Contents

Organization

Director General
  • Planning and Training Department
    • Planning and Operations Division
    • Language Usage Review Division
    • Education and Training Division
  • Language Research Department
    • Language Research Division
    • Language Information and Resources Division
    • Korean Language Promotion Division
    • Korean Sign Langauge and Korean Braille Promotion Division

Planning and Operations Division

Managing security and official seals

Implementing document delivery, control, publication and preservation, and managing records

Keeping a fixed number of employees

Assisting government employees in terms of hiring, employing, education, training, pension, salary, and other HR matters

Establishing and adjusting project plans, and evaluating and analyzing them

Performing tasks related to the National Assembly

Managing budgeting, accounting and financial settlement

Managing public property and supplies; Preparing for an audit

Managing and protecting the NIKL building and facilities

Producing and distributing Korean language-related promotional materials

Any other matters that are not handled by other divisions

Managing security and official seals

Language Usage Review Division

Supporting public institutions to use clear language for effective communication and publicness

Improving the quality of language used by newspapers, broadcasts, and websites

Translating technical terminology into plain Korean language

Standardizing translation of public terms into foreign languages

Researching the actual conditions of the environment for use of Korean language

Encouraging the public to use proper and more refined Korean language

Education and Training Division

Establishing Korean language-related education and training plans

Developing Korean language-related education and training courses

Operating Korean Language Culture Academy

Providing Korean language education training and assistance to Korean language-related institutions and personnel

Measuring and improving language performance

Operating Korean language reference library

Language Research Division

Researching and studying on Korean language and linguistics related to laws and systems

Generating and gathering statistic of policies related to Korean language and linguistics

Researching and studying on language, letters, and the norms of the Korean language

Investigating Korean language in terms of chronological changes, regional and social dialects, and communication among members of a social group

Conducting a study on the unification and homogenization of languages spoken in South and North Korea

Conducting academic exchange in Korean language-related fields domestically and internationally

Providing inquiry service on the language usage in daily life

Language Information and Resources Division

Studying and researching on the actual conditions of informatization and standardization of Korean language and letters

Building and managing language and letter information resources, and operating IT department

Compiling and publishing various Korean language-related dictionaries

Collecting, managing, researching, studying, and publishing documents and materials for language and letters

Cooperating and supporting the area of language informatization

Korean Language Promotion Division

Conducting the basic research for supporting the education of Korean language in and out of the country

Developing and disseminating Korean language textbooks and educational materials

Developing and operating Korean language educational training courses

Granting the certificate in Korean language teaching to the eligible

Supporting exchange and cooperation between Korean language teachers and training institution

Korean Sign Language and Korean Braille Promotion Division

Developing a mid & long-term plan and conducting research and study on Korean sign language and Korean Braille

Implementing informatization and standardization of Korean sign language and Korean Braille, and conducing compilation and publication of various related dictionaries

Providing education and training for Korean sign language and Korean Braille, nurturing the professionals, and granting the certificate in the fields

Providing inquiry service on Korean sign language and Korean Braille

Promoting Korean sign language and Korean Braille domestically and internationally, and encouraging the private sector to use them

Managing documents and materials related to Korean sign language and Korean Braille

Developing, disseminating and managing education courses, textbooks and materials for Korean sign language and Korean Braille