Korean as the Future Ideal Universal Language Stoertz 1992[1] (original) (raw)

My M.Div. thesis for Unification Theological Seminary investigates the assertion by Dr. Sun-myung Moon that Korean will be the lingua franca of the world in the future. I research using only secular sociolinguistic sources and principles. My conclusion is that it may be possible if North and South Korea unite. But ideally each person should know three languages: their ethnic or ancestral tongue, the language of wider communication (national language), and the global LWC (presently English). I also recommend teaching strategies. I hold that the horizontal and vertical dimensions of prestige determine language usage.