Editing Korean language (section)

=== Testing ===
There are two widely used tests of Korean as a foreign language: the [[Korean Language Ability Test]] (KLAT) and the [[Test of Proficiency in Korean]] (TOPIK). The Korean Language Proficiency Test, an examination aimed at assessing non-native speakers' competence in Korean, was instituted in 1997; 17,000 people applied for the 2005 sitting of the examination.<ref>{{cite news|date=2004-10-10|title=Korea Marks 558th Hangul Day|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200410/200410100002.html|access-date=2008-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219042456/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200410/200410100002.html |archive-date=2008-02-19}}</ref> The TOPIK was first administered in 1997 and was taken by 2,274 people. Since then the total number of people who have taken the TOPIK has surpassed 1 million, with more than 150,000 candidates taking the test in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Korean language test-takers pass 1 mil.|newspaper=[[The Korea Times]]|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/01/113_129158.html |author1=Yun Suh-young |access-date=25 January 2013|date=2013-01-20|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202537/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/01/113_129158.html|url-status=live}}</ref> TOPIK is administered in 45 regions within South Korea and 72 nations outside of South Korea, with a significant portion being administered in Japan and North America, which would suggest the targeted audience for TOPIK is still primarily foreigners of Korean heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.topik.go.kr/usr/cmm/subLocation.do?menuSeq=211010402|script-title=ko:해외시험장 |website=TOPIK 한국어능력시험 |access-date=2017-10-24|archive-date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022701/http://www.topik.go.kr/usr/cmm/subLocation.do?menuSeq=211010402|url-status=dead|language=ko}}</ref> This is also evident in TOPIK's website, where the examination is introduced as intended for Korean heritage students.