Malay/Indonesian at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Malaysia and Korea established diplomatic relations early in 1960  and in the 1980s Malaysia's "Look East Policy" led to the teaching of  Korean in Malaysia, and more than 10 years later the teaching of  Malay in Korea. Malay has been taught in Hankuk University of Foreign Studies fo...

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Main Author: Zubaidah Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:https://ijps.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3380
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Summary:Malaysia and Korea established diplomatic relations early in 1960  and in the 1980s Malaysia's "Look East Policy" led to the teaching of  Korean in Malaysia, and more than 10 years later the teaching of  Malay in Korea. Malay has been taught in Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for the past 11 years alongside Indonesian and a further 40 languages. This article gives a brief description of the historical background, curriculum, academic activities, availability of materials and references, the nature of the differences between the Malaysian and Indonesian varieties of the language and some of the problems which learners face as a result, and evaluation of student performance. The paper concludes with some thoughts about the way forward for the study of Malay as a foreign language in Korea and in Malaysia.
ISSN:1675-526X
2462-1986