National Institute of

Korean Language
How to get here

National Institute of
Korean Language

Banghwa
3-dong
Community
Service Center
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Banghwa Station 5
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5
Gaehwasan
Station

Subway Take Exit 2 at Banghwa Station, Line 5

Bus Get off at the Banghwa 3-dong Community Service Center and
National Institute of Korean Language stop
항역 5 - 654, 651, 672 blue buses
- 6629, 6648, 6712 green buses
김포공항
신월
나들
목
→

National Institute of 154 Geumnanghwa-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul 07511, Republic of Korea

Korean Language
Tel. +82-2-2669-9775 www.korean.go.kr
 Who We Are

Korean Language Promotion Division · Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division
Organization / History

Language Information and Resources Division · Education and Training Division

Language Research Division · Language Usage Review Division
•Organization 1 Department 1 Office 7 Divisions
At NIKL,
Director General
we study and provide guidance
Planning and Training Langauge Research for the proper use
Department Office
of the Korean language
in both spoken and written form.
Planning Language Education Language Language Korean Korean Sign
and Usage and Research Information Language Language
Operations Review Training Division and Promotion and Korean
Division Division Division Resources
Division
Division Braille
Promotion We also lead the way for foreigners
Division
in learning Korean
•History in an easy and proper way
1984. 5. The Research Institute of the Korean Language opens in Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul while developing and promoting
1990. 1. The Institute becomes part of the Ministry of Culture.
1991. 1. The National Academy of the Korean Language opens in Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. sign language and Braille.
1999. 11. The Three-volume Standard Korean Language Dictionary is published.
2000. 8. The Academy relocates to its present office in Bangwha-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.
2004. 11. The Academy is renamed the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL).
2005. 1. The Framework Act on the National language (Law No. 7368) is enacted and promulgated.
2006. 12. The 1st Master Plan for the Development of the Korean Language (2007 – 2011) is
introduced.
2011. 12. The 2nd Master Plan for the Development of the Korean Language (2012 – 2016) is
introduced.
2016. 2. The Korean Sign Language Act (Law No. 13978) is enacted and promulgated.
2016. 5. The Braille Act (Law No. 14205) is enacted and promulgated.
2016. 10. U
 rimalsaem , a web-based open dictionary and a compilation of knowledge on the
Korean language, is launched.
The Basic Korean Dictionary is introduced for learners of the Korean language.
The National Institute of Korean Language’s Korean – Foreign Language Learner’s
Dictionary is launched.
2016. 12. The 3rd Master Plan for the Development of the Korean Language (2017 – 2021) is
established.

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 What We Do

Korean Language Promotion Division · Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division
Language Information and Resources Division · Education and Training Division
Language Research Division · Language Usage Review Division
Enriching and Solidifying Korean
Language Research Division

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1 Researching Korean usage and policy resources
Refining the norms of Korean based on real-life usage and
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 e look at how the language is used in real life by Koreans and
making it easier to use Korean
examine Korean and foreign resources on language policies to
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 e improve the norms of spoken and written Korean to keep pace with create the conditions for easy and correct use of the language.
how it is used every day while facilitating easy use of the language with a
complete set of services.

Guidance on the norms of the Korean language http://www.korean.go.kr
•The website is a repository of Korean norms encompassing orthography,
standard language rules, loanword orthography, and Romanization of
Korean words, all provided with detailed explanations and examples.
Ganada call 1599-9979
•The call service answers any question you might have on use of the
Korean language.
•The service is available from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. every day except weekends.
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Laying the groundwork for language integration
between South and North Korea
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 e endeavor to establish the foundation for the
integration of language between the Korean people
by examining and studying language resources
of South and North Korea and hosting academic
conferences.

Online Ganada http://www.korean.go.kr/ganada

•This Q&A page on our website gives answers and clarifications in
response to questions and provides guidance on Korean usage.
NIKL on social media
•We are also on KakaoTalk to discuss questions and receive suggestions.
To connect with us, add “Urimal365” to your friends list.
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Preserving and supporting the use of dialects
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 e seek to help people understand and maintain the diversity
and richness of the Korean language and culture by conducting
research on regional and social dialects and building a system to
access and utilize information and resources on dialects.

