NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WORLDWIDE:

• 78 million

WHERE IT'S SPOKEN:

• Korean peninsula: 23 million in the north and 45 million in the South
• China: 2 million
• Japan: 700,000
• North America: 1.9 million in the US and 40,000 in Canada
• Central and South America: 22,000
• Former Soviet Union (Uzbekistan and Kazakstan): 500,000
• Sakhalin: 40,000
• Middle East and Africa: 120,000
• Europe: 26,000

WHAT'S OFFERED AT IUB:

• First through Third Year Korean regularly, Fourth Year Korean occasionally.
• Three years of Korean are required for BA in EALC with concentration on Korea
• Two years of Korean are required for BA in East Asian Studies on Korea concentration.
• Three years of Korean also fulfill the requirement for Korean minor.
• Korean can be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement.