The world understands Korea through KSI, And Korea

Magazine
<King Sejong Institute>
2015 January Vol.04
The world understands Korea through KSI,
And Korea communicates with the world through KSI.
In 2015 too, may the whole world continue to
meet the Korean language and culture at KSI.
Viewing at One Glance
04 Special News · Viewing 2015
Projects of KSIF at One Glance
06 Special Feature
2015 Adjustments to Projects and Schedules of KSI
Cover Story
The world shares hearts with
neighbors while having a cup of tea.
In the year of 2015, the foundation
dreams that the world meets
Korean cultures and shares hearts
through KSI.
10 Special Statistics
KSI - from Designation to Support
14 Special Interview _ Song Seonghee, Director of
Ten Years After Lifestyle Researching & Design
A Marvelous Way of Talking about Our Lives - Hangeul
16 Sejong Stories
The Moment When Korea Meets the World
18 Interviews with KSI Teachers
Foreign Teachers Who Make Korea Known :
My KSI That They Talk About
22 Interviews with KSI Learners
Korea That I have Imagined,
Korea That I Have Personally
26 Trips to KSIs over the World
Korean language classes of KSI at Companies
30 KSI News with Photos
During the Second-half of 2014 at KSI What Did You Do?
Thinking in Each Others’ Perspectives
32 KSI Director Columns
There is a saying quite often stated in the officiant’s message
understand Korea and Korean culture through KSI.
34 KSI Counseling Center
in a wedding ceremony: “Think in each others’ perspective.”
54 countries where local KSI have been established have a
Since the two persons have lived in different environments
variety of cultural backgrounds. The people in those coun-
for 20 to 30 years separately, they may find many differences
tries may be surprised at different aspects of Korean culture.
from each other. As two persons meet, there are many things
The theme of January is ‘Come Face to Face.’ As Korean lan-
Magazine <King Sejong Institute>, 2015 January Issue
to tune up.
guage teachers meet learners at local KSI, the world comes
To live together, understanding of differences is essential.
and meets Korean cultures face to face. In a classroom where
Once you understand why he or she acted that way, it be-
a foreign language is learned, a natural opportunity of cultural
comes easy to understand although it might be discomforting
exchange is created. Teachers prepare lessons in consider-
at first. If you show empathy toward others, inconvenience
ation of learners’ cultural backgrounds while learners embrace
turns to be consideration.
new cultures with open-minded attitudes. The foundation ex-
When encountering an unfamiliar culture for the first time,
pects that in the coming new year, more people in the world
everyone might be puzzled at first. For the first meeting with
than ever before meet Korean cultures through KSI. In the
a strange culture to become a fun memory, an attitude of
year of 2015 too, KSIF will put forth ever
trying to understand other cultures rather than focusing on
effort to think in perspectives of the in-
Issuing Organization: KSIF (7th floor, main building of the National Library
of Korea, 201, Banpodaero, Seochogu, Seoul)
Song Hyanggeun
Issuing Person
02) 3276-0700
Tel
02) 3276-0777
Fax
Website of the KSIF http://www.ksif.or.kr
January 2015
Issuing Date
KSIF
Planned by
Lee Kyurim, Public Relations Department
Man in Charge
([email protected])
CabinCom
Producer
Woo Jieun
Editor
Lee Seulgi · Yim Sukhyeon · Baek Minjung
Design
Ko Sukwoon
Photo
the cause of misunderstanding or prejudice is essential. KSI
stitute, teacher, and learner, putting itself
provides Korean language and culture education programs
in others’ perspectives.
abroad for foreigners in other cultural backgrounds to find
interests in Korea and its culture. Foreigners can meet and
Written by Song Hyanggeun(President of KSIF)
Park Jongryul, KSI Director(Da Lat, Vietnam)
Kim Jungeun, KSI Director(Santiago, Chile)
Associated KSI & Independent KSIs
36 KSIF News
The 6th World Korean Educators Conference, etc.
* Writings included in this brochure are of the authors’ personal views.
* It is prohibited to reproduce or copy writings and education materials included in this brochure
without permission of KSIF.
* For some texts in this brochure, “Sandoll Gothic Neo Style” and “Sandoll Gongbyunggak Style”
are used in cooperation with Sandoll Communication INC.
* Magazine <King Sejong Institute> is available at the website of the KSIF(www.ksif.or.kr).
40 Nuri-Sejong Hakdang Magnifier
Brand-New Nuri-Sejong Hakdang
44 Korea Stories
44 Strolling over Korea’s World Cultural Assets
A World Heritage with the Breathing of
History & Culture - Namhansanseong
48 Korean Words Confusing Even to Koreans
When Heard, It Sounds the Same,
But When Written, It is Different
50 Korean Foods Whose Sound is Even Delicious
Our Flavors That Attract the World
A Major Korean Food - Bulgogi
51 Viewing KSI at One Glance
Participation in
‘The Language Show’
•Date: October 16~18, 2015
•Place: Olympia Hall, London, U.K.
•Contents: Hangeul Hall operation,
Hangeul items introduction,
Hangeul cultural events and forums
World Korean
Educators Conference
•Date: July 15~17, 2015 •Place: Seoul, Korea
•Contents : (operation team staff) sharing of
efficient institute operation cases, networking;
(teachers) strengthening of education
professionalism through teaching method
education sessions and sharing of
exemplary class curriculums
Support for KSI
Designation & Operation
Development of KSI
Standard Textbooks
•Directions for Mid/long-term KSI textbook
development
•<Sejong Korean> supplementary textbook
development(supplementary textbook of Korean
culture; practical activity books in Chinese)
•<Sejong Korean> multi-language translations
(Spanish and Vietnamese)
•Development of KSI special
curriculum textbooks
Viewing 2015
Projects of KSIF
at One Glance
•New designation of KSIs
•Support for existing KSIs
•Support for KSI facility improvement
•Training programs for local KSIs
Profitmaking
Business
In 2015, the budget of KSIF amounts to 12,815,000,000 won, 3,728,000,000 won
more than last year. As the importance of sending qualified Korean language
teachers abroad and online education methods is emphasized, the government
subsidy increased as much as 41% compared to that of the previous year.
In 2015, the development of a standard textbook and
Hangeul Hall at London’s Olympia Exhibition Hall The Language Show is
also promoted. With the government’s subsidy and additional
corporate supports, projects to develop the Korean language and
culture education materials at KSI will also be conducted.
Support for KSI Evaluation
& Cultural Programs
•Support for KSI cultural programs
•Festival of Korean language and culture
experience with invited outstanding learners
•KSI evaluation and onsite-survey
•Implementation and additional development
of performance evaluation procedures
•KSI management and brand promotion
Establishment and Operation
of Nuri-Sejong Hakdang
•Nuri-Sejong Hakdang system improvement
& contents development
•Establishment of a system for institute operation
and teacher dispatching
•Production of various types of learning contents
•Development of <Sejong Korean> Korean
vocabulary learning methods
and mobile applications
Sending Qualified Korean
Language Teachers Abroad
Support for
KSIF operation
•Sending Qualified Korean Language
Teachers Abroad
•Korean Language Teacher
Education Program operation
Sponsoring
Projects
•Improvement of
KSI facilities
•Support for KSI Korean
language and culture
contents development
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2015 KSI
What Is Different?
Support for Associations
among KSIs through Korean
The Evolution Continues
Support for KSI Education
Support Customized and
Specialized for Local KSIs
1. Improving institute facilities to make it a place you hope to
stay at as long as possible
KSIF expands the range of institutes subject to the facility improvement project.
To improve the education environment of the foundation institute
and to secure the uniformity of all KSIs worldwide as a major brand
of Korean language and culture education, the improvement project initiated for only 5 institutes in 2014 is extended to more than
20 in 2015. Those in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 1, Tepic Mexico, and
Osh Kyrgyzstan selected in 2014 are basically subject to the facility
improvement project. The foundation will select more institutes in
March and initiate the project by June.
3. Transparent Support Fund Management - Examination of
Budget Management Among Local Institutes
Onsite investigation is implemented to check the current condition
of budget management among KSIs. By enhancing the transparency of KSI support fund management through budget management investigation, the foundation intends to improve the public
confidence of KSI projects and carry forward the support for KSIs
efficiently. Based on 2014 settlement reports, the foundation will
select about 10 institutes. While visiting local institutes, the foundation examines the local conditions of budget execution and management including one’s expenses and profits and comes up with
improvement plans by analyzing actual cases over various areas.
2. Institute Operation Consulting of Lesser Trials and Errors
and Faster Adaptation
The foundation promotes an institute operation consulting project
for sound operation of new institutes. Operation consulting is to
enhance understanding of new KSI projects and help their adaptation to the operation system by dispatching experts for a short period of time. The foundation planned this initiative to stabilize the
operation of newly designated institutes promptly. For common
challenges of new KSIs such as subsidy settlement and curriculum
operation, the foundation provides consulting service. For newly
designated KSIs in the second half year, an advisory panel that consists of accountants, Korean language education experts, etc. will
be dispatched to selected institutes. These advisory experts will
continue to provide managing and consulting service to institutes
after the planned dispatch on.
※ One Thing That Must Be Remembered
* 2015 Budget to Be Spent Up to December.
The fiscal year of KSIs is changed. To harmonize the fiscal year of
KSIs with that of the government, the foundation changes the fiscal year of the support for KSI designation and operation from the
existing period - March to February - to January to December. The
final settlement is finalized in January 2016. Once the fiscal year
of institutes is changed, institutes will be able to utilize the support fund in the promotion for class opening in March, and the
efficiency of institute administrative affairs will be enhanced since
the semester opening in March is not overlapped with the fund
settlement term.
1. You Name It! Everything You Need Is Here. Support for Korean Language And Culture Contents
The foundation provides more than 20 KSIs with Korean language
and culture education contents and by 2016 with the support from
NAVER Cultural Foundation. This year, the foundation selects 17
KSIs and provides them with education materials as much as 20
million won for each. The qualified institutes will be given Korean
books such as Korean textbook, dictionary, and Korean fiction as
well as video materials such as movie and soap opera and traditional culture experience tools as well. In addition, bookshelves
and storage closets also will be provided. The foundation will make
public the notice of qualifications for the support through the website of the KSIF(www.ksif.or.kr) in January.
2. Development of Performance Evaluation Procedures for
Intermediate Level Learners
For intermediate level learners at KSIs, added are the performance
evaluation items in each step of <Sejong Korean>. The foundation has developed and distributed reading/listening performance
evaluation items for intermediate level learners and performance
evaluation means for beginners in 2014 already, and in 2015, it
will develop speaking and writing evaluation items for intermediate level learners. Once speaking and writing performance evaluation items for intermediate level learners are developed, KSIs will
have completed its evaluation system for all basic courses from
the beginning level to intermediate level at KSIs. These step-bystep performance evaluation means are to evaluate the level of
achievements of learns to the learning objectives after one step of
the basic curriculum at the KSI. The foundation expects that this
evaluation will enhance the public confidence of Korean education
at the institutes by accelerating the education standardization.
1. Promotion Materials in Various Languages for Foreigners
The periodicals of KSI Foundation are published in English. The
foundation will issue newsletters of KSIF, which are released via
email on the first day every month, and magazine <King Sejong Institute>, a semi-yearly periodical, in both Korean and English from
2015 on. The foundation has decided to translate promotion materials in order to improve the awareness of KSIs and KSIF among
foreigners and make known the foundation projects to interested
ones at KSI operation agencies who are not fluent in Korean. Additionally, the foundation will produce foundation introduction
videos in English from March and post hem in the website of the
KSIF(www.ksif.or.kr). The foundation will provide translations of the
guidebook, currently available in Korean, English, and Chinese, in
five languages from 2015 on.
2. Korean Speech Contests Will Be Expanded Worldwide
KSI Speaking Contests are held for KSI learners worldwide. Speaking contests were held as a pilot project over European countries
last year, and the foundation will extends this event to all KSIs
around the world from 2015. From April to May, preliminaries will
be held at each KSI, and those who passed them will advance to
continental preliminaries to be held from May to June. The winners
will be invited to Korea in October and participate in the final round
during the Korean language and culture experience festival event.
3. The Foundation Operates Hangeul Hall at The Language
Show in October
The foundation participates in ‘The Language Show Live,’ the language fare held in London’s Olympia Exhibition Hall, London, the
U.K. from October 16 to 18, 2015, and operates Hangeul Hall. The
foundation displays various education materials, books, and design
items with Hangeul as the main theme at the fare, and it will conduct events where foreigners can experience Hangeul and Korean
language. In addition to making known Korean culture through
Hangeul and Korean language, the foundation expects that the
awareness of KSI and the foundation will be enhanced among
those interested in language education around the world.
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Preview of 2015 Monthly Schedule
January
February
March
April
May
June
Institute designation - reception of
applications for management of
a new KSI
Education Materials - public
advertisement of institutes subject
to the first support of Korean language
and culture education materials
Culture Class - Distribution of culture
programs(developed in 2014)
Nuri-Sejong - ‘Korean Language with
Pictures’ Service initiated
Institute Operation - Support fund provided
Institute Evaluation - Self-examination
reports collected
Education Materials - Designation of
institutes to be provided with the primary
Korean language and culture education
materials
Teacher Training - 8th online Teacher
Training course initiated
Culture Internship - Internship culture
teaching tools distributed for
the first-half year
Nuri-Sejong - ‘100 Korean Cultures’
videos in multi-languages initiated
Institute Designation - Application for
management of a new KSI document
examination and result notification
Performance Evaluation - Instructions
for the first-half evaluation
Institute Evaluation - Self-examination
report collection completed
Facility Improvement - Institute public
advertisement for facility improvement support
Workbook - Workbook development
project announcement
Culture Internship - First-half year
internship dispatch
Teachers’ Conference - Recommendation
of participants
Institute Designation - Onsite survey of
agencies that passed the document
examination procedure
Learners’ Competition - Recommendation
of participants
Education Materials - First support of
Korean language and culture education
materials
Speaking Contest - KSI’s preliminary selection
Workbook - Designation of institutes to be
developed and contract
Nuri-Sejong - Teaching plan contest among
Korean language teachers
Institute Designation - Final examination
and result notification
Teacher Training - 8th Korean Language
Teacher Education Program Selection
of offline participants
Culture Class - Experts dispatch
Culture Internship - Survey of demands
among institutes in the second-half year
Speaking Contest - continental preliminaries
Performance Evaluation - Distribution of
education materials and online exercise
materials for teachers
Nuri-Sejong - Recruiting of ‘Nuri-beot’
- Nuri Sejong Hakdang college student
honorary ambassadors
Institute Operation - Onsite examination
of budget execution
Institute Evaluation - Notification of final
evaluation results
Facility Improvement - Facility improvement
works implemented
July
August
September
October
November
December
Institute Designation - A letter of
designation delivered to new KSIs
Teacher Training - 8th Teacher Training
offline course operation
Teachers’ Conference - Event held
Culture Internship - Selection of the
second-half year interns to be dispatched
Institute Evaluation - Term of Complaint
Performance Evaluation - Education
sessions for teachers
Teaching Material Support - Distribution
of teaching materials among new institutes
Institute Evaluation - Consultation with
each institute
Performance Evaluation - Evaluation in
the Second-half year
Nuri-Sejong - ‘A Little Bridegroom Kungdoryeong’ - Korean culture learning animation service - initiated
Teaching Materials - Distribution of teaching
materials among institutes in low-income countries
Institute Evaluation - Onsite evaluation implemented
Workbook - Development completed
Education Materials - public advertisement of
institutes subject to the second supply of Korean
language and culture education materials
Teacher Dispatch - 2016 survey of demands for
dispatch among agencies / 2016 notice of
recruiting of teachers to be dispatched
Nuri-Sejong - Class video content implemented
Culture Internship - Interns dispatched for
the second-half year
Speaking Contest - domestic final selection
Culture Internship - Selection of regions for
teacher dispatch in 2016
Learners’ Competition - Outstanding
learners invited to Korea for training courses
Institute Evaluation - Onsite evaluation
Education Materials - Designation of institutes
subject to the second supply of Korean
language and culture education materials
Nuri-Sejong - Second contents of Korean
culture learning animation service initiated
Language Fare - Participation in London
‘The Language Show’
Regional Training Session - Regional
training sessions in Europe conducted
Teacher Dispatch - Selection of teachers
to be dispatched in 2016
Institute Operation - Project term ended
Teacher Dispatch - Domestic education
for teachers dispatched in 2016
Promotion - 2016 Calendar distributed
Culture Internship - Selection of interns
for the first-half of 2016
10 Special Statistics
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KSI - from Designation
to Support
KSI is an educational agency that teaches the Korean language and
culture to foreigners. KSIF has made known Korea to the world
through the 130 KSIs over 54 countries. The following is about how
KSIs are founded and what types of support they receive.
