The National Institute of the Korean Language has been making a great effort introducing and 
spreading Korean language to the world by establishing Korean language institutes abroad, called 
Sejong Academy, running Korean language classes, and publishing Korean language textbooks. 
Now, Asian people, especially Chinese, Vietnamese, Philippine, Thai, and Mongolian are able to 
have better access to Korean language learning throughout the Alive Korean Language Textbook 
Series written by the National Institute of the Korean Language and published by Hollym Corp., 
Publishers. These textbook series, written in five Asian languages, each consists of Writing, 
Speaking, Listening and Reading section separately and is designed to help learners build 
fundamental knowledge of the Korean language and communicate well with native Korean speakers. 
Also, Speaking and Listening books contain audio CDs to help learners be exposed to authentic 
Korean-speaking situations. The National Institute of the Korean Language originally published 
English edition through Hollym Corp., Publishers and translated them into the five Asian languages 
this time. The National Institute of the Korean Language will hold a book reception to celebrate its 
publication on the 19th of January, 2009 at Seoul Press Center.