Korean

Korea is one of Australia's major trading partners so studying Korean today will give you a competitive advantage when looking for a job. Griffith graduates with Korean language skills have been successful in finding jobs in both the public and private sectors in Australia and overseas.

Korean is currently taught in more than 70 schools in Australia, leading to continuing demand for qualified Korean language teachers. More than twenty thousand native English speaking teachers are employed in Korea, with demand dramatically increasing. The Korean teaching team at Griffith has close links with these areas and has arranged many English teaching opportunities in Korea.

Many Australian companies have offices in Korea and these companies stress the need for more graduates with business and specialist Asian experience. More than 65 major Korean companies operate in Australia. If you are looking for a career in accounting, banking, marketing or any other business related field you will find the major players all seeking to expand into the dynamic Korean market.

The Griffith Korean program provides a systematic and comprehensive learning platform for all levels of learners. One of the main strengths of the Korean program is the utilization of a considerable amount of technology based resources both online and offline. All of the Korean courses are structured to provide an enjoyable learning experience to the learners by balancing and blending the best of the traditional and the newer technology based language teaching and learning practices. Contemporary and more traditional aspects of the key Korean culture are also introduced in the courses to help the learners develop a sound cross-cultural understanding and awareness. The Korean teaching team has extensive knowledge and experience in developing technology based teaching and learning resources. Current research interests include the use of online synthetic speech engines and teleconferencing-based teaching and learning.