KSI’s Designation Schedule
December
January
March
March to April
May
Notice of the Institute
Designation Schedule
for Applicants
Receipt of Applications
Document Examination
and Result Notification
Onsite Survey
Final Examination and
Result Notification
Qualifications for KSI Designation Applicants
* Details may be changed every year. Refer to the website of the KSIF(www.ksif.or.kr)
Curriculum
- At least 2 courses of Korean education
- Lectures for at least 30 weeks a year
- At least 120 minutes of lectures a week
Operation
KSI is a major brand of the Korean language and culture education agencies supported by the Korean
government. Since the late 1990s, the number of
foreigners who moved into Korea for various purposes such as studying, marriage, and employment
has increased while Korean companies advanced
abroad actively. As a result, the demands for Korean language learning have increased as well. In the
2000s, Korean popular cultures such as K-pop and
K-drama became popular worldwide, and as a result, the number of foreigners who desired to learn
Korean and demands for Korean education abroad
increased drastically. In response to the rapidly increasing demands for Korean learning and to spread
the Korean language and culture to foreigners efficiently, the Korean government founded ‘KSI’ as a
major brand for Korean language and culture education in 2007.
In Korea, those who want to learn English would go
to the British Council, and those who want to watch
artistic French movies would go to France Council.
Likewise, those who are in a foreign country and
want to learn Korean language or culture would go
to KSI. Foreigners obtain information and develop
understanding of Korea from KSI. Currently, 130
KSIs over 54 countries are being operated.
KSIs are divided into three classes depending on the
designation type: First, Cultural Center KSIs operated by Korea Cultural Center. Korean language
courses in Korea Cultural Center are all designated
as ‘KSI’ without separate designation procedures.
As of January 2015, 27 Cultural Center KSIs around
the globe are teaching Korean to foreigners according to the standard curriculum of KSIs. Second,
under public organizations that manage overseas
branches such as Korea Tourism Organization and
National Information Society Agency, four Associated KSIs are being operated. As for Associated KSIs,
strategic designation is sought in cooperation between the foundation and public organizations. The
foundation strengthens its cooperation with related
agencies for public utilization of lecture rooms and
teaching materials abroad in order for efficient Korean language and culture education.
Third, common KSIs are designated through an official designation and examination procedure. Common KSIs are operated independently by a local
agency or in cooperation with a domestic agency
or an overseas public institute. In areas where there
is no Cultural Center or Korea-related public agency,
common KSIs function as a small Cultural Center.
The title, ‘KSI,’ cannot be used by other organizations without permission since it is a sort of brand.
KSIF, as an organization that supervises institutes,
presents an yearly notice about its plan for KSI designation at the website of the KSIF(www.ksif.or.kr)
and conducts the designation process over submitted applications.
An agency that desires to be designated as KSI
needs to meet all the qualifications. First of all, the
- KSI Director Clerk
- At least 1 operation agent fluent
in Korean
- Opening a separate bank account
for KSI operation support fund
Teachers
Facilities
Founding Entity
Lecture Room
Local Operation Agency
- A local governmental agency
- A local college(graduate school)
or a college-owned organization
- A local officially-registered nonprofit corporation or private group
* Profit-making private agencies excluded
Associated Operation Agencies
- A domestic governmental agency
- A local government
- A domestic college(graduate school)
- A domestic non-profit corporation
or private group
* Private organizations founded according
to laws concerning academy establishment
· operation and private tutoring excluded
- A lecture room that can
accommodate at least 10 learners
Administrative Office
- KSI operation affairs
Reference Room
- Room for Korean language and
culture materials reading & stocking
- A person with a Korean language
teaching certificate
- A person who completed a Korean
education as a foreign language
course as a major, multi-major,
or minor
- A person who completed a Korean
Language Teacher Education Program
- A person who has a bachelor’s degree
or higher in linguistics or language
education fields or a person with at
least 1 year career of Korean education
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founding entities are divided to those that intend to
operate a local KSI and domestic agencies that intend
to operate one in association with another local organization. A local operation agency abroad should be
one that currently operates or will operate a Korean
education center. Presently, governmental agencies,
colleges, or college-owned organizations are qualified
to apply for KSI designation. Non-profit making corporations or private organizations officially registered
at the government also can apply if they are conducting Korean education for public interests. Individuals
or private academies of Korean education for profitmaking cannot be designated as KSI.
Domestic agencies are same with those abroad. Domestic governmental agencies, overseas public institutes, local governments, colleges, and graduate
schools that are operating Korean education centers
abroad are qualified for application. Non-profit making corporations or private organizations that are operating Korean education centers for public interests
abroad are also qualified. Private institutes founded in
accord with laws regarding academy foundation, operation and tutoring are excluded from the examination.
Organizations desiring to operate a KSI need to operate Korean lectures at least 120 minutes a week, 30
weeks a year after designation. Lectures are to be
opened for at least 2 different levels such as for basic
and intermediate courses. As for financial operation, it
should be able to open a separate bank account under
the organization’s name, and the allotted support fund
should be separately managed through this account.
Facilities and employees necessary for institute operation also are to be secured in advance. Basically, two
lecture rooms, an administration department office,
and a reference room are required for the foundation
to operate an institute. A lecture room should be able
to accommodate at least 10 students, and a reference
room should have room for reading and stocking of
the Korean language and culture materials.
The institute’s director, operation agents, and teachers also need to be appointed for a KSI. The Institute
Director supervises the KSI as a general representative
and should be in charge of KSI operation in that local area. Operation agents should be fluent in Korean
enough to understand the foundation’s notices and
communication with the foundation and government
regarding institute reports.
As KSIs are a Korean language and culture education
agency operated with the governmental support, the
professionalism of teachers is of great importance.
Organizations desiring to be designated as KSI all
should employ professional teachers qualified according to the requirements specified by the foundation.
The foundation recognizes qualification as a teacher
when the applicant has a Korean language teaching
certificate, completed a Korean education as a foreign
language course as a major or a minor, completed a
Korean Language Teacher Education Program, or has
a bachelor’s degree or higher in linguistics or language
education fields with at least 1 year career of Korean
education.
The foundation conducts a basic document examination of forms submitted by applicant organizations especially regarding qualifications, demands for Korean
learning in that region, current condition of Korean
education agencies in adjacent areas, etc. For organizations that passed the document examination, an
onsite survey is conducted. In this step, there are interviews with the interested ones, operation agencies,
and teachers in that operation agency. Such factors
as accessibility to education facilities are examined,
and the documents prepared by each organization are
compared with the actual conditions of the facilities.
An organization designated as KSI is provided with
various supports from the foundation for operation
and education. In addition to the support fund for operation, a business management system for institute
administration operation and management is also provided. For an institute with old facilities, facility renovating funds are also provided for a better education
condition.
Supports for education itself are a crucial part. KSIs
around the globe have standardized curriculums, and
the foundation provides the standards for them. In addition, it provides teaching materials, guidebooks for
teachers, workbooks for learners, and performance
evaluation sheets as well. For regions where Korean
language teachers are insufficient, qualified Korean
teachers are also dispatched.
The foundation develops and distributes culture education programs to meet demands for Korean culture
learning among learners. A variety of teaching tools
that are necessary for culture experience but insufficient abroad are sent to local KSIs. For more thorough
experience of Korean culture, culture teaching interns
and experts are dispatched in cooperation with the
National Gugak Center, Korea National University Of
Arts, etc.
Self-training programs are also provided for teacher
re-education through Nuri-Sejong Hakdang in addition to various multimedia materials that can be utilized in classes. Additionally, teachers are given regional training opportunities and invited to World Korean
Educators Conferences to form a network among Korean educators, home and abroad. One student recommended from each KSI is invited to an opportunity
to experience Korean cultures.
Details of Support for KSIs
Support for Korean
Language Education 1
Support for Operation 2
KSI standard curriculums and
teaching materials, guidebooks
for teachers, and performance
evaluation sheets for specific steps
Business management system for institute
administrative operation and management
Support for
Operation 1
Support for
Operation 3
KSI operation
support fund
Facilities for KSI
education condition
enhancement
Support for Korean
Language Education 2
Dispatching of professional Korean
language teachers
Support
for Korean
Culture
Education 1
Support
for Korean
Culture
Education 2
Support for
Korean Culture
Education 3
Korean
culture
education
programs
Dispatching
of culture
experts
Outstanding learners
invited to Korea for
training programs
in ways of learning/
experiencing
Online Education
Re-training of Teachers
Networking
Online lectures and
education materials for
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang
Re-training of Korean language teachers;
Korean Language Teacher Education
Programs for higher qualifications
International network of teachers
through World Korean Educators
Conferences and regional training
programs
14 Special Interview
A Marvelous Way of Talking
about Our Lives – Hangeul
Song Seonghee
Director of Ten Years After Lifestyle Research & Design
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In October 2014, those who were selected as outstanding learners at local KSIs
around the globe were given one-of-a-kind T-shirts as a gift. On the T-shirts was
their own names right beside KSI. Giving unforgettable gifts to learners at KSIs, Song
Seonghee, the representative of Ten Years After Lifestyle Research & Design, was
interviewed to hear from her the future of Hangeul, Korean language, and Korean
design that she expected.
Written by Woo Jieun(Editing Team) Photographed Ko Sukwoon
Would you tell us a bit about the Korean
T-shirts project for outstanding learners?
This project originally began with a global
contest of T-shirts designs with Korean as a
main idea. I thought that when encountering
Hangeul, foreigners would get different feelings from when meeting Koreans. So I decided to conduct the Hangeul T-shirts global
contest from October, 2013. Back then, I was
thinking that it would be nice if KSI learners
could participate in the contest, and I happened to hear that learners would come to
Korea. So I prepared Hangeul T-shirts as a gift.
What do you think the T-shorts would
mean to learners?
It’s a Korean custom to treat guests from far
well(smiling). To some, this might be the first
experience of visiting Korea, and to some, the
last opportunity. So I wanted to give them
some special gifts.
I found that the designs of the 119 sets of
T-shirts were all different. It seems that
not one person made them. How many
designers worked for that project?
8 young designers worked together. Most of
them graduated from college recently and
have just started out in a career. Despite the
busy schedule at work, day and night as new
recruits, they voluntarily participated in this
project. They were not sure about whether
the work could be actually done because of
their hectic schedule, but finally, the 119 different designs were all completed.
Actually, I have searched a lot for Ten
Years After Lifestyle Research & Design
via the Internet, but I could find little information. Would you please tell us a bit
about ‘Ten Years After Lifestyle Research
& Design’ too?
Ten Years After Lifestyle Research & Design
helps members constantly look back the
works and behaviors, including clothing, eating, and living, and a daily life and turn the life
in a better direction. We call it ‘lifestyle research and design center.’
Many of the projects that Ten Years After
Lifestyle Research & Design has conduct-
ed are related to Hangeul. Is the Hangeul
Project an important part of ‘lifestyle research’?
I once raised white cabbages on the rooftop
of my house. If you killed one of the cabbage
worms living by cabbage leaves, cabbage liquid would come out of it. From this I learned
that what you eat is what you are. Not only
what you eat but also what you see, what you
wear, and what surrounds you are all part of
you. Language too. A set of letters are a house
that bears people’s thoughts. Hangeul is a
house that bears Koreans’ minds and cultures.
It is an environment surrounding Koreans. In
that sense, the Hangeul Project is an important part of the lifestyle research.
things. Language is a frame of thinking. If you
express yourself in a foreign language, your
thinking will end up being molded by it. The
Hangeul Project is a work of establishing a pillar of ‘me’ within myself.
What meaningful results have you gained
from this project?
Hangeul has been hardly touched even
though we always use it. ‘Hangeul’ may remind you of museum, national language policy, etc. It seems that we are stuck in some
type of public frame. In particular, the ‘Wearable Hangeul’ Project was initiated for us to
use Hangeul whatever type it may be such
as wearing, stepping on it, tearing, etc. rather
than making some beautiful creative works
with Hangeul. Expressing something by using Hangeul itself helped us realize its great
potential.
I hope that a symbol that we devotedly
attach to is created from us. Someday,
some Hangeul symbols will be finally born with
our spirit,mind, and soul of the times deep within.
What motivated you to initiate the Hangeul Project?
Sometime before the completion of Dongdaemun Design Plaza construction, Seoul, in
2012, I was in charge of some affairs related
to the coexistence with street vendors. For
the newly built, spacecraft-like building to coexist with street stands harmoniously, I was
appointed to newly design their handcarts
and plan things that could be sold around
that space. Thinking of items that could be
in harmony with the atmosphere without infringing commercial rights of these vendors, I
attempted to develop Hangeul design items.
Maybe because of that, the products of
the Hangeul project by Ten Years After
Lifestyle Research & Design’ seem very
friendly just like ordinary T-shirts that we
would use in a daily life rather than an
artwork. Do you have some principles or
standards for the Hangeul Project?
