Anchor: Dozens of Korean teachers will head to 33 countries to teach the language. The state-run King Sejong Institute Foundation announced its latest decision to meet the rising demand for Korean language education worldwide.
Our Kim Eun-ji has more. 

Report: South Korea will send more Korean language teachers to 56 education centers abroad.

The King Sejong Institute Foundation, a public organization directing Korean language education outside Korea, said 78 additional teachers would be sent to 56 King Sejong Institute(KSI) offices in 33 countries. Some of the venues include: Iowa, U.S.; Campinas, Brazil; Venice, Italy; and Chongqing, China.

KSI offices abroad teach Korean and Korean culture to non-Koreans. The new teachers will serve for ten months until December this year. 

The teachers will use the textbook “Sejong Korean” published by the National Institute of Korean Language to teach how to read, write, listen to and speak the language in addition to lessons about Korean culture.

The foundation has been sending Korean teachers abroad since 2012 due to the increasing demand for Korean language education. One-hundred-33 teachers served in 54 offices in 30 countries abroad until last year.

The organization will also send 12 interns attending college and graduate schools to serve from March to July at 12 KSI offices in eight countries, including those in Minsk, Belarus; Hangzhou, China; Ottawa, Canada; and Paris, France. They will teach classes on Korean film and traditional music.

President of the King Sejong Institute Foundation Song Hyang-geun said South Korea’s economic growth and the increasing popularity of Korean pop culture have contributed to the increased demand for classes on Korea's culture and language at KSI offices worldwide. 

Song added that the foundation would increase the number of teachers and interns to meet the demand.
Kim Eun-ji, KBS World Radio News.