| Korean has been designated an official foreign language subject for college entrance exam in France. / Yonhap |
By Hong Dam-young
Korean has been designated an official foreign language subject for college entrance exam in France, according to the French Embassy in Korea.
An embassy official said on Sunday that France's Ministry of Education included Korean among foreign languages for the Baccalaureat ― an academic qualification test that French high school students must pass to graduate and enter university ― late last year.
Korean is Baccalaureat's 23rd language to be selected as an official exam subject.
Other languages include English, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese.
The Baccalaureat general programs and programs for technology and hotel management offer Korean starting this year.
The cooking program offers the language option the second year.