![]() The report from the world's largest language learning app also stipulates that Korean is the seventh most popular language to study and the second fastest-growing language in the world.Įxperts say that Hallyu, or the Korean Wave - referring to the rising global interest in Korean pop culture including K-pop, K-dramas and Korean films – sparks foreigners’ initial interest in learning Korean. ![]() Perez is just one of many foreigners who are starting to learn the Korean language with the help of the app.Īccording to Duolingo’s 2022 Language Report, there has been a 29 percent on-year rise in the number of Korean learners on its platform since 2021. With some basis in Korean, I plan on taking formal lessons on it to further my fluency." "But after deciding to learn Korean, I realized that getting motivated to learn it was the most difficult part. "I thought it was impossible for me to learn a language that was so different from English," she said. That gave me the idea that I could learn Korean without much pressure," she said.Īfter practicing Korean for a few months on the app during her spare time, she can now not only partially understand BTS’ lyrics, but can even hold short on-spot conversations in Korean with local BTS fans. ![]() ![]() "One day I saw my friend learning a second language with Duolingo, almost like a game. However, she didn’t think that she had time to invest in learning an entire language. ![]() I feel proud of myself, or jarang seu reo weo," said Perez, adding the word for "proud" in Korean to emphasize her language skill.īeing an ardent fan of K-pop juggernaut BTS, she had always wanted to understand the band’s lyrics without the help of translations. "As there are so many levels here, that took me about four months to get. The golden owl is a trophy given to users who complete a certain set of skills in the language of their choice. Ana Perez, a graduate student living in New York, was ecstatic when she got her first “golden owl” in Korean on the popular language education app Duolingo. ![]()
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