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 What We Do

Korean Language Promotion Division · Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division
Language Information and Resources Division · Education and Training Division
Language Research Division · Language Usage Review Division
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Enhancing Korean Improving language used by the media and young people
Language Usage Review Division - ‌W
 e perform research and set guidelines in order to improve language used in various
media including newspapers, TV, radio, and the Internet.
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 e assess how Korean is used by young people and develop educational resources
accordingly.
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Providing supervision and making recommendations to improve
public language Urimal Kkumteo http://www.korean.go.kr/kkum
•This space at NIKL allows children and young people to
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 e review and recommend improvements to make sure the public documents
learn more about Korean through activities organized under
and press releases are written in easy and correct Korean.
different themes.
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 e review expressions and writings in school textbooks so that they can serve as
•It also offers a range of programs for fun language experience
examples of correct language use at work.
in coordination with the “free semester” program at schools.

2 Information sheets on Korean http://news.korean.go.kr

Standardizing and streamlining terminologies and supporting •New Life with Korean: A quarterly publication on key subjects regarding
public sector translation everyday use of Korean.
•Comma, Period.: An online newsletter with diverse cultural content related to
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 e work to standardize and adjust terminology used in each area to make it more
Korean.
conducive to public use. --

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 e support high-quality public sector translation and offer standard translations 2017년 제27권 제2호·여름

on our website.
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Comprehensive support for public language http://publang.korean.go.kr

권 한국수어 정비 사업: 한국수어사전(한국수어의 기록) 이현화
제 의 제정과 시행 김호식
「점자법」
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호 세상을‘보게 하는’점자 교육 김영일
· 점자 규격 표준화 사업의 필요성 강완식
여
름
지금 이 사람 말과 글은 문화의 뿌리

특[집 특
- 이영훈 국립중앙박물관 관장 이경우
문학 속 우리말 사투리에서 키니시즘까지: 소설 속 사투리에 대한 두 가지 단상 구자황

] 수언어 정책
•Supporting public language: NIKL works with various parties to make public
세계의 언어 정책 사회 언어학적 시각으로 보는 카자흐스탄 언어 정책 구은조
삶과 우리말 한글이 주는 행복 정재환
배움터 풍경 국어 시간의 영웅들, 그리운 이름을 하나씩 불러 봅니다 최진아

국립국어원 소식
[부록] ≪표준국어대사전≫ 정보 수정 내용
「외래어 표기법」일부 개정에 따른 띄어쓰기 변경 내용

language, such as descriptions and commentaries on cultural assets or in ISSN 1225-7168

exhibitions, laws and regulations, and policy terms, easier to understand.

•Supporting public sector translation: We help foreign visitors communicate Study room for youngsters
easily through standardization of cultural terms used in the public sector(e.g. the •Study spaces are provided for primary and secondary school students and
name of stations, foods, streets, and cultural properties). other young people.
•Refining the Korean language: Members of the general public and experts •Opening hours: 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. from Tuesday to Friday, 9 A.M. to 10 P.M. on
come together to find or create Korean equivalents to difficult Sino-Korean or weekends
foreign words. •Study rooms are closed on Mondays and public holidays. (Tel.: +82-2-2669-9705)

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 What We Do

Korean Language Promotion Division · Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division
Language Information and Resources Division · Education and Training Division
Boosting Access to Korean
Language Information and Resources Division

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Offering the Standard Korean Language Dictionary services
http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr

- ‌This dictionary is an extensive guide to the Korean language. It offers

rules and examples of correct writing, word spacing, and standard usage
of words and contains a vast number of words, idioms, and expressions.
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Providing web services for the Basic Korean Dictionary and the
National Institute of Korean Language’s Korean – Foreign Language
Learner’s Dictionary
2 - ‌These‌ dictionaries contain approximately 50,000 entries for learners and
Making available Urimalsaem, a dictionary of Korean knowledge teachers of Korean.
http://opendict.korean.go.kr

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 ny Korean can take part and contribute online to this huge compilation Basic Korean Dictionary http://krdict.korea.go.kr
of Korean vocabulary, covering newly coined words, terms used in
•This dictionary is for speakers of foreign language studying Korean.
everyday life, and terminologies.

National Institute of Korean Language’s Korean – Foreign Language

Learner’s Dictionary http://krdict.korean.go.kr/language*
•This learner’s dictionary contains the entries and definitions in the Basic Korean
Dictionary translated into ten different languages spoken in regions with strong
demand for learning Korean.
*Available languages :
rus (Russian), mon (Mongolian), vie (Vietnamese), spa (Spanish), ara (Arabic),
eng (English), ind (Indonesian), jpn (Japanese), tha (Thai) and fra (French).