Spontaneity. Without a soul, no product can
actually reach people’s hearts. The Hangeul
Project is to draw out one’s voice from inside
by stimulating spontaneity. We are familiar
with expressing ourselves by using Western
What other plans do you have in the future?
The future projects too will focus on drawing out one’s voice from inside. In 2015, in
commemoration of the 70th year of the national liberation, I will visit Harbin and deliver
T-shirts works, with patriot Ahn Junggeun as
the theme, to Patriot Ahn Junggeun Memorial Hall. I think the theory of oriental peace
proposed by Ahn is of great significance to
the modern society. Just as the idea of Che
Guevara has become popular in terms of design too, I believe that patriot Ahn Junggeun
can be popular worldwide.
Lastly, would you tell us about the future
of Hangeul Design that you expect?
The other day, I heard the news that “I Love
New York” was ranked among the top 20 design logos in the world. I hope that a symbol
that we devotedly attach to is created from
us. Someday, some Hangeul symbols will be
finally born with our spirit, mind, and soul of
the times deep within. As long as we continue
to love Hangeul and make use of it to express
us, we will be able to see the world fully enjoy
it in the future.
The Moment When
Korea Meets the World
Korea
When meeting a new culture, anyone could be culturally shocked. When coming across Korean culture not their own familiar cultures, how would foreigners
Korea
feel? The following is stories about their own cultures and Korean culture seen
Korean women enjoy wearing skirts
as well as trousers.
by foreign teachers and students at KSIs.
Mexico
Mexican women would hardly wear
skits because they are not comfortable.
It was surprising to know that Korean
women often wear skirts.
Mexico Korean Culture Center KSI
,
Cardenas Ferreyro Abril(student)
When stating one of their family
members, Koreans put “our” before
him/her.
Korea
Bangladesh
In Korea, people eat side dishes when
drinking beer.
When hearing Koreans saying, “our
husband,” some students asked if
Korea had polygamic customs.
Czech Republic
Daka KSI
Mohammed Shamsul Alam(teacher)
In Czech Republic, a nation of beers,
people never eat side dishes while
drinking beer.
Praha KSI Blanka Ferklova(teacher)
Korea
Koreans use spoons and chopsticks
when having a meal.
India
In India, I would always use hands
while having a meal. I made a lot of
mistakes while using chopsticks in
Korea.
Korea
In Korea, you put a rice bowl to your
left and a soup bowl to your right.
Nepal
In Nepal, the opposite. You put a rice
bowl to your right and a soup bowl to
your left. Otherwise, it means that the
food is offered to the dead. So you
should be careful about it.
Kathmandu KSI Jangmu Sherpa(teacher)
Korea
In Korea, you must watch the signal
light when crossing the street at a
crosswalk.
Korea
Korea
Koreans often talk around and beat
around the bush when asking a favor
or refusing an offer.
In Korea, a senior would hold out his
hand for a handshake to the other
younger one.
Australia
In Australia, crosswalks are only on the
road with no signal light. Once I tried
to cross the street without waiting for
the green signal at a crosswalk. It could
have been a disaster.
?
India Korean Culture Center KSI
Chaturvedi Rohit(student)
Germany
Uzbekistan
In Uzbekistan, a younger one would
hold out his hand.
Tashkent KSI Tsoy Aleksandra(teacher)
Sydney Korean Culture Center KSI
Hugh Cotton(student)
Germans would go straightforward
when asking a favor or refusing an
offer.
Korea
German Korean Culture Center KSI
Umida Masharipova(student)
Koreans ask “Where are you going?”
when encountering friends.
Poland
In Europe, nobody would ask “Where
are you going?” no matter how close
they might be because it could be
viewed as privacy infringement.
Poznan KSI Katarzyna Ratajczyk(teacher)
Korea
Korea
Koreans wear mini-skirts and short
pants in summer.
Belgium
In Korea, when someone is singing
or dancing, loud applause and giving
positive responses are viewed as
good manners before the performer.
China
In Korea, people wear short pants but
hardly wear scanty upper outfits. On a
subway, older women tried to hide me
wearing sleeveless clothes, which was
really fun.
In China, when a friend is performing
at school, others do not clap hands,
worrying that he might be embarrassed. When asked, Koreans would be
willing to sing or dance before zealous
responses, which is really amazing.
Belgium Korean Culture Center KSI
Sarah Vandervelpen(student)
Shanghai China Korean Culture Center
KSI Lin Qiantao(student)
Korea
Korea
In Korea, you put ‘nim’ or ‘ssi’ after the
name to make it sound polite.
Pakistan
In Pakistan, people put ‘Sahib’ after the
surname to show respect.
Islamabad KSI
Hafiz Waseem Iqbal(teacher)
In Korea, while listening to the elderly,
younger ones would not look into the
eyes.
Colombia
In Colombia, you must look into the
eyes while talking with elderly ones.
Bogota KSI
Diana Marcela Casas Garay(student)
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Foreign Teachers
Who Make Korea Known :
My KSI That They Talk About
Many foreign teachers work at KSIs, teaching Korean to local students. Most of them began
as a Korean learner and then later became a Korean language teacher. Interviewed were
7 foreign teachers at KSIs who took one step further toward becoming a Korean language
teacher through the 7th KSI Korean Language Teacher Education Program. They talked about
the attractions of Korea and the significance of KSI.
Written by Woo Jieun(Editing Team) Photographed Ko Sukwoon
Teacher at Xiang Yang (Xian China)
Teacher Jangmu Sherpa (Nepal Kathmandu)
To me, KSI is a dream
When did you first come across the Korean language?
In 2003, I was running a restaurant at the bottom of Mt.
Everest. My husband was a guide for mountain climbers.
One day, he guided the current Director of Kathmandu KSI
over the mountain, which was the beginning of our relationship with Korea. In 2009, as we transferred to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, to educate kids, we started learning Korean language at Kathmandu KSI. In 2010, I
started teaching Korean to students in a lower level class
while continuing to study Korean myself.
How many Korean language teachers are there at
Kathmandu KSI? Including me myself, there are three
Nepali teachers and one dispatched Korean teacher. The
Korean teacher is so whole-hearted that she teaches me
Korean teaching methods even while having a meal for Nepali teachers to conduct Korean classes better.
Do you remember anything funny in your Korean
classes? Many Korean words are similar to Nepali Sherpas words in pronunciation. For example, ‘Moja’ in Nepali
Sherpas means socks, ‘Mangnae’ a bagger, and ‘Eobu’ the
eldest. If anyone says in a Korean class, “Jeoneun mangnae
imnida,” everyone laughs. The Nepali word for “be seated”
is pronounced “beoseo.” Sometimes in a Korean class, students are joking, saying “beoseo, beoseo.”
Certainly you often feel working as a Korean language
teacher is worthwhile, don’t you? Absolutely. Especially
when one of the students that I first taught at KSI in 2010
went to Korea to study in 2012, I really felt worth. By now,
he speaks Korean better than I do I guess.
How were the classes of the Korean Language Teacher Education Program? In Nepal, electric power is on and
off. For 6 hours a day, power supply is all shut. I had to stay
at the institute late at light to listen to online lectures after
the regular classes since I could not at home. Indeed, the
classes really helped. Through the simulation class, I found
that my way of teaching was quite different from others’. I
could correct mistakes that I made while teaching in Nepali.
What is your future plans? I would like to teach Nepali
fellows Korean language and culture well and contribute to
the development of Nepali culture.
To me, KSI is an exchange of culture
When were you first attracted by the Korean language? Since I was very young, I liked learning Korean.
I thought it would be easy because much of it was Chinese words. I entered the Department of Korean Language, Xian Foreign Language University, in 2009. But
in Xian, it was difficult to find a workplace related to
Korean. So I handled administrative affairs at a common
Chinese company for about one and a half years after graduation. In the mean time, I learned that a local
KSI was founded in Xian, and I quit the company and
started working as a Korean language teacher at the
institute from September 2013. While working at the
company, it was very challenging, but now I am very
happy every day.
So your dream came true, right? I guess that certainly makes the work highly rewarding. Yes, it truly
is especially when I see my students using Korean in a
daily life. Last month, I went to one Korean restaurant
with my students. I was really happy and thrilled to see
them ordering in Korean. They needed no help from me
there while doing that.
How do they view the Korean language in Xian?
By the time when I graduated from college, there were
few Koreans there, but it has been changed a lot. Since
2013 when the Samsung semiconductor plant was established in Xian, many Koreans have moved in and
many Korean restaurants and supermarkets have been
opened too. As a result, the number of those who desired to learn Korean has increased.
This is your first time in Korea. How do you feel?
I have watched so many Korean soap operas such as
<My Love from the Star>, <Heirs>, <That Winter, the
Wind Blows>, etc. It seems that everything is just like I
have seen in those videos. And I look the fresh air here.
Back in Xian, the air is not good because of fine dust.
I think that you have found a great difference between the Korean and Chinese cultures. Chinese
people do have a community spirit, but we never use
the word ‘our’ when stating a family member or a friend.
I was shocked to hear someone say ‘my husband’ when
I first came to Korea. I felt like it was weird. Koreans’
community spirit is special, and it has become a unique
culture of Korea.
How do you feel now after completing this Korean
Language Teacher Education Program? I am Chinese
and I teach Korean to Chinese students. I have never
conducted classes in Korean even once. In this Korean
Language Teacher Education Program, I learned how to
conduct classes in Korean, which was really great to me.
I wish I could have a class only in Korean someday.
Do you have future plans? I would like to teach students not only Korean language but also Korean culture.
I will work hard to make known the beautiful language
Korean to as many Chinese people as possible.
Teacher Hafiz Waseem Iqbal (Pakistan Islamabad)
To me, KSI is zeal
How did you come to know Korea? I first learned
about Korea from one of my friends. I started learning Korean language in 2008 at a private language
institute. In 2011, after graduating from high school, I
entered the department of Korean language, Pakistan
National Foreign Language University. Looking at professors teaching Korean language zealously, I started
dreaming of becoming a Korean language teacher.
After graduation, I started teaching Korean at KSI in
August 2013.
When did you especially feel worth while working at KSI? I can see how much students understood
by looking through their homework. I feel really worth
teaching them when I found that they understood
what I taught. Once, I taught Korean to Pakistan public
officials. They were all far older than I was, but they
followed along while I was teaching them and said that
they liked my teaching, which made me really happy.
What do you think is the most attractive feature
that Korea has? Koreans always do their best. Teachers at KSI work hard from the morning to the evening.
I was attracted by such zealous attitudes.
Would you relate some of the Korean expressions
that Pakistan often make mistakes of? In Pakistan,
we put ‘Sahib’ after the surname when calling a person
in a respectful manner. So we often make mistakes of
putting ‘ssi’ or ‘nim’ after the surname when calling Koreans, for example, ‘Kim ssi’ or ‘Park nim.’ When teaching students, I let them note such expressions.
Did the classes of the Korean Language Teacher
Education Program help? After having a busy day
from the morning to the evening with preparing and
conducting classes, listening to online courses was
often very challenging. I attended every class of the
online course during the last two weeks, sleeping only
two hours a day. I feel it was worth the effort indeed.
While I had not had much experience, I learned a lot
from the classes of other teachers.
We look forward to your further advancement.
I am just 23 years old now and have many dreams.
First of all, I want to take a master’s course in Korea
with ‘Korean language education as a foreign language’
as the major. After that, I would like to come back to
Pakistan and contribute to the development of Korean
language education.
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Teacher Katarzyna Ratajczyk (Poland Poznan)
Teacher Tsoy Aleksandra (Tashkent Uzbekistan)
To me, KSI is a pride
To me, KSI is the future
How did you come across the Korean language? When
I was in the fourth grade of high school, the department
of Korean language was opened at Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, which interested me. I entered that department in
the very first year of opening. Since the word order and
grammar of Korean were completely different from those
of Polish, learning that language was quite challenging.
Now I am taking the doctor’s course of linguistics at the
same university.
You were a Korean language student, and now you
are a teacher. Since 2008, I have taught Korean at the
school where I studied. In October 2013, KSI was established in Poznan.
What made you want to establish a local KSI even
though it would not be easy? After I first heard about
KSI from Arirang TV, I dreamed of founding a local KSI in
Poland Poznan. I even delayed the preparation of my doctor’s thesis and applied for the KSI designation by filling in
and submitting the application form myself. When I was
notified of the approval, it was the happiest moment in my
life ever. I felt a sense of heavier responsibility.
When do you feel most rewarding while working as
a teacher? There had been no private Korean language
institute in Poland and so no one could learn Korean except for those who majored in Korean at college until the
local KSI was established. I feel rewarding as I see now that
anyone who wants to can learn Korean. Even though there
was not enough time for promoting, 19 individuals applied
for the class in the very first semester. In the ‘Korea’s Day’
event held a while ago, 300 individuals participated.
Do you have your special ways of teaching? Once you
know what students are interested in, you can make classes more interesting. If the students like K-pop, let them listen to K-pop and practice listening and word memorizing
by filling the blanks of lyrics. If the students are interested
in Korean traditional culture, show them documentary videos and prepare class materials including quiz for them to
learn Korean cultures.
Do you teach cultural differences too? Some greeting
manners of Korea such as “Where are you going?” seem to
be difficult for Poles to understand. In Europe, people may
wonder, “Why is he asking about my privacy?” So I often
tell students going to Korea about such greeting culture.
What do you want to do in the future? I dream of making Poznan KSI a small Cultural Center that teaches not
only Korean language but also pretty Korean culture.
Teacher Mohammed Shamsul Alam (Daka Bangladesh)
To me, KSI is an opportunity
I am wondering what made you decide to learn Korean. I like
what others would not do because I will have great chances. So
I entered Korean Studies & Korean Literature Department, Seoul
National University, after completing the bachelor’s course in Bangladesh.
What attraction of Korea motivated you to come to Korea
to study? The excellence of Hangeul. Bangladesh is proud of its
language as well. It commemorates the day of language independence from Pakistan as ‘the Day of Mother Language.’ I hope
that we too could have an institute to make known and teach our
mother language. It is wonderful for Korea to make known and
teach Korean language through KSI.
I heard that you would teach Korean even before coming to
the KSI. While working at an NGO operated by Koreans in Daka in
2006, I started teaching Korean at a Korean language institute that
belonged to the organization. In 2007, I entered Bangladesh EPS
center, and in 2012 when KSI of Human Resources Development
Service of Korea was founded, teaching Korean language became
my main work.
When did you feel most satisfied as a teacher? In 2013 when
a speaking contest in commemoration of the Day of Hangeul was
held in Daka KSI, 5 of the 7 winners were my students. I felt really
great. The other day, I heard that Shohak, one of my students, obtained TOPIK Grade 3 certificate, which made me very happy too.
What is your secret to teach students so successfully? When
teaching the grammar, I help students understand the context by
making example sentences rather than translating phrases into
Bangladesh words. This way, students can remember the points
longer and use them more accurately.
Did the Korean Language Teacher Education Program help?
