Korea - Introduction

Oxford University has long-standing ties to Korea, a country with over a millennium of recorded history, a sophisticated culture, the world’s 15th largest economy, and 13 companies in the Fortune Global 500. Oxford runs an expanding programme in Korean Studies, with three permanent faculty members and an increasing range of courses  on offer to students.

Oxford University Press has an office in Seoul, Korea which is dedicated to ELT (English Language Teaching). As well as producing ELT materials, Oxford University Press Korea supports language teachers in Korea through its teacher training presentations and programmes, including both lectures and workshops on pedagogy. OUP Seoul also offer regular teacher training certificate programmes in addition to providing in-service teacher training, focused discussion workshops, and many other services to promote teacher development in Korea.