. The King Sejong
Institute Foundation has developed it after designing and thoroughly
examining the contents.
▪ A textbook to learn Korean culture, customized for the language proficiency of learners
While this book is based on the cultural categories covered in Sejong
Korean, it expands the cultural section that has been only a part of
language education into an independent subject of education; thus
learners can study Korean culture according to their Korean language
proficiency, improving the understanding of the culture and the country.
▪ A comprehensive textbook to learn culture, covering both traditional and contemporary aspects
When people say Korean culture, they tend to think of the categories of
traditional culture. However, this book also addresses diverse
contemporary aspects of Korean culture together with general aspects of
real life in Korea for foreigners. By doing so, it can serve as a
textbook to learn culture, promoting how Koreans actually live in this
country to the world.