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 What We Do

Korean Language Promotion Division · Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division
Language Information and Resources Division · Education and Training Division
Empowering the Public through Language 2
Education and Training Division Rendering assistance for the underprivileged with language education
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 e provide children from low-income families with support and assistance for Korean
language learning in partnership with local children’s centers and help North Korean
defectors settle in society through training in the language.

1 Ssokssok ! Korean Language Class with NIKL http://edu.korean.go.kr

•Korean language programs and instructors are provided to ensure quality education
Offering a range of Korean learning programs for children at all levels of society and to most effectively develop the basic
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 he Korean Language Culture Academy of NIKL aims to improve the language skills of under-privileged children.
Korean language skills of the Koreans. Programs and courses available •The class runs from March through November.
include a regular course specialized in the Korean language, on-site
classes providing customized training anywhere in the country, and an
online program.

Korean Language Culture Academy h

 ttp://edu.korean.go.kr
+82-2-2669-9752, 9729, 9662
•The academy runs a number of courses you can choose from and is
open to teachers, government employees, and anyone interested in
learning more about the language.
- A specialized Korean language course designed to help people
improve their overall ability to speak, write in, and otherwise use
Korean
- Special courses addressing specific areas of language such as public
language, speech, reading, and writing
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- An on-site course offering customized education at places conve- Performing basic research to enhance Korean proficiency
nient for learners - ‌W
 e pull together basic resources as the underpinnings of policymaking for Korean
- An online course with easy access language education and design educational programs to raise overall Korean language
proficiency.

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 What We Do

Korean Language Promotion Division · Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division
Sharing Korean Beyond Korea 2
Operating the Center for Teaching and Learning Korean for
Korean Language Promotion Division
Korean teachers

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 e provide resources for teaching as well as online training programs for
teachers of the Korean language around the world.

1 Center for Teaching and Learning Korean http://kcenter.korean.go.kr

Developing customized educational resources for Korean learners
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 e develop learning tools and resources tailored to the needs of diverse
groups of people studying Korean such as multicultural families, immigrant
workers, Korean nationals abroad, and other learners residing in foreign
countries.
•The website provides extensive resources on Korean, including detailed
information required for teaching grammar, expressions, and vocabulary, to
assist Korean teachers everywhere.
•It also offers online training, including classes on how to teach Korean
pronunciation and how to teach Korean grammar, while also keeping
teachers up to date with the latest information on Korean education.

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Training Korean teaching specialists and running customized
training programs for teachers

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 e issue a certificate to those with necessary qualifications for teaching Korean
and provide customized training programs for teachers working at different
educational institutions in and outside Korea.

Qualifications review for Korean language teachers

http://kteacher.korean.go.kr Tel: +82-2-2669-9671~4 / Fax: +82-2-2669-9747
•T his website contains information on qualifications review for Korean
teachers and organizations offering training programs.

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 What We Do

Korean Language Promotion Division · Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division
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Broadening Korean: Sign language and Braille Making it easier to use Braille
Korean Sign Language and - ‌W
 e refine and propagate the rules for Korean Braille.
Korean Braille Promotion Division - ‌W
 e develop systematic and effective training courses on Braille.

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Building a basic resource pool on KSL and improving the sign
language dictionary
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Making it easier to communicate with sign language - ‌W
 e collect corpora for the purpose of basic KSL research and use them to make
the KSL dictionary more helpful for the deaf and other users.
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 e develop and offer customized classes to teach the Korean Sign Language
(KSL) as well as programs to help the deaf enjoy their culture.
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 e create and distribute videos of cultural content, such as information available Korean Sign Language Dictionary http://sldict.korean.go.kr
in museums, translated into sign language. •This dictionary helps you find KSL words and phrases in three categories: words
for daily use, terminology, and cultural information.
•Sign language content (videos of sign language, pictures and descriptions of
handshapes, and information in the original language) is provided alongside
the equivalent information in Korean (entries, parts of speech, definitions, and
examples).
•Searches are available in two forms: either a Korean word or a handshape.

Sign language video call +82-70-7947-7103

•This video call service offers a convenient way to discuss any issue on KSL
and to express your opinions or suggestions on KSL policies.
•Operating hours: 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. every day except the weekends.

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