Seminar "Teaching Korean Phonetics and Vocabulary to Vietnamese Speakers"

This seminar is the third program of the KF Friends Networking project, which was launched in 2013. Over 50 scholars, including educators working in Korean language education across the country, along with international scholars from Korea and the United States, presented papers on teaching Korean phonetics and vocabulary, and shared the latest teaching methods.

Speaking ahead of the seminar, the Korean Ambassador to Vietnam, Jun Dae Joo, expressed encouragement and support for those working in Korean language education, and hoped that the project to introduce Korean language teaching at the lower and upper secondary levels in Vietnam, currently being promoted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training, would soon be implemented.

Representing the leadership of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh, Vice Rector of the University, delivered a welcoming speech and emphasized: “The teaching of Korean Studies officially commenced at Hanoi University, now the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, shortly after Vietnam and Korea established diplomatic relations, and has now been in operation for 23 years. With the goal of developing the University into a research university, the Korean Studies major under the Faculty of Oriental Studies has been actively contributing to this process, achieving many proud accomplishments. The University hopes for further cooperation from domestic and international organizations and individuals in the effort to develop Korean Studies training at the University in particular, as well as contributing to the development of good diplomatic relations between the two countries.”

Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh delivered a speech at the ceremony.

At the seminar, Professor Mai Ngoc Chu, President of the Vietnam Association for Korean Studies, stated that currently, there are 18 institutions nationwide offering Korean Studies programs. With the support of the Korea Foundation, over the years, scientific conferences, seminars, and meetings with Korean Studies institutions have been held regularly and have received the support of researchers, lecturers, and students in the field of Korean Studies. The seminar featured over 20 presentations revolving around the following topics: Characteristics of pronunciation among Vietnamese learners of Korean and teaching methods (by Kim Ji Hyung, International Korean Language Education Association, Kyunghee University); Understanding the pronunciation of Vietnamese learners of Korean through a comparative analysis of Korean and Vietnamese phonetics and teaching methods (Pham Thi Thuy Linh, Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages ​​and Information Technology); Phonetic analysis of single vowels in Korean and teaching methods (Nguyen Minh Chung, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities). Analysis of pronoun teaching in Korean language textbooks (Lee Yun Jin, Yonsei University); The effectiveness of vocabulary education based on the use of semantic relationships (Lee Min Woo, Korea University)...

Associate Professor Pham Quang Minh poses for a commemorative photo with the delegates attending the ceremony.

Along with the seminar, the organizers also developed many other activities for interaction and exchange among delegates regarding research and teaching of Korean studies in Vietnam.