Korean Language Speaking Contest offers prizes and an internship for non-native speakers
Running until May 7, The Korea Times’ Korean Language Speaking Contest is split into speech and pronunciation categories
The Korea Times is hosting its third Korean Language Speaking Contest, offering participants a chance to showcase their Korean language skills and compete for prizes worth a total of 12 million won (US$8,150).
The contest, which runs until May 7, drew about 1,800 applicants last year, reflecting growing global interest in Korean language and culture, according to The Korea Times.
This year, one award recipient currently enrolled in a Korean university or graduate school will be offered a summer internship with The Korea Times’ video production team.
All participants may also request an official certificate of participation, which organisers say can help foreign students certify Korean proficiency for academic and professional settings.
The competition, which is open to foreign nationals and overseas Koreans who are not native Korean speakers, is divided into two categories: speech and pronunciation.
In the speech category, applicants may submit either a long- or short-form video on a topic of their choice or the suggested theme, “What is my favourite Korean thing?”
The pronunciation category will take the form of a timed tongue-twister video challenge. Participants may enter one or both categories.