It helped greatly. In particular, learning how to prepare teaching
plans was really great. I had conducted classes without a teaching plan before, and now with teaching plans, I can handle classes
more efficiently. Reviewing points that I had learned was also good.
What did KSI do to change your life? I had handled some administrative works before starting to teach Korean, but I found
teaching more joyful and fruitful. I am a bad daddy and bad husband who cannot play with my kid even on weekends because
of the weekend classes, but I am happy to be a Korean language
teacher. While teaching students, I myself learn a lot too. I would
like to come back to Korea with the scholarship for a master/doctor’s course.
When did you start learning Korean? I am the 4th
generation of Korean living here. At first, I did not speak
Korean. While going to church in 1991, I started learning Korean from the minister. I learned once a week
and started to interpret when I was 15 years old. Since
then, I wanted to become a Korean language teacher
just like that minister. So I chose Korean as my major
at college and studied Korean language at the graduate
school too. I wrote a thesis that compares the vocabulary structures of Uzbekistan and Korean languages.
Is Uzbekistan language similar with Korean? The
two languages have many aspects in common such as
word order. Those who speak Uzbekistan language can
learn Korean easily.
What feature of the Korean language/culture attracted you most? I like the beautiful, unique shapes
of Hangeul and soft sounds of Korean. The variety
of colors of Korean food is attractive too. Uzbekistan
food is not colorful. The distinctive and various colors
of bibimbap, kimchi, etc. are really impressive. One
of my friends wrote a thesis about the colors of Ko-
rean food. I would like to show or
teach students such aspects of Korean culture.
What difference is there between Uzbekistan and Korean
cultures? Greeting manners are
a bit different. Koreans bow down
when greeting, but Uzbekistan people do not. Instead, we greet with
hands on the bosom. When shaking hands, the older one extends his
hands in Korea while the younger one does in Uzbekistan.
When do you feel rewarding as a teacher of the
Korean language and culture? When students enter
a university in Korea or get a job as interpreters, guides,
and employees at a Korean company. Whenever my
students have their dreams come true, I feel worth my
efforts. In particular, I can’t forget one of my students
who got first place in the contest held by Sungkyunkwan University and entered that university.
Teacher Blanka Perklova (Praha Czech Republic)
To me, KSI is a challenge
I am wondering what made you major in Korean.
I was interested in Asia so much that I wanted to learn
Chinese and Japanese. But it seemed that Chinese characters were too difficult. After looking at Hangeul, I ‘mistakenly’ thought that Korean would be easy to learn,
and so I started studying Korean language.(Smiling) It
was such a mistake. Korean is never easy.
How do people in Czech Republic view the Korean
language? While I was studying Korean as a major, people in Czech Republic did not know much about Korea.
As large Korean companies such as Hyundai and Samsung advanced into Czech Republic and Korea’s popular
cultures were loved a lot here, people are aware much
of Korea now. In Czech Republic, Korean has great potentials because becoming an expert not of an adjacent
country but of an unfamiliar one can be a great advantage.
When did you start teaching Korean? Once, I taught
the language of Czech Republic as a foreign language,
but in 2008 while taking a doctor’s course, I started to
teach Korean.
Please tell me about the most memorable student
to you personally. I still remember one male student
who studied hard at KSI. He dreamed of getting a job in
Korea, and I heard that in spring of 2014, he found a job
in Korea and is now living in Bundang.
What do you think is the attraction of the Korean
culture? People in Czech Republic do not feel close
to relatives other than the family. Koreans care much
about the relationships with the family and relatives.
They share food and time together. I love such Korean
cultures including family affection.
What kind of difference have you found between
the cultures of Korea and Czech Republic? Czech
Republic is a country of beer. People in Czech Republic
drink beer just as if they do coffee so there is no need to
have side dishes except just some chips. Koreans have
a lot of side dishes while drinking beer, which is quite
different.
How was the KSI Korean Language Teacher Education Program? It was great. I forgot a lot of principles
of Korean teaching during my maternity leave, and this
was a good opportunity for me to recall the basic principles of various teaching methods.
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Korea That I Have Imagined
Korea That I Have Personally Met
The Strong First Impression of Korea
How did you come to learn Korean?
Hugh Australia is a multi-cultural country. I came across many different cultures through friends from various countries while living
in Sydney. I wanted to learn a foreign language. After thinking a lot
about it, I decided to learn Korean. I felt familiar with Korea because
I had many Korean friends.
Masharipova My interest in Korea grew because of friends. Currently, I am studying in Germany, but in fact, my hometown is Turkmenistan. I had many Korean friends living there.
Sarah I first learned about Korea through Japanese soap operas and
cartoons. While watching some Korean soap opera, I happened to
learn that the letters were matched with corresponding sounds. I
thought that Japanese was the same case until I found many Chinese
characters appearing, which made me give up. I was studying Japa-
KSI learners who represent each country were gathered at one place. I was wondering
about the image of Korea that they first had before and what impression they received
from Korea. Very late at night, there was an honest and heated discussion for two
hours. 9 individuals talked about their stories of ‘My Korea’ that they bore at heart.
Written by Woo Jieun(Editing Team) Photographed Ko Sukwoon
Lin Qiantao
Ellen Septiane
Umida Masharipova
Shanghai China Korean
Culture Center KSI (4 years),
A Optics Major at Di yi
Industry University
Indonesia Korean Culture
Germany Korean
Center KSI (2 years and 6 months), Culture Center KSI (5 years),
working at an architect’s office
A major of politics
,
nese via the Internet, but it was difficult to study for myself from that
point. In contrast, you can read every word as long as you memorize
Korean letters even if you do not know the meaning. So it was easy
to begin studying only via the Internet.
Abril I first came to know Korea through Korean movies, not soap
operas. Since I was majoring in movies, I watched movies from various countries, and one day, I happened to watch ‘The Old Boy,’ which
was so impressive and shocking that my interest in the Korean culture started growing. Since Korea is so far from Mexico that it was
impossible for me to visit Korea. Instead, I would go to the Korea
Town and try Korean food. I also watched other Korean movies and
my interest in Korea grew further. At a certain point, I started learning Korean too.
Cardenas Ferreyro Abril
Rihani Badiaa
Hugh Cotton
Diana Marcela Casas Garay
Sarah Vandervelpen
Chaturvedi Rohit
Mexico Korean Culture Center KSI
(2 years 3 months),
A major of Communication
Science, assistant movie director
Alger Algeria KSI
(2 years and 2 months),
working at the office,
Koica Algeria
Sydney Australia Korean Culture
Center KSI (2 years),
A high school music teacher
Colombia Bogota KSI
(1 years and 6 months),
working at a culture foundation,
a graduate school student majoring
in media studies
Belgium Korean Culture Center KSI
(5 years),
A major of nursing science
India Korean Culture Center KSI
(11 months),
preparing for studying in Korea
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Difference Makes it
More Interesting
Why Korea Attracts You
You have been learning Korean from 11 months to
5 years so far. It would have been impossible without affection or attachment.
Rohit I like the honorific form of Korean language. I like
when Koreans speak to the elderly politely with a respectful heart. It seems that such a culture of the honorific looks familiar since there is a similar form in Indian
too. I like such culture of speaking politely.
Masharipova Just as Rohit said, my mother tongue
Turkmenistan language too has the honorific and common form of language. So it was easy for me to learn
Korean. I liked the greeting culture of Korea too. Once,
I worked in Korea. When I went to a store or a shop,
the owner greeted me saying, “Annyeonghaseyo,” “Annyeonghigaseyo,” and “Ddooseyo.” I really liked it. It was
like they genuinely welcomed me.
Hugh I like K-pop. Especially music videos are amazing.
Korean entertainers in those videos look so cool and
attractive. Westerners might laugh at Asian pop music,
thinking that it is an imitation of their culture, but K-pop
shows that such thinking is completely wrong.
Qiantao That is right. I like K-pop too, but Korean soap
dramas are my favorite. While watching one soap opera
with a school as the background, I could compare the
school life in Korean with that in China. I have found
many interesting aspects.
From the left, Ellen, Masharipova, Abril, Hugh, Sarah, Diana
What kind of difference have you found between
the schools in Korea and China?
Qiantao Well, for example, in China, students never
clean the classroom, but I found that in Korea, they do
after a class. They also change their shoes indoor for
cleanness, which is also different from China. The most
interesting was people’s attitude toward a performance.
In China, after watching a classmate’s performance, we
would not clap much unless the teacher tells us to do
so because everyone might get embarrassed. In one
Korean soap opera, I saw Koreans shouting and clapping while friends were performing just as if they were
watching entertainers. It is unimaginable in China. Especially, asking friends to “Sing! Sing!” or dance without
hesitation was really shocking.
Abril Korean students I met in Mexico made me surprised. In Mexico, female college students would not
wear skirts because they are uncomfortable and it is
difficult to have a seat. But Korean college students often wear skirts.
Sarah That is right. Korean girls often wear skirts or
short pants, but they don’t wear revealing blouses. In
Belgium, we commonly wear sleeveless clothes. After
coming to Korea, once I was wearing on a subway, and
older women whom I first met there raised my shoulder
strap when it went down or covered my upper revealing body part with something like cardigan. It was fun.
Hugh Such cultural differences seem OK because they
are just fun. But some sort of difference could be serious to Australians because it might cause traffic accidents. I mean, in Australia, we cross the road anytime as
long as there is a crosswalk sign. In Korea, however, you
have to check the signal first even if there is a crosswalk.
Many Australians cross the road without watching the
signal when they first came to Korea so there is a risk
of car accidents.
Rihani I made some mistakes because of the difference
between Koreans’ actual culture and what I have seen
in soap operas. I enjoyed Korean historical dramas for
a while, in which I saw subjects stepping backward before the king when going out. So I thought that people
would do that before the elderly and while working at
Koica, I stepped backward when leaving the boss’s office until my Korean companions let me know that it
was an old culture.
Korean soap operas are so popular that there
could be some fixed idea of Korea unless you actually come to Korea. How do people in your countries view Korea as?
Masharipova In most European countries, the awareness of Korea seems to be similar I think. Since Germany
used to be a divided state, many of them remember
Korea as a divided nation.
From the left, Qiantao, Ellen, Masharipova, Abril
Sarah After watching Korean soap operas, I thought
that Korean guys would be all tall and handsome and
girls would be all pretty. But after coming to Korea, I
found that not everyone is. (smiling)
Qiantao Many think that Korea is exactly like we see in
Korean soap operas. For example, main characters often encounter traffic accidents in Korean soap operas.
So many Chinese think that they should be careful on
the street in Korea. Above all, Chinese think that Korea
is a heaven of shopping. Many wish to go to Korea for
shopping.
Rihani Algeria is far from Korea. So many just imagine Korea’s image in their minds while watching Korean
soap operas. In many scenes, a couple is dating alongside the river while riding a bike. So before coming to
Korea, I thought that Koreans would all ride a bike on
the street.
Ellen In Indonesia too, people love Korean popular cultures, especially K-pop. You can hear news about K-pop
everywhere. Before coming to Korea I told my relatives
that I would go to Korea, and they were excited as they
thought that I could easily meet Korean singers.
Diana In Colombia, you could hardly meet Korean immigrants and thus Korea is little known there compared
to in adjacent countries such as Argentina or Mexico.
Colombia is the only country that dispatched an army
for the Korean War among South American countries.
So elderly ones think that Korea is ‘a brotherly country.’ In the past, there was no specific image of Korea
and thus many thought that some Asian image shown
in movies of China and Japan would be the same with
Korean culture. But as interests in Korean culture are
growing among young ones, people are beginning to
distinguish cultures and attractions of each country in
Asia.
Rohit In India, Korea is known for electronic appliances.
People also think that Korea is a nation of industrious
and hardworking people.
Sarah Rohit’s words ring a bell. Some people in Belgium
who do not know of Korea might ask if mobile phones
are used in Korea. Korea is far from Belgium and people
there hardly hear about Korea except some news about
North Korea.
Korean Features That
Should be Known
Lastly, as you all like Korea and it’s culture, I am
wondering if you would like to let your friends or
families know of Korea, and if so, especially what
aspects of Korea you want them to know.
Ellen I would like to have my family eat ‘genuine’ Korean
food. Once, I made kimchi at KSI and brought it home
but no one could eat it. Maybe I introduced something
too strong first, Thereafter, I introduced some other
foods, and they all liked them. I want to bring them to
Korea and introduce other real Korean foods that Koreans actually enjoy.
Rohit I would like to let Indians know how kind Koreans
are. I feel like Koreans are always ready to help others. I
know one Korean guitar instructor that I met in India. He
always tried to help me in any situation. Every Korean I
have met are also just like him.
Sarah I would like to let people in Belgium know how
great Korean science technology is. Yesterday, I went to
Hangeul Museum, and there I saw amazing technologies. In Korea, you have wifi signals and mobile access
wherever you go, which is different from Belgium. The
most interesting thing is the subway. The screen door is
marvelous. Notifying the arrival with music is also cute.
Subway ads on a small screen are fun too.
Diana Every Korean that I personally know make thorough plans for work, study, and personal affairs, and
achieve them. I think such attitudes made Korea develop so fast. I would like to imitate such attitudes and
teach them to my students too.
Hugh I would like to let people know K-pop. Asians in
Western movies and soap operas were described just
as negative like gangs or fools. I think Psy’s <Gangnam
Style> partly became popular because of his funny image. People were not repulsed since it was close to the
image of Asians in Westerners’ mind, and this was one
of the factors that made him popular I think. Asians and
Asian cultures are cool and charming. Koreans appearing in K-pop music videos are the very subject of cultures and described as imposing and cool. As the young
generation grow while watching movies and music videos where Koreans and Asians are the main characters,
more multi-cultural attitudes will grow among them. I
believe that K-pop can play a key role in that regard.
Rihani (left), Rohit (right)
26 Trips to KSIs over the World
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Yantai China KSI
An institute established for teachers to be dispatched to
corporate classes opened through active promotion
Located in Yantai China Development Zone, ‘SL(Yantai)Auto Lighting Co., Ltd’ is
a Korean company that manufacturers automotive lamps. More than 20 Chinese
workers in the same uniforms are attending a Korean class at the plant after work.
As Korean Language Skills Develop,
Happy Bright Smiles Flow at Work
Very late at night after all the employees left work, an awkward pronunciation of Korean is heard among
idle machines in the plant. More than 20 people in the same jumpers follow along while the teacher
points numbers in Korean. These workers at a Korean company are closer to Korea than others thus
having a desire to know more about Korean language and culture. For them, KSI teachers extend their
hands out of the classroom. Through the Korean classes with teachers dispatched to companies, KSIs
at Yantai and Hangzhou China, Ouburn U.S. are growing with local Korean companies. The following is
some description of these classes out of a classroom.
Written by Woo Jieun(Editing Team)
Photographed in Yantai China KSI, Hangzhou China KSI, Ouburn U.S. KSI
Yantai is a city called ‘Another Korea’ in China,
as close as 50 minutes by flight from Incheon
and with more than 17,000 overseas Korean.
