Where is Korean Spoken?
Korean is the most widely used language in Korea, and is the official language of both South and North Korea. The language is also spoken widely in
neighboring Yanbian, China. Worldwide, there are around 78 million Korean speakers, including large groups in the former Soviet Union, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Japan.
Summer Youth Programs (ages 7-18) Sup sogŭi Hosu (est. 1999) is the most recent addition to
our Asian language programs. Join us next summer at the Korean Language
Village! We offer fun one-week exploratory, two-week immersion,
and four-week high school credit sessions at the new permanent Russian Language Village on Turtle River Lake near Bemidji, Minn. Don't worry, it's all Korean while we're there! click here to learn
more!
Watch a video about Sup sogŭi Hosu high school credit sessions
Teacher Seminar for Language Educators
Do you want to learn more about second language immersion methodologies and the Concordia Language Villages immersion model? Attend the ten-day graduate course in July in Bemidji, Minn. click here to learn more!
Employment at Sup sogŭi Hosu
Are you a fluent Korean speaker who loves kids? Come work at our Youth Summer Programs or Village Weekends. Do you love the cuisine of the Korean-speaking world? Consider joining our amazing food service staff! Are you a health provider interested in cross-cultural nursing? click here to learn more
Supporting the Korean Programs
Support the Village Visions for Sup sogŭi Hosu. Donate time, realia, resources or expertise to the Village. click here to learn more!
LEARN SOMETHING NEW! What do Norwegian fotball, German fussball, Swedish fotboll, and Russian futbol have in common? If you guessed it's all soccer, you're right. And if you're into sports, the Villages are for you. Click here to learn about
a Typical Day.
Learn archery at Sup sogŭi Hosu "So long as the new moon returns in heaven a bent, beautiful bow,
so long will the fascination of archery keep hold in the hearts of men."
-- Maurice Thompson, The Witchery of Archery, 1879
Why Korean? Are you fascinated by Korean food, art, sports, culture and crafts? Do you want to know why you should learn Korean? Click here
