Chungnam National University – International Language Education Center

Chungnam National University's Korean teaching centre is in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. The office is in Room 209 of the Institute of International Language Education at 99 Daehak-ro. International students join the regular Korean course at the same university that offers other languages to Korean students. Cultural exchange is part of the centre's remit.

Regular Korean and shorter cultural study

The regular programme uses ten-week teaching blocks, with 200 hours of instruction in a block. That gives a prospective student a concrete basis for comparing this course with the university's short-term Korean Language and Culture Programme. The shorter option is designed for international individuals and groups who want a concentrated period of Korean teaching and time outside the classroom. Its cultural component includes field trips and guided visits.

Chungnam also administers a separate Korean proficiency assessment used by applicants to its undergraduate and graduate programmes. A learner considering further study at the university can therefore distinguish the language course, the short visiting programme and the university's own assessment when planning a stay in Daejeon.

The centre’s activity catalogue includes pansori, a form of Korean narrative singing, alongside calligraphy, dance and visits to historic places. These are concrete examples of the cultural work available at Chungnam, especially relevant to a visiting group deciding which experiences to build into a short programme.