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The purpose of this study to propose a teaching-learning model of honorification (honorific speech) in Korean language aimed at learners from multicultural background by using role play. The honorification system in Korean language depends on speaker and listener, object of honorification, and diverse contexts within which the speech takes place. Learners will be able to develop smooth communication skill by learning Korean honorification and using it within context through role play. In this study, Korean honorification is classified into three different categories, including subject honorification, object honorification, and relative honorification. We proposed efficient teaching-learning scheme by dividing the role play-based teaching-learning process into the following three phases: pre-role play phase, implementation phase, which is the main phase of role play, and post-role play phase. This study is expected to contribute not only to the learners’ improved skill of Korean language through better use of honorification, but also to their better understanding of Korean culture and communication skill.