Including large companies such as Hyundai,
LG, Doosan, Daewoo, Posco, etc., more than
800 Korean companies have advanced into
Yantai. 40% of tax revenues here is from Korean companies.
Because of many Korean companies, there
are great demands for Korean education in
Yantai area. Many locals desire to work at a
Korean company because of the high income
and welfare benefits, and they feel the need
for Korean language skills for communication
with Korean managers.
From the development zone in Yantai where
most Korean companies are located to the
branch district where the local KSI is located,
it takes about 2 hours via public transportation. Thus, it is not easy for workers to come
to the institute after work, and Yantai KSI had
in mind teacher dispatch to companies right
from the step of opening. Understanding the
needs, Korean companies actively supported
this idea, submitting a statement at the time
of KSI designation in 2011.
Opened in March 2012, Yantai KSI has conducted Korean education programs by dispatching teachers to 6 companies including
‘Hyundai Motor Technology & Engineering
Center(China) Ltd.’, ‘Yantai Agabang Garment & Accessories Co., Ltd.’, ‘SL(Yantai)Auto
Lighting Co., Ltd’, ‘Yantai Dayang Electronics
Co., Ltd’, ‘Yantai Yusung Telecom Co., Ltd’,
‘Pantos Logistics(China) Co., Ltd.’ There were
various reasons to ask for teacher dispatch:
to enhance work efficiency by improving
workers’ Korean language skills; for workers to understand Korean culture; and to
enhance workers’ commitment to the company. Due to the limited number of available
teachers, the dispatch is applied to only some
companies while increasing requests are unbearable.
Active promotion has contributed to such
popularity of this institute. Twice or three
times a year, Yantai KSI sends KSI promotion
materials including introductory brochure,
application form for entrusted Korean educa-
tion, etc. to more than 260 member companies registered at Korean Commerce Union.
Upon receiving a request, a representative of
KSI visits the company and has a presentation. The curriculums are also introduced
based on the teaching material <Sejong Korean>.
In general, education managers at companies
request for Korean education. The institute
visits them, discuss on the class schedule,
class size, lecture room, equipment, teacher
commuting, etc., and shares the agreement.
“For classes conducted by a dispatched
teacher, only the lecture fees are charged regardless of the class size. Since Yantai is large
and public transportation is available only for
a limited time of the day, transportation for
teachers is provided by the company in principle.” (Lee Dongki, Yantai KSI Director)
Classes are basically in accord with KSI curriculums, and the contents may be adjusted
according to what each company aims at.
“The classes focus on frequently used expressions at work so that learners can practice them with Korean companions. I hum
joyfully through the nose when hearing Korean managers at work complaining, “They
keep asking me and practicing something all
day long.” (Yu Jaeyeong, a teacher dispatched
to Yantai Dayang Electronics Co., Ltd)
The most outstanding change after the classes is not just Korean speaking skills but also
their attitudes toward other coworkers.
“It might be difficult to communicate with
others in Korean within a short period of
time, but as the Korean education session
progressed, association between Koreans
and Chinese workers became active. After
learning Korean cultures and customs, they
came to understand others better and the
corporate atmosphere became better too.”
(Park Jonghyun, Yantai Branch/Assistant
Manager, Pantos Logistics(China) Co., Ltd.)
By arranging branches of the KSI in the development zone, Yantai KSI is also planning
to open Korean classes for many small and
medium sized companies which are unable
to have separate classes due to the small
number of employees.
Yantai KSI (upper)
A class by a dispatched teacher at SL(Yantai)
Auto Lighting Co., Ltd (lower)
What are some distinctive features
of corporate classes through a
dispatched teacher?
At a clothing company, the lectures include
specific vocabularies of appearance, clothing, and color. Since the learners are employees, the honorific and phone etiquette
are also taught in detail.
Yang Miran (47), a dispatched teacher
for the beginners’ class 1B, Yantai Agabang Garment & Accessories Co., Ltd.
Would you recommend the Korean
language classes through a dispatched
teacher and why?
Interests in Korea among employees have
increased since the Korean language class
was initiated. As employees try to speak in
Korean while talking with a resident even
in daily life, the atmosphere is far better
now. If you want to communicate with
employees well and to enhance their commitment to the company, I highly recommend you to try Korean language classes.
Kim Ikhwan (43), General Affair Dept
Manager, SL(Yantai)Auto Lighting Co.,
Ltd
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A class by a dispatched teacher at LG Household & Healthcare Ltd.
Hangzhou China KSI
Education from the institute
and support from the company - a mutually beneficial
relation of coexistence
Hangzhou is one of the places where the
opening and economic development started
earlier than others in China. Accordingly, the
residents are quite open-minded compared
to those in other areas of China. Having come
across Korea through Korean soap operas
and K-pop, interests in Korea are growing
among Hangzhou residents. Until November 2012 when Hangzhou KSI was founded,
Hangzhou residents had few chances to learn
and understand Korean language and culture.
As such, their expectation on the KSI is so
great, and in response, KSI, as a major Korean language education center of Hangzhou,
conducts various Korean cultural events to
make known Korean cultures in addition to
Korean language classes.
Classes through dispatched teachers of
Hangzhou KSI are unique in that they began
with a certain occasion where a company
dispatched a lecturer to one of its cultural
events of KSI. Hangzhou KSI then invited a
professional lecturer from LG Household &
Healthcare Ltd. Shanghai branch for a Korean
make-up demonstration at the institute to
make more meaningful the Hanbok experiencing event, which was the most popular
cultural program of the institute.
“Students responded so favorably that I
thought we could keep doing this Korean
make-up demonstration along with the Hanbok experiencing event every time. Since
support from companies was essential for
the event to continue, we thought of it seriously and decided to open lectures at companies through dispatched Korean teachers
for coexistence.” (Lee Jeongrim, Hangzhou
KSI Director)
To dispatch teachers to companies, Institute
Director Lee Jeongrim visited the representative of a company and discussed specific
dispatch procedures and ways of conducting
classes with the education manager. After
classes were opened on, he often came by
the institute to check the progress of classes
and paid attention to the company’s request
for a higher level of satisfaction.
The most distinctive feature of the language
class of Hangzhou KSI through dispatched
teachers is that no fee is charged.
“I believe that the most direct and helpful way that KSI can contribute to the local
community is to conduct to Korean language
classes for the business entities. Since that
was the first-tried cooperative program, we
did not charge the fees for the program to be
established and spread widely. Instead, the
companies cooperate with us by providing
their items for our institute events.”
Hangzhou KSI continues to invite representatives from Korean companies in Hangzhou
to various events of the institute and discuss
with them ways to help each other. At present, Hangzhou KSI dispatches teachers to LG
Household & Healthcare Ltd. and LG Electronics.
As for LG Electronics, the employees are so
zealous that we conduct the advanced level
class in addition to the beginners’ class.
“It is challenging to continue Korean language
classes at a company. Employees have to
sacrifice their lunchtime for classes. When
the workload is heavy, they feel sorry to other companions. To motivate them, I make vocabulary cards with practical and frequently
used words, teach K-pop with a guitar, and
put forth a lot of efforts to arouse interests
among them.” (Oh Jaenam, a dispatched
teacher for beginners’ classes)
Owing to such efforts, the level of satisfaction with Korean education programs among
the companies and employees is quite high.
“Programs are so well-organized and the
teaching staff is very professional that employees are motivated to learn zealously. Interests among employees grew, it would be
good to increase Korean culture programs
and plan classes of corporate practical affairs for an advanced level of learners.” (Jeon
Sangdae, LG Electronics General Manager)
Hangzhou KSI believes that every piece of
Korean language and culture that is delivered
A class by a dispatched teacher at
LG Household & Healthcare Ltd.
through the education programs through
dispatched teachers is directly connected to
learners’ awareness of Korea. Their small but
careful steps taken one after another are the
very basis for the better image of Korea.
What are some distinctive features
of corporate classes through a dispatched teacher?
It is quite difficult for company workers to
set aside time and study. A lot of time is
spent for them to memorize, repeat, and
practice what they learned during the
class.
Oh Jaenam, (38) a dispatched teacher
for beginners’ class 1A, Hangzhou China
LG Household & Healthcare Ltd.
Would you recommend the Korean
language classes through a dispatched
teacher and why?
I feel really satisfied when seeing employees improving their language skills. In
addition to their Korean, their commitment to the company also has enhanced
after Korean classes. In a year-end party,
employees who have studied Korean are
preparing a chorus of Korean songs, which
all of us look forward to a lot. Since the
employees are highly satisfied with that
program, I am sure this Korean language
class will continue.
Kim Jaecheon, (46) the plant manager
of the Cosmetics Plant, Hangzhou China
LG Household & Healthcare Ltd.
Programs are so well-organized and the
teaching staff are so professional that employees are motivated to learn zealously.
Interests among employees grow, it would
be good to increase Korean culture programs and plan classes of corporate practical affairs for an advanced level of learners.
Jeon Sangdae, Hangzhou China LG Electronics General Manager
Ouburn U.S. KSI
After listening to a story of a learner who often missed
classes, a Korean teacher visits the company
In Alabama, U.S. where Ouburn KSI is located,
Korean automobile manufacturing companies including Hyundai Motors and Hyundai
Mobis, Mando, etc. are concentrated. As job
opportunities increased after the advancement of Korean companies into that area and
the number of Koreans and Korean restaurants increased, Ouburn residents are beginning to know Korea little by little.
As their positive view of Korea grows, those
who want to learn Korean are also gradually
increasing. As demands for Korean language
education programs increased especially
among locals working at a Korean company,
Ouburn University founded KSI in cooperation with Keimyung University in September
2013.
For a while after Ouburn KSI was opened, local employees of Korean companies visited it
to attend the classes. However, their absence
became quite frequent over time because it
was difficult to leave work due to the changing schedule.
“For learners who wish to attend classes but
are unable to, I thought that having classes
through dispatched teachers at the company
would be effective. First of all, I participated
in a gathering of various corporate heads and
managers in Ouburn and had a presentation
about KSI and its intent.” (Kim Seonjeong,
Ouburn KSI Director)
The teachers’ sincerity moved the corporate representatives. ‘Mando,’ an automobile
parts manufacturer, requested Korean classes through a dispatched teacher.
The working staff of Ouburn KSI met with
the company’s HR and education managers
for negotiation. The classes were customized for the employees. The class schedule
was adjusted according to the company’s
work schedule. The Korean language curricu-
lum was prepared by the KSI with frequently
used expressions at work presented through
various example sentences and vocabularies.
“As learners are companions working together every day, they talk about even small details and try to work together. When finding
new data or information about Korea, they
share it and actively participate in classes.”
(Park Eunhyun, a teacher dispatched to
Mando)
Learners obtain more than language skills
from the Korean language class of Ouburn
KSI with a dispatched teacher. They come to
understand more about the company they
are working for and to communicate with
Korean companions more deeply. This is why
the dispatched teachers pay special attention
to teaching corporate cultures of Korea.
“I often tell learners to feel free to ask me
anything about Korean cultures that they
did not understand or wonder about during
classes. I kindly ask Korean employees too to
let me know if there is any problem with local
employees due to cultural difference. After
all, for American employees to understand
Korean corporate cultures and bridge the
differences is important.” (Park Eunhyun, a
teacher dispatched to Mando)
Ouburn KSI is planning to conduct Korean
lectures for a group of adjacent Korean companies.
“I expect that workers will have deeper understanding of Korean culture in association
with each other and overcome cultural differences in the workplace.”
Korean companies and local workers dream
of better communication and development
through KSI. Watching them understanding
each other through Korean language, I can
visualize a new future of Korean companies
growing with the world.
A class by a teacher dispatched to Mando (upper)
Cultural classes for common learners (lower)
What are some distinctive features
of corporate classes through a dispatched teacher?
I ask American employees and Koreans what cultural differences they went
through. Explaining of Korean cultures that
they did not understand in classes, I try
to bridge the gap between two different
cultures.
Park Eunhyeon (29),
a teacher dispatched to Ouburn U.S.
Mando for the Beginners’ class 1A
Would you recommend the Korean
language classes through a dispatched
teacher and why?
I hear from company representatives that
the classes through a dispatched teacher
helped employees better understand Korean corporate cultures. While using expressions that they learned from the class
and finding joy from Korean learning, they
show more interest in Korean language
and culture.
Kim Seonjeong, Ouburn U.S. KSI Director
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Indonesia Korean Culture Center KSI
During the Second-half
of 2014 at KSI
What Did You Do?
[Thanksgiving Day Event]
We feel Chuseok, a national holiday of Korea,
gathering and sharing the food all together.
Dalian China KSI
Zinan China KSI
Poznan Poland KSI
Colombo Sri Lanka 1 KSI
[Korean make-up]
[Shinra gold crown making]
[1year Anniversary]
How the Korean make-up would
change me? I am thrilled to look at me
in the mirror.
I made myself and put on a
gold crown in the times of Shinra.
Do I look like a real king of Shinra?
Our KSI is one years old now.
Would you congratulate!
[Korean Flower
painting event
in commemoration
of the Day of Hangeul]
I myself made this work to
express my congratulation
for the Day of Hangul.
How does it look?
Oakland New Zealand KSI
[Oakland Santa Parade]
I made known Korea while
wearing KSI T-shirts
and marching through
Queen Street.
Phnom Penh
Cambodia KSI
[Experiencing Hanbok
and Korean Bowing
Custom]
This position is not easy.
Am I doing it right? I am
learning Korea’s traditional,
polite greeting manner.
Chongqing China KSI
[Learning Taegwondo]
It is not easy, but I am trying to
follow along as the Taegwondo
master demonstrates.
Cebu Philippines KSI
Bogota Colombia KSI
[Korean business card making]
[Pretty handwriting in commemoration of the Day of Hangeul]
I imagine the day that I pass this business
card and introduce myself fluently in Korean.
After learning the creation of Hangeul,
I pondered over the meaning of Hangeul
while writing pretty letters with colors.
Venezia Italy KSI
Yantai China KSI
[Korean Movies]
[Soccer player
Lee Unjae’s Visit]
I talked with movie director
Lim Gwontaek and actor Ahn Sungki
who came to Venezia about
Korean movies.
Last October, the unexpected
visit of Lee Unjae, a famous
Korean soccer goal keeper
surprised us all.
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Fruitful and Confident
as an Honorary Diplomat
Park Jongryul, KSI Director,
Da Lat, Vietnam
(a professor at the department of Korean
Studies, School of International Relations, University of Da Lat)
Da Lat KSI
Date of Foundation March 5, 2012
Operating Agency National University of Da Lat
Location Da Lat, Vietnam
Da Lat is located in the central south part of
Vietnam, on the mountainous region at the altitude of 1,500m. It is a popular resort city of
Vietnam well known for its flowering plants,
vegetables, coffee, and tea.
