Korea Observer

Korean Learning Institutes and Websites <On-site Korean Learning Institutes> I.       Metro Manila 1.      Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines -           Location: 2F Mancor Corporate Center, 32 nd St. Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City 1634 -           Tel: (02) 555-1711 -           E-mail: info@koreanculture.ph . 2.      UP Department of Linguistics, UP Diliman -      Location: Faculty center RM. 2110, UP Diliman, Quezon City 1101 -      Tel: (02) 926-9887 -      E-mail: lingg@kssp.upd.edu.ph -      Website: http://linguistics.upd.edu.ph Source: http://www.korean.go.kr/

There’s good news for people who struggle to spell Korean names correctly in English: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Friday decided to standardize the Romanization of Korean names into “family name + given name” instead of the widely used “given name + family name” as written in Western countries. In an attempt to respect the Korean tradition of placing more value on family names, the government said the new guideline would affect all Korean names on government documents, websites and name cards of public officials. 

Don't you wish that you know a second language other than your own native tongue? There is a growing number of people around the world that have become interested in learning the Korean language or alphabet (called Hangul). Korean Alphabet (Courtesy of www.adventureteaching.com)