Korean teacher Heeyoung Han: “K-pop, drama series and food culture inspire people to learn the language”

Our Korean language courses continue to be popular. Learning and teaching languages has always been important to Heeyoung.

Heeyoung, a native Korean speaker, has lived in Helsinki since 2005 and worked in logistics for nine years.

“My Finnish nickname is ‘Hiisku’. A former colleague gave me the name because it is easy to pronounce and sounds familiar to Finns,” Heeyoung laughs.

Heeyoung has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hongik University in Seoul, majoring in French language and literature. She has also completed a vocational qualification in community interpreting at the Tampere Adult Education Centre. Heeyoung has taught multilingual children and young people of Korean background living in Finland at the Korean Language School and has volunteered as its principal and teacher for 10 years.

“I want to help my students find enthusiasm for the Korean language and culture. On our beginners course, you study the Korean Hangeul alphabet, how to build syllables and pronunciation. We also offer continuation courses for those who have studied longer. On the courses, we explore travel destinations, food and, of course, the entertainment culture that is hugely popular around the world. See you on the course!”

함께 공부해요! (Let us study together!)