Classes Opened & No. of Students 19 classes;
270 students
The new year of 2015 has dawned. This
year is called ‘Eulminyeon,’ the year of a
meek lamb. Hope that my nation, Korea
and the whole world keep warm during this
year. The year of the blue horse has already
passed, and a new year has come. Although
the sun rises the same way every day, all of
us expect at our hearts a new, bright tomorrow. There is a saying, “people without
a vision fall.” I wish all the nation live with
dreams and courage throughout this year.
May this year be fruitful as I prepare my
heart and achieve specific plans one after
another with in mind the goal. Greeting the
new year of Eulminyeon, I present some
suggestions as follows:
First of all, paying attention to the actual
field condition.
The field conditions must be considered
above all things. For the foundation and KSIs
around the world to be smoothly and effectively operated, constant communication on
the local conditions is essential. No matter
how impressive plans might be proposed at
the office, if they are not realistic, the discussion is a mere empty talk. They may be
applicable to some but not to all of them.
Thus, policies and surveys should be implemented to specifically examine and address
challenges of each institute. Rather than a
uniform management, flexible and fieldcentered management practical to each local community is required.
More opportunities to invite outstanding
learners.
Every student learning the Korean language
at KSIs dream to visit Korea someday. At Da
Lat KSI as well, a number of students are
learning Korean language and culture. Most
of them are college students, office workers, and housewives (Korean-Vietnamese
family). Workers include employees at the
local government Diplomacy Bureau, Police
Bureau, Tourism Bureau, and four of them
are professors at University of Da Lat. Their
grades and zeal are both amazing. If they
visit Korea, the effect will be greater than
we can imagine. They will be leaders of the
country and global society in the future.
Their affection and commitment to Korea
will move them to seek connecting themselves and us as partners in global society!
When meeting and communicating in Korean, we will feel friendly to each other and
support Korean society cooperatively. Going
beyond merely longing for Korea, if they are
given an opportunity to visit Korea in person, that will be a significant turning point in
their lives. Until the end of their lives, they
will support, love, and embrace Korea.
Do you want to improve the brand value of
Korea? Then invest further into KSI!
KSI is a perfect means to enhance the
brand value of ‘Korean.’ Teaching and making known Korean language and culture, KSI
is everywhere around the world and plays
an important role. The boundary of KSI will
continue to be broadened. Making the Korean language and culture known is not an
instant trend. Rather, learning Korean language and culture for a long period of time
will help the world understand Korea, communicate with us, and sympathize us. Rekindling the Korean waves that seem halting
for a while recently is also possible through
none other than KSI. All local KSIs around
the globe, Institute Directors, and teachers
are to love local people and students, try
to understand them, and teach them Korean language and culture with pride of and
commitment to our mother country at heart
as private diplomats. It is also expected that
the government extends its investment in
the new year of Eulminyeon. In addition,
may all of us devote ourselves to more
faithful operation of our institutes.
Throughout the year of 2015, Eulminyeon,
may the foundation and KSIs be joyful and
fruitful.
Inheriting the Spirit of
King Sejong
Korea is in an important phase at the moment
to come up with a new strategy to advance
into the future. In this 21st century of globalization, for Korea to continue a sustainable
development, strategic cooperative relationships with global companies and foreign governments need to be strengthened. Certainly,
local KSIs around the globe contribute a lot
to developing strategic human resources for
Korea to expand to the world in this era of
globalization.
For 2 years after the foundation of KSI in
Santiago, Chile, more than 150 Chileans have
come to it to learn Korean. This figure is as
great as the students at Confucius Institute
operated for 5 years in Santiago. The number of Chileans desiring to learn Korean is
comparable to that of those desiring to learn
Chinese, the language of the biggest trading
partner of Chile, the country of the largest
population in the world. In addition to the
great influence of ‘Korean Waves,’ as scholarships of Korean colleges for foreigners are
expanding and more job opportunities at Korean companies are created, interests in Korean are increasing among locals.
As the 1.5th generation of immigrants here
as director of Santiago KSI for the last two
years, I share the following ideas and suggestions with regard to the direction in which KSI
needs to advance.
First, students at KSI should be encouraged
to come to Korea for training or a master’s
course so that they can study further themes
related to Korea. Local people who have
Kim Jungeun, KSI Director, Santiago, Chile
(UDP Asia-Pacific Research Center Head, profes- come to KSI to learn Korean are in the best
sor at the Department of Economics, University position to promote Korea to their communities and nations. Among youths who love
of Diego Portales, Chile)
K-pop and students who are dreaming of
Santiago KSI
studying abroad, many have great potentials
Date of Foundation October 1, 2013
to be influential in their communities in the
Operating Agency Asia Pacific Center, Univerfuture. If sufficient contents of Korean histosity of Diego Portales, Chile
ry, culture, society, economy, and diplomacy
Location Santiago, Chile
are provided, they will grow as pro-Korean
The capital city of Chile, located in the basin beleaders. If the foundation takes the lead on
tween the Andes and the coastal mountains. The
providing independent ‘scholarship programs
center of Chile’s politics, economy, and culture.
Classes Opened & No. of Students 14 classes
for bachelor/master’s courses’ and ‘special
opened; more than 150 students
Korea-experiencing programs’ for learners
desiring to study in Korea in close cooperation
with colleges in Korea, various opportunities
to learn and experience Korea will be given to
students at KSI.
Second, as for teachers and education facilities, Korean teachers are playing the most important role in teaching local people Korean
language. Teachers contribute to arousing interests in Korea as well as improving their Korean language skills. It is challenging, however,
to secure Korean teachers in South America,
Eastern Europe, etc. If the foundation arranges ‘local KSI teacher training programs’
and dispatches qualified human resources to
train teachers in local areas for months, local
KSIs will be greatly improved. In addition, securing teaching materials that meet teachers’
requests is also of great importance.
Third, it is hoped that KSIs around the globe
are actively associated with one another by
means of Nuri-Sejong Hakdang’s communication network. Nuri-Sejong Hakdang’s
communication network strengthens a sense
of belonging among students interested in
Korea and plays a vital role in inducing local
people who have heard of Korea through
the Internet to learn Korean language. In the
case of Santiago KSI Facebook, for example,
2,300 friends are sharing KSI cultural event
news, Korean learning materials, experiences
of travels to Korea, etc.
At present, interests in Korean go beyond
what King Sejong dreamed of. Korea is one
of the countries of the lowest illiteracy rate
in the world, and it boasts the power in the
fields of education and economy. Youths and
foreigners around the globe show keen interest in Korea’s cultures and arts. At this critical moment, it is really commendable for KSIs
worldwide and the foundation join in spreading Korean and promoting Korea around the
world. How far their interests, knowledge, and
love in Korea will reach depends on us. The
commission that KSIs around the world pursue will bring in a ripple effect on the future of
Korea. May all of us take further steps toward
the fundamental spirit of KSI in the year of
2015.
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We are currently operating an independent KSI
and change it to an associated institute in
cooperation with a college in Korea.
What steps need to be taken?
At Times Like This,
You May Try This!
1
KSIs are classified to ‘Associated KSI’ when two agencies
cooperatively operate it and ‘Independent KSI’ when one
First of all, it is good news to the foundation too that you have found a good cooperative
partner. As you said, changing the type of operation requires the foundation’s approval
in accord with ‘regulations concerning KSI operation.’ Consult with the foundation for
more efficient changeover.
To change from the independent type to associated type, a business agreement shall
be concluded between the two agencies (local operating agency & associated operating
agency) for KSI operation. The plan for KSI operation that reflects modifications according to the two agencies’ responsibilities shall be then submitted to the foundation.
After examining the submitted documents, the foundation confirms the final approval.
Whether it is an existing or a new institute, the 6-month test operation period shall be
taken after the operation type change just like other new KSIs. After the test operation
period, whether a contract with the institute will be conclude will be decided by the
foundation.
agency independently operates it. If the operation type
might be changed in progress, what needs to be done?
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I am operating an Associated KSI.
Can I change it to an Independent KSI
and continue operating it?
Once the foundation approves, you can continue operating
the institute after changing the operation type. If you want
it to be changed from Associated to Independent, first of
all, the two agencies involved shall agree with the operation
type change. For instance, when a KSI operated in association
with Human Resources Development Service of Korea for job
creation is to be changed to the independent type, the local
human resource development service EPS center shall agree
with and approve of it. Before the application for operation
After changing it to an Associated KSI,
how the responsibilities of the two
agencies involved need to be divided?
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type change is submitted to the foundation, the two agencies shall agree with it, and required documentations including
agreement, reason for operation type change, institute operation plan after change, plan for budget allotment, etc. The
foundation will comprehensively judge if the institute can be
properly operated and achieve the objective of foundation after the change based on the submitted documentations, and
then notify the parties involved of the final decision.
According to the regulations of KSI operation, the account settlement of
an Associated KSI shall be handled by the domestic agency. (as for Associated Diplomatic Offices, the office head is the Assistant Manager ). As
for other specific roles, the two agencies can decide in agreement. As for
an Associated KSI, a business agreement on the foundation and operation
of KSI must be concluded. Specifying divided roles in the business agreement can be one way.
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Second-half of 2014
KSIF Newsletter
44 Teachers at KSIs Completed
the 7th Korean Language Teacher Education Program
Last July, 44 teachers at KSIs completed the 7th Korean Language Teacher Education Program. The
teachers who participated in this Korean Language Teacher Education Program attended 75 hours of
Culture Interns Dispatched
to 10 KSIs
the online education course from March to May 2014, were invited to Korea from July 7 to 14, and
attended 45 hours of lectures at the Korean language center, International Language Center, Korea
University. After completing all the online/offline lectures, these 44 teachers can acquire Korean Pro-
The 6th World Korean Educators Conference
To support Korean culture activities for students
ficiency Grade 3 once they pass TOPIK.
The 6th World Korean Educators Conference was held at Olympic Parktel, Bang-idong, Seoul, from
at KSIs, the foundation dispatched 10 students
Among the trainees at this Korean Language Teacher Education Program, 22, the half, were foreigners.
July 15 to 18, 2014. In this conference, 230 representatives participated from KSIs in 47 countries such
at Korea National University Of Arts as Korean
They are teaching Korean at KSIs in 11 countries.
as KSI Institute directors, operation agents, and Korean teachers. This year, the theme was ‘The Day
culture interns to KSIs. These ten interns dis-
Blanka Perklova, the Director of Praha Czech Republic KSI, is now teaching Korean and stated: “pon-
of Culture, the Day of Association, and the Day of Korean Language.’ The formats and contents of
patched in the second-half of 2014 worked at
dering over the principles for Korean language teaching methods was of great help.” Xiang Yang, a
programs were prepared in harmony with that theme.
10 different KSIs in 8 countries including Malay-
teacher at Xian China KSI, also related: “I teach Korean in the local institute in Chinese. Learning how
In the opening ceremony held on the 15th, the very first day of the conference, president Song Hy-
sia, Mexico, U.S., Bulgaria, China, Canada, Turkey,
to conduct classes in Korean was very useful.”
anggeun presented a letter of designation to 17 organizations newly designated as KSIs in the year of
and Philippines for 3 months from September to
2014. The program proceeded under the theme, ‘The Day of Culture.’ Professor Park Jeongsuk from
December. These interns taught foreign students
Kyunghee University delivered the keynote discourse on ‘Brand Diplomacy of Korea through Korean
Korean movies, soap operas, tabors performance,
Waves,’ and professor Bae Jaewon from Ewha Womans University developed the theme, ‘Korean
Korean drama, calligraphy, and samulnori de-
Culture Education at KSI.’ Introduced were exemplary cases of three culture interns dispatched to
pending on their majors, and supported cultural
classes at the KSIs. To create more opportunities
local KSIs in the first-half of 2014. Kim Taeksu, the chairman of the National Teacher Magic Education
The Traditional Costume
Culture Research Center
Donates 103 Sets of Hanbok
for students at KSI to learn Korean cultures, the
KSIs were divided to Asia, other areas, and Cultural Center, and their cases were presented. In the
The foundation received 103 sets of Hanbok
2013. Up to 2014, the foundation has dispatched
morning, there was an education session on regulations and instructions for institute operation and
from the Traditional Costume Culture Research
17 culture interns in total to KSIs.
business management system. In the afternoon, exemplary cases were presented for interchange if KSI
Center. The Traditional Costume Culture Re-
operation information for each region and operation type. Among supplementary teaching materials
search Center held a ceremony of donation at
of <Sejong Korean>, collected prior to the conference, excellent cases were presented and awarded.
the foundation’s conference room at 2 pm, July
On the 17th, the 3rd day of the conference, an education session was presented for Korean teachers
11, 2014, and donated 93 sets for women and
The foundation was supplied with video facilities and Korean movie contents from CJ E&M, a compre-
with the theme, ‘The Day of the Korean Language.’ A training program was also arranged in relation
10 for men. 103 sets of Hanbok were delivered
hensive contents producer, and the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, and deliv-
The foundation implemented a pilot project of
to ‘Phased Performance Evaluation of KSIs’ initiated in 2014. A consulting desk was provided so that
to ordinary KSIs through the conference partici-
ered them to 11 KSIs at Sydney Hall, Olympic Parktel, Seoul, on July 16, 2014.
facility improvement at 5 KSIs. After a public no-
representatives from institutes could inquire the foundation representative of various aspects.
pants during the ‘6th World Korean Educators
5 institutes including Nepal Kathmandu KSI received video facilities such as beam projector, screen,
tice of selecting KSIs subject to facility improve-
On the 18th, the last day, artist Son Mina delivered a special lecture entitled ‘Korean Cultures in the
Conference.’
DVD player, and speaker from the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, and 8 insti-
ment since May 2014, the foundation selected
World.’ Excellent presenters of operation cases were awarded as well.
The Traditional Costume Culture Research Cen-
tutes including Da Lat Vietnam KSI received 9 popular Korean movie DVDs including <Sunny> and
final 5 institutes including Hanoi Vietnam 2,
During the World Korean Educators Conference, the foundation collected consulting cases from many
ter supplied sets of Hanbok during the period
<Wandeugi> from CJ E&M. This donation is part of the ‘Global Cinema to You’ project conducted by
Tashkent Uzbekistan, Wuhan · Hangzhou China,
KSIs and will distribute the information among ordinary KSIs by February 2015.
of ‘Korean Language and Culture Experiencing
CJ E&M. ‘Global Cinema to You’ is a culture-sharing project to introduce Korean movies to culturally
Quezon Philippines in July. Considered were
Event for Excellent Learners at KSIs’ held in Oc-
alienated regions and make known Korean culture. CJ E&M selected 11 institutes with no video facilities
various aspects in the judgment such as whether
tober. The Traditional Costume Culture Research
in low-income countries where learners had keen interests in Korean culture as recommended by the
the facility could be continually maintained, the
Center is an organization founded in 2010 to
foundation. Nam Gungjong, the team head of CJ E&M, said: “I expect that through KSIs, more people
institute had specific business plans, the plans to
study Hanbok and traditional custom cultures
can enjoy excellent contents of Korea and learn Korean language in an exciting way.” The foundation is
bear expenses were realistic, etc. Selected insti-
around the world.
planning to expand the foundation for Korean culture spread with companies’ support.
tutes renovated their lecture rooms, reference
Research Center, delivered a special talk, entitled ‘Utilization of Magic in Education.’
