{"id":117364,"date":"2020-05-04T10:41:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=117364"},"modified":"2020-05-06T10:01:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:01:06","slug":"korean-language-center-funding-renewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/04\/korean-language-center-funding-renewed\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Korean Language Flagship Center funding renewed"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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In fall 2019, Korean capstone students engaged in team-building activities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Korean Language Flagship Center<\/a>, the first Korean language and culture education center in the U.S.<\/abbr>, received another National Security Education Program<\/a> (NSEP<\/abbr>) grant to support the program through 2024. The funding, which includes the grant and additional student support, is worth approximately $4 million.<\/p>\n

NSEP<\/abbr> was established within the U.S.<\/abbr> Department of Defense to support and develop expertise in languages and cultures critical to U.S.<\/abbr> national security and international competitiveness.<\/p>\n

The first flagship grants were awarded to universities in 2002 for Arabic, Chinese, Korean and Russian; UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa was selected for Korean. Since then, the center has been a leader in Korean language education, dedicated to training students with high proficiency in Korean to become the next generation of global Korean specialists.<\/p>\n

In spring 2007, at the request of NSEP<\/abbr>, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s non-degree program was transitioned to the Korean Language Flagship Center. The center immediately developed the flagship MA<\/abbr> degree program in 2007 and the flagship BA<\/abbr> degree program in 2008, in cooperation with the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures<\/a>. The Korean flagship undergraduate program consists of coursework, followed by a one-year overseas capstone component. The center also offers various study abroad scholarships in addition to ROTC<\/abbr> flagship scholarships.<\/p>\n

The Korean Language Flagship Center cultivated more than 200 Korean specialists as of fall 2019. Due to COVID-19, it swiftly and safely relocated program participants back to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in early March 2020. Faculty and staff implemented a domestic immersion program for students to complete their capstone experience that will keep them on track to successfully finish the program in June 2020 with professional proficiency in Korean.<\/p>\n

—By Karin Mackenzie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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