CONVENIENCES FOR UZBEKS IN LEARNING THE KOREAN LANGUAGE
Keywords:
Korean language, Uzbek learners, foreign language learning, Hangul, grammar similarities, sentence structure, language motivation, Korean culture, language education, intercultural communicatioAbstract
This article explores the main conveniences that make the Korean language relatively accessible for Uzbek learners. It discusses the linguistic, cultural, educational, and motivational factors that facilitate the process of learning Korean among Uzbeks. Special attention is given to the structural similarities between Uzbek and Korean, such as sentence order and agglutinative grammar, as well as the learner-friendly nature of the Korean writing system, Hangul. The article also highlights the role of cultural closeness, the influence of Korean popular culture, and the expanding educational and professional opportunities connected with Korean language proficiency in Uzbekistan. The study concludes that despite certain challenges, Korean offers a number of practical advantages for Uzbek learners and has become one of the most attractive foreign languages in the contemporary Uzbek educational context
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