On the 16, the second day of the conference, ways to facilitate the association among those working
at local KSI were suggested in reflection of the result of a survey conducted among participants of the
5th World Korean Educators Conference. In harmony with the theme, ‘The Day of Culture Exchange,’
foundation has conducted the project of culture
education intern dispatch in cooperation with
Korea National University Of Arts since October
CJ E&M Supplies Institutes with Korean Movie Contents & Facilities
Support for Facility
Improvement of 5 Institutes
rooms, and administrative offices according to
NAVER Cultural Foundation
Donates Educational Materials
to Institutes
the “Standard Guideline for Improvement of KSI
On November 1, 2014, the KSIF and NAVER Cul-
project of facility improvement in order to en-
tural Foundation concluded a business agree-
hance institute education conditions and to cre-
ment on the supply of educational materials to
ate a unified image of worldwide institutes as a
KSIs for the sake of promotion and spread and
major brand of Korean language and culture ed-
globalization of Korean language and culture.
ucation. In 2015, the facility improvement project
The foundation will provide KSIs with Korean
will be carried forward in a full scale over more
language and culture education contents with
than 20 KSIs including Ulaanbaatar Mongolia 1
the support from NAVER Cultural Foundation.
KSI and Tepic Mexico KSI, Osh Kyrgyzstan KSI.
Facilities.” 30 million won on average was supplied as the support fund to each of the selected
institutes. The foundation conducted this pilot
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‘Korea-ASEAN KSI Forum’ Held in Hanoi Vietnam
‘Further Exchange of Korean Language and Culture Through the Establish-
2014 regional workshop entitled ‘Korea-ASEAN KSI Forum’ was held at
ment of Regional Cooperative Relationships.’
Daewoo Hotel, Hanoi Vietnam, on November 29, 2014.
The keynote speaker, Park Nakjong, the director of Vietnam Korean Culture
This forum was held by the KSIF, supervised by Vietnam Korean Culture
Center, presented ‘The current condition of Korean Waves in Vietnam.’ In
Center, and sponsored by the National Institute of the Korean Language.
the first part after the keynote discourse, the cases of Hanoi Vietnam 2 KSI
In this forum, more than 150 individuals participated including Jeon Daeju,
and Pasay Philippines KSI were presented. In the 2nd part, a group of Insti-
a Korean ambassador in Vietnam, Unguyiengwanjjung, the vice-president
tute Directors, a group of operation agents, and a group of teachers listened
of Hanoi National Foreign Language University, representatives of 19 KSIs
to lectures on education agency operation and Korean teaching methods
from 7 East Asian countries, ASEAN Korean language and studies experts,
as well as practical sessions and discussions. The foundation will continue
interested ones and teachers at colleges and Korean language schools in
to expand the ‘regional workshop’ programs for Korean educators abroad
Vietnam, and Vietnamese college students. The theme of this forum was
can share information on education and communicate with one another.
On the Day of Hangeul, 119 Students at 47 KSIs Visit Korea
The KSIF invited excellent students at KSIs for 7 days from October 7th
On the second day, the 8th, students had a gathering in front of King Se-
to 13th of 2014 to Korea and held ‘the Korean Language and Culture Ex-
jong’s statute at Gwanghwamun Plaza in commemoration of the Day of
Donations to KSIs Subject to
a Tax Credit for 100 Percent of Personal Income
periencing Event.’ In this event, participated 119 foreign students from 47
Hangeul. They were wearing their traditional costumes. On the 9th day,
Tax favors are greatly strengthened for private sponsoring on KSIs. On October 31, 2014, the foundation
Cooperation between
the Foundation and EBS
for Korean education promotion
countries who are studying Korean language at KSIs.
the Day of Hangeul, a Korean speaking contest was held, and 8 of the stu-
was designated officially as an organization eligible for legal donations according to Ordinance No. 439 of
On the 10th of the last month, the foundation
During the training period, students participated in the Korean culture
dents who moved up to the finals through the video-based speaking skill
the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Accordingly, the scope of tax deduction or cost payment for dona-
and EBS concluded the business contract for Ko-
learning and experiencing program. In the learning-type session, they se-
contest before the training period were participated. The first prize, ‘KB
tions has been broadened. Upon donation to the foundation, a company is eligible to deduct as expenses
rean education and culture promotion. Through
lected one of the four areas – K-pop, K-pop dance, Taegwondo, and national
Kookmin Card King Sejong‘s Statute,’ was awarded to Ms. Gorkvchuk Anna
the amount of donation up to 50%(10% in the past) of the standard income, and a person can deduct
this contract, the two organizations will ▲ jointly
traditional music and received an expert’s guidance. They presented the
from Moscow Russia KSI who presented a talk entitled ‘Why I like Korean
taxes as much as the larger one between 15% of the donation or 100% of his income (30% in the past).
produce programs related to Korean language
result of the training on the day of closing ceremony.
Soap Operas.’ On the last day, the prize of friendship was awarded to ones
Since January 1, 2014, donations to the foundation all have been legally acknowledged as donation. In
and culture, and ▲ support KSIs to make use
In the experiencing session, they visited places of Korean history and cul-
selected by the excellent students.
September 2013, the foundation was designated as an organization officially eligible for donations has
of EBS education contents, and cooperate each
ture such as National Hangeul Museum, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Suwon
The prize was awarded to Ms. Ariana Guintani Ribeiro (Sao Leopoldo
been sponsored by private entities. In July 2014, it also applied for designation as an organization legally
other in various other ways.
Hwaseung, Gyeongbokgung, etc., and participated in events in commemo-
Brazil) in Taegwondo Class, Ms. Zha Jingying (Yan Bien China 2) in K-Pop
eligible for donations to establish the foundation for Korean language and culture distribution. The foun-
“It is expected that the cooperation with EBS
ration of the Day of Hangeul and open radio broadcasting shows.
Dance Class, Ms. Buse Yetimoglu (Trabzon Turkey) from K-Pop Class, and
dation is planning to use donations from private entities to improve education environments, develop
will contribute to developing and distributing
On the first day, Seo Gyeongseok, an entertainer entrusted as on honor-
Mr. Alonso Hormazabal (Santiago Chile) from the national traditional music
and distribute Korean language Standard Textbook, and support KSIs in other aspects.
Korean education programs more completely,”
ary ambassador of KSIF conducted the ‘Talk Concert’ with professor Seo
class. The foundation will provide the winners with an opportunity to join
Gyeongdeok at Sungshin Women’s Univ., talking with students about Ko-
in the one-month short-term language training course in Korea in Febru-
rean cultures in the world.
ary 2015.
said President Song Hyanggeun. “In the future,
KB Kookmin Card, 2 consecutive
years of sponsoring the KSIF
<Sejong Korean> 1, 2
English and Chinese Translations
The Foundation Concludes a Business Agreement
with the National Information Society Agency
The foundation has supported KSI with the
Translations of the KSI Standard Textbook <Se-
sponsoring from KB Kookmin Card. The founda-
jong Korean> have been released. In December
tion invited outstanding learners at KSI in Octo-
2014, the foundation completed its develop-
For the spread of the Korean language and culture, the KSIF and National Information Society Agency
ber 2014 and awarded supplementary prizes to
ment of English and Chinese translations of <Se-
concluded a business agreement at the large conference hall of the foundation, Seochogu, Seoul, on
the winners of ‘Korean Speech Contests’ with the
jong Korean>1, 2, the textbooks for the beginner
August 25, 2014.
sponsoring from KB Kookmin Card in the Korean
course.
Through this agreement, the foundation will gradually spread the Korean language and culture ef-
language and culture experiencing event. In De-
The foundation initiated its translation project
ficiently among foreigners by designating IAC operated by the development institute in developing
cember 2014, support funds were provided for
from August 2014 in reflection of the increasing
countries as KSIs. IAC is a local center of information-based education and Internet-based lounge
the improvement of KSI facilities. The foundation
demands for local institutes.
operated by the institute to facilitate informatization in developing countries.
is planning to provide donations for selective in-
It is expected that this development will enhance
The foundation provides Korean language and culture education programs and contents while the
stitutes that need facility improvement especially
learning effects of beginners at KSIs in English/
institute provides the necessary facilities and takes care of KSI operation. The two organizations ex-
in areas of high demands for Korean learning. In
Chinese speaking countries.
pect that through that agreement, the technology and culture of Korea will be widely known among
2013, the foundation once provided more than
The foundation will continue developing trans-
foreign countries and that the image of Korea among local people will be improved.
4,000 copies of the Standard Textbook <Sejong
lations in many other languages for easier and
The two organizations first designated the IAC in Costa Rica National Technology University in San
Korean> to KSIs in low-income countries with
more efficient Korea learning.
Jose, Costa Rica, as KSI in July 2014 and initiated its operation in November.
the sponsoring from KB Kookmin Card.
we will actively cooperative with EBS to develop
Korean lectures for self-learning of foreign students as well as re-training of overseas Korean
language teachers.”
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Searching for Certain Data More Easily and Faster
Brand-new Nuri-Sejong Hakdang
Available Anytime
Anywhere
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang(www.sejonghakdang.org), a website for Korean language and culture learning,
The new Nuri-Sejong Hakdang makes all
contents available in mobile environments
too. By means of a smart-phone or a tablet
PC, you can listen to <Sejong Korean> lectures and read Korean learning materials in
an e-book format. The Mobile Nuri-Sejong
Hakdang has been just opened for smartphone users. Regardless of the device and
environment, you can use the Nuri-Sejong
Hakdang in the optimized screen anytime
anywhere.
was renovated in commemoration of the 2nd year of KSIF. Now it has become easier to find materials
that can be used by Korean language and culture teachers overseas. In addition, more contents have
been developed for foreigners interested in Korea to learn Korean language and culture online. Why
not try Nuri-Sejong Hakdang upgraded in November 2014!
Written by Woo Jieun(Editing Team) Source KSIF Nuri-Sejong Department
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang is an online space where those interested in Korean language and culture can find desired
data. Initiated in 2012, Nuri-Sejong Hakdang makes available various materials including Korean language teaching materials for teachers, pictures, videos, online Korean
lectures for foreign students, etc. However, the data categories were so complicated that it needed time for first
visitors to Nuri-Sejong Hakdang to be familiar with the
Website.
The foundation conducted an onsite survey of KSIs and
a satisfaction survey in 2013, collecting opinions from
teachers and learners regarding problems of Nuri-Sejong
Hakdang and aspects to be corrected. Based on the results, the new Nuri-Sejong Hakdang was launched in 2014.
The most distinctive feature of this new Nuri-Sejong Hakdang is that it became easier and faster to find desired
data.The foundation newly categorized and simplified
items so that even first users of Nuri-Sejong Hakdang can
easily use the contents.
As the website of the KSIF(www.ksif.or.kr) of KSIF functions as a promotion space for the foundation, the new
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang is newly designed specifically for
teachers and learners only. Teachers and students may
have different goals to visit the new Nuri-Sejong Hakdang and different materials to refer to. Thus, the new
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang divided the contents to those for
learners and teachers. If you push the icons for ‘Learners’
and ‘Teachers’ to the left top, it will lead you to the corresponding separate space for each purpose.
The first list shown in the space for learners is the guide
for the Nuri-Sejong Hakdang. This guide provides explanations on specific contents under each category for foreign users of Nuri-Sejong Hakdang such as how to set
the language of the Nuri-Sejong Hakdang, how to join
the Website, how to use multi-language contents, etc.
In the Learners’ space, contents were divided to Korean
lectures, learning materials, daily speaking contents, grammar/pronunciation/vocabulary contents, and Korean culture contents. As for the contents of ‘Korean culture,’ the
sub-categories are tradition, popular culture, travel, etc. So
that learners can easily find interesting contents. Additionally, the space for learners makes available worldwide KSI
news and Korean language proficiency test information.
The space for teachers classifies the contents depending
on the objectives rather than themes. The ‘Korean teacher
training’ section presents ways to become a Korean language teacher and self-training programs for KSI teachers.
The ‘Korean language education materials’ section provides 52 e-books related to Korean language education
including the KSI Standard Textbook <Sejong Korean>,
<Sejong Korean 1~4 Workbook Guide>, etc. In addition,
10 guidebooks for Korean teachers to prepare classes are
also available. Class contents such as picture, video, game,
etc. are available in the ‘Class Supplementary Contents’
section. If you push the icon ‘Class Supplementary Contents,’ it leads you to the ‘Digital Education Contents Section’ where you can browse sub-sections including ways
of utilization, contents types, <Sejong Korean> units, etc.
The ‘Sharing Section’ presents exemplary teaching plans,
winners of teaching plan contests. The ‘Notice Section’
provides notices of academic associations and teacher
recruitments.
The foundation started series articles of Web-toon ‘Korean traditional fairy tales’ and Korean speaking contents
‘Poppaping Korean – Speaking’ in line with the new NuriSejong Hakdang. This year too, the foundation is planning
to continue developing various and interesting education
materials in cooperation with contents developing agencies and promoting the distribution of Korean language
and culture through the Nuri-Sejong Hakdang.
Categorized Contents
for Easy Searching
To select contents according to my level
and environment, try the categorized contents searching method. Just push the categorized icons of language, learning area,
difficulty, and type of contents on the top
of the screen. For example, Japanese students may click on the Japanese national
flag among the language icons. All contents
provided in Japanese are then presented.
11-Language Service
Available
The Nuri-Sejong Hakdang provides contents
in 11 different languages including Korean,
English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese,
Mongolian, Thailand, Indonesian, Russian,
Spanish, and French. Select the desired language on the item ‘Select a language’ on the
top of the first screen. You can see language
items classified. Use the ‘Google Translator’
at the bottom, then you can see the translated contents right away.
Contents to Be Newly
Developed Soon
Currently, the Nuri-Sejong Hakdang provides newly developed contents including
Web-toon, cartoon, and video files. Various
types of contents will continue to be collected in cooperation with related organizations
and through various contents. In 2015, new
contents for teachers such as supplementary teaching materials, teaching plans, class
videos, etc. will become added.
A
Fast Searching
for Newest and
Recommended Contents
On the very first page of the Nuri-Sejong
Hakdang, you can use the newest and recommended contents easily. Newly updated
or foundation-recommended contents are
provided 20 at a time with the name and
related pictures. You can easily check the
contents even without opening each notice.
On the very first page, you can efficiently
use frequently used contents without
browsing many other pages.
