Embracing PhilKor Unity through Project #KOREANS: An Action Research that Showcase the Talents and Skills of Learners through Korean Hallyu

Abstract

The Special Program in Foreign Language-Korean all over the Philippines envisions a multilingual Filipino learner who is globally competitive and equipped with 21st-century skills in a culturally diverse environment while preserving their national identity. To support this, the researchers, developed an innovation that would fulfill this goal, and that is through the implementation of Project #KOREANS (Korean Language that Offers Responsive and Engaging Activities that Nurtures Students’ Knowledge)”. This study used descriptive method of research. The respondents of the study were all the SPFL-Korean Language Learners in DGANHS. The findings of the study revealed that most of the respondents were female, 14 years old, and from Grade 8 level. It showed that the learners were highly aware of the implementation of Project #Koreans. In addition, the learners strongly agreed on the positive impact of Project #Koreans like it made the subject fun and engaging. They become motivated to study more, and it boosts their self-confidence. It was also revealed that there was no significant relationship between the assessments of the profile of the respondents, as to their level of awareness and the Impact of the Project #Koreans. An additional-learning activity in Project #KOREANS was developed based on the result of the study.