Although classified as a language isolate, many theories have been proposed to explain the origin of Korean. The most prominent of these link Korean to the Altaic languages of central Asia, a family ...

For over a year, Ben Carpenter hid the fact that he was taking secret Korean language lessons to surprise his wife on their wedding day. The groom’s story went viral last week after he posted it ...

Castiglia continues to explore her Korean culture and language, which has brought her closer to family in the U.S. and abroad. With family in the area, she can listen to and participate in more ...

Kim was hired in 2018 as Yale’s first non-language scholar of Korean studies, and since then, he has taken the lead in expanding the department’s offerings in Korean literature and cultural studies.