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[New Contents]
Before / After a Class, Preview/Review
What is Web-toon <Korea’s Traditional Fairy Tales>?
Lecture on Korean Online learning course with the Standard Textbook <Sejong Korean>
Korean Learning Textbooks Supplementary contents in an e-book format additionally utilizable
This is a series of cartoons to learn the Korean culture through which foreigners can
easily learn Korean language and culture. Introduced are Korea’s traditional fairy tales
such as <Gyeonu And Jingnyeo>, <My Pond Snail Wife>, and <A Tiger and a Lumberjack> that well reflects Koreans’ emotions. The Web-toon includes 102 sections
in total and consists of 6 themes – Tiger, Bogy, Myth and Love, Half-human Halfmonster, Money and Material, and The Strongest Man. Each theme includes 4 stories
and 24 stories in total. They are now available in 5 languages: Korean, English, Chinese,
Japanese, and Spanish.
Studying for Oneself Easily and Joyfully
Tips for the Use of the
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang
According to the
Learner’s Situation
Grammar & Pronunciation Supplementary learning materials for grammar and pronunciation
useful for beginners
Conversation Example dialogues useful for daily life with voice records, videos, and images
Korean Culture Learning with My Favorite Contents
Lecture by the Field Video lectures categorized to video lecture, K-pop, children’s song,
traditional music, etc
Korean Culture Contents of life, tradition, popular culture, travel, Web-toon, etc
according to the learners’ favorite and level
To Enhance Professionalism through On-line Lectures
Korean Teacher Training Program Qualifications for teachers, Korean Language Teacher
Education Program, visiting instructors, self-training program, and other teacher re-training
courses
Various References for Class Preparation
Korean Language Teaching Materials Guidebooks only for teachers and Korean textbooks
for classes
Supplementary Class Materials Videos, pictures, and photos useful for classes
Tips for the Use of the
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang
According to the
Teacher’s Situation
Where You Can Follow Your Dream
Job Offers Teacher recruitment information from the ‘Job Offer’ section on the main page or
‘Recruiting of Korean Language Teachers’ on the ‘Notice’ page
Other Teachers’ Class Ideas
Sharing Section Supplementary class materials including class cases and teaching plans that
Korean language teachers share
<Learners’ Nuri-Sejong Hakdang>
<Teachers’ Nuri-Sejong Hakdang>
<Cartoon – Korea’s
Traditional Fairy Tales>
Q&As
Why do you develop a cartoon type of learning materials?
Many learn a foreign language while watching Disney cartoons or Japanese animations. Cartoons are a good medium that everyone, from young to old, Whether it be
Western or Eastern cultures can become familier with. The foundation has developed
cartoon-type learning materials so that foreigners can easily approach Korean cultures
and that their interests in Korean language and culture can grow in the mean time.
Who can use Web-toon in learning?
Some explanation to cartoons is added below each cartoon so that foreigners can
easily understand some Korean idioms. Translations in English, Chinese, Japanese, and
Spanish are also provided so that those who do not know Korean too can learn Korean
cultures through the Web-toon contents. Korean language teachers can introduce
Korean cultures of respecting the elderly, Korean food culture, etc. by making use of
Web-toon in their classes.
In 2015, what cartoon contents will be developed?
After the <Korea’s Traditional Fairy Tales> series end, new Web-toon contents about
Korea Tour will be released by October. Since August, Korean culture learning animations such as ‘The Little Bridegroom Kungdoryeong’ also will be available through the
Nuri-Sejong Hakdang. We expect your interests.
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A World Heritage with
the Breathing of History & Culture
Namhansanseong
This space bears long history, culture, and a number of life traces. Namhansanseong was
newly registered to UNESCO in 2014. Hundreds of years ago, this place was a fortress that
protected a nation and many lives in danger. Now it is reborn as a space that reflects the
history and old stories. Namhansanseong, a place where history, culture, and life coexist, is
reviewed in different perspectives.
Written by Noh Hyeongyun (Namhansanseong Culture & Tour Initiatives Cultural Heritage Team Head)
Photographed by Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation Namhansanseong Culture & Tour Initiatives
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A Stronghold That Protected Korean People
About 360 years ago, in 1653 Dutch Hamel was on his
way to Japan but managed to drift ashore on Jeju Island
with 36 companions because of a typhoon. For about 13
years from then on, he kept records of his experiences
in Joseon and released a book, known as <The Journal
of Hendrick Hamel> that made known closed Joseon to
Westerners for the first time. At the time of Ching’s delegates’ visit, Hamel and his companions who had been
in Hanyang back then were transferred to ‘Namhansanseong,’ about 45km from the city to avoid unnecessary
misunderstanding. According to <The Journal of Hendrick Hamel>, “Namhansanseong is a stronghold on top
of a high mountain. For the king to evacuate here, food
enough for three years was kept and the space could
accommodate thousands of people.”
Namhansanseong Is a Strong Fortification
That the Heavens Built Up
As for Mt. Cheongryang, where Namhansanseong is located, the western part which is on the same side as
Seoul is high while the eastern part is low. In particular,
the outside of its western part leading from Seoul to
Namhansanseong is so steep that it is difficult to climb
up. According to <Bukhakui(北學議)> of Park Jega, a
practical science in the later years of Joseon, the steepness of the road leading from the outside of the west
gate is comparable to that of Macheonryeong(摩天嶺)
or Cheongseokryeong(靑石嶺) well known for the steep
mountain valley near Yodong leading to China. Looking from an observatory constructed at the outside
of the west gate, you may easily guess how difficult
it must have been when King Injo had to come over
Namhansanseong whose outer rings were covered with
snow throughout the winter even if there was no castle
walls.
Thus, our ancestor called Namhansanseong ‘Cheonjakjiseong(天作之城),’ which means ‘a natural fortress
that the heavens built up.’ Dasan Jeong Yakyong, a
Way to the outside of Seomun(West Gate)
leading practical scientist in the later years of Joseon,
stated that the position of that castle contributed to
protecting people’s lives in his <Minboui(民堡議)>, a
book about national defense.
He classified the types of layouts for domestic fortresses depending on the type of mountain summits to
the following four: First, Gorobong (栲栳峯) type whose
edges at four sides are high with the center sinking like a
basin; second, Sanbong (蒜峯) type whose summit is flat
and edges at four sides are separated; third, Samobong
(紗帽峯) which has two different summits, and between
them, a wall is constructed to accommodate people;
lastly, Maanbong (馬鞍峯) which is similar to Samobong
but the two summits are same in size and look like a
saddle. Among these, Jeong Yangyong viewed the first
one, Gorobong, as the best position for people to protect their own lives, and stated ‘Namhansanseong’ as a
good example.
Castle Construction Skills of Korean People
Recognized As a World Heritage
Namhansanseong consists of the 9km-long main fortress(本城) built up in the times of Silla and the 3kmlong external fortress(外城) added during Byeongjahoran. In 672 (12th year of King Munmu), in the times of
Silla, the construction of Namhansanseong was initiated,
and then 1,000 years later, in the year of 1626 in Joseon Dynasty(4th year of King Injo), the construction
was resumed. Of course, the castle continued to function between the periods, and some repairing projects
were conducted in early years of Joseon, but the current Namhansanseong was built up by this time.
While Suwon Hwaseong was the fruit of fortress construction technology based on all available data back
then, Namhansanseong reflects the history of castle
construction before that fruit was bore. By the time of a
large-scale construction project in 1624, the existing site
of an ancient castle built in the times of Silla according
to one historical record. If you look around the outside
Yeonjubong Ongseong with the astounding view
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The largest and magnificent South Gate
Namhansanseong Haenggung where the leadership supervised
Haenggung system in the time of Joseon
of the fortress, there are many stones built
up during the Silla era that look like corn
grains or protective walls (雉城) to prevent
enemies from coming up the ramparts.
Besides, defensive techniques advanced
over time as enemies’ arms continued developing. For instance, the fortress was built
up against volleys mainly used after Imjinweran, a Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592,
but later the external walls and southern
fortification were built up to defend itself
from Ching’s new weapon called ‘Hongipo’
at the time of Byeongjahoran. The stones
for those walls were bigger and more sound.
The Heart of Namhansanseong –
Haenggung, a temporary palace,
and Mountain Fortress
Currently, 580 people dwell in Namhansanseong, but about 100 years ago, more than
4,000 were living in this imposing mountain
fortress.
After the fortress construction project was
completed in 1626, Eupchi in Chungungdong was moved into the castle and efforts
were put forth to maintain the fortress and
form a town inside by exempting compulsory labor.
Owing to this policy of collecting residents,
the scale of 300 households was enlarged
to 1,076 with 4,108 members in total by the
middle 18th century, about 100 years later,
according to the record of 『Yeojidoseo (輿
地圖書)』 that describes the fortress’ status
back then. Namhansanseong and the town
in it were a strategically formed and planned
for national security.
In the center, there was a Haenggung for administration. This Namhansanseong Haenggung was originally planned to protect the
king from internal or external enemies, and
thus the king’s bedroom was surrounded by
multilayered walls.
The basic layout of Namhansanseong
Haenggung at the time of foundation in 1626
is in the drawing of Namhansanseong made
in the late 17th century: It included Wejo(
外朝) where subjects stayed, Chijo(治朝)
where the king would have official events,
and Yeonjo(燕朝) where the king stayed and
lived. The general scale was smaller than a
common palace, but the three-jo (三朝) plan
of a royal palace was applied as it was.
In the time of King Sukjong, Jwajeon and
Ushil were built up in the left and right sides
of Haenggung respectively to keep mortuary tablets of the royal ancestors’ shrine and
state.
Since the royal ancestors’ shrine and state
were significant in terms of national traditionality, this indicates that Namhansanseong was recognized as a semi-capital city
(副首都) that could work on behalf of the
capital in emergency situations.
In the time of King Jeongjo, Yusu(留守) that
ruled over Eupchi and Su-eosa(守御使), a
military organization, became firmly established, and in the time of King Sunjo, more
governmental offices such as Jwaseungdang and Iljanggak were further constructed to the left of Haenggung, which enlarged
the general plan of Haenggung.
Namhansanseong – the Foundation
for the Korean People
In the innermost part of Namhansanseong
Haenggung was Naehaengjeon, a bedroom
of the king.
Right behind Naehaengjeon, there is a zelkova tree that bears the old story of a magpie that gave hope to the king, and right
beside it, there is a rock. This is quite big,
but you may not notice it when passing by
because of the antique, impressive sentiment of Haenggung.
If you look closely at this rock, you can see
carved letters right beside the rock - Banseok(磐石) – which was made one predecessor in the time of Joseon.
Since the rick was located in an area where
the security was quite strict and the entrance was thoroughly controlled, it is
thought that this was made by the highest
class nobles.
The letters mean a broad and flat rock, not
merely a rock whose upper part is flat just
like a common tray.
Looking at Naehaengjeon to the east, you
may wonder why the letters of ‘Banseok’
headed North, not East so that it could be
well shown.
This is probably related to its function
as an important strategic place of Namhansanseong that had to play a key role
in reviving the country and nation. Indeed,
Namhansanseong was a foundation for the
Korean people.
48 Korean Words Confusing Even to Koreans
49
When Heard, It Sounds the Same
But When Written, It is Different
‘Jorida’ and ‘Jolida’
‘Jorida’ means to boil the soup a lot so that the flavor would be absorbed into the ingredients
fully. This is a way of cooking that one intentionally selected. However, ‘jol-ida,’ the causative
verb of ‘jolda,’ means that it was not meant to be but the food was boiled too much mistakenly. Thus, some dishes where potato, hairtail, and pork should be boiled a lot are to be called
‘potato jorim,’ ‘hairtail jorim,’ and ‘pork jangjorim’ respectively. But when you fell asleep while
cooking and kimchijjigae was boiled too much, then you would say, ‘What should I do? The
jjigae(pot stew) was boiled too much while I was sleeping.’
‘Bandeusi’ and
‘Bandeus-i’
‘Iddaga’ and
‘idd-aga’
‘Bandeusi’ and ‘bandeus-i’, ‘iddaga’ and ‘idd-aga’ are all correct words but have different
meanings. ‘Bandeusi’ is an adverb meaning ‘surely,’ while ‘bandeus-i’ is an adverb meaning to
be straight without being bended or properly. ‘Iddaga’ is an adverbe meaning ‘later’ or ‘some
time later,’ while ‘idd-aga’ is a combination of the stem, ‘idd’ and the connecting ending ‘daga,’
whose meaning is similar to ‘meomureudaga(after staying for a while). In other words, ‘iddaga’
indicates the time while ‘idd-aga’ indicates the space.
While searching through the Internet, I found the words, “galchijol-im” and “jangjol-im.”
In these cases, the correct spelling is not ‘jol-im’ but ‘jorim.’ In fact, ‘jol-im’ or ‘jol-ida’
has a different meaning. In Korean, there are many words that sound like the same
but the spelling and meaning are different just like ‘jol-im’ but ‘jorim.’ They are called
‘Dong-eum-i-cheo-l-i-ui-eo,’ which means that the sound is the same but the way
of writing and meaning are different. Today, let us some very confusing examples of
‘Dong-eum-i-cheo-l-i-ui-eo.’
Written by Written by Lee Junho
(A professor at the department of Korean education, Gyeongin National University of Education)
Bandeusi / Bandeus-i Today, I will confess certainly bandeusi.
Draw a line straightly bandeaus-i, not drawing roughly.
Iddaga / Idd-aga I am busy at the moment, I will call you back some time later iddaga.
It is raining outside. Let us stay here for a little while longer idd-aga
and take off.
Additional Examples
In the case of ‘no-reum’ and ‘nol-eum,’ ‘no-reum’ means gambling while ‘nol-eum’ means
playing. ‘He dissipated his riches because of gambling(noreum),’ and ‘putting legs in the valley
water, I feel like I am a hermit playing(nol-eum)’ are correct . As for ‘buchida’ and ‘buch-ida,’
‘buchida’ means ‘to fall short, send, and fry with oil.’ ‘Buch-ida’ means to have it stick to each
other. For example, you may say, ‘I gave it up because it was beyond my power,’ ‘Please put
a stamp on this letter and send(buch-ida) it for me,’ and ‘Why are you making(buch-ida) innocent people fight?’ In addition, ‘(Dariga) jeorida’ and ‘(baechureul) jeol-ida’, ‘(il-eul) machida’
and ‘(jeongdabeul) mach-ida’, and ‘(bajireul) darida’ and ‘(hanyageul) dal-ida’ are also some
examples of ‘Dong-eum-i-cheo-l-i-ui-eo.’
[Exercise] Which one of the following is incorrect?
(1) 혹시라도 실수를 할까 봐 면접 내내 마음을 조렸어요.
(2) 비도 오는데 파전이나 부쳐 먹을까?
(3) 지금은 너무 더우니까 이따가 해 지면 나가자.
(4) 저녁 수업 마치는 대로 바로 출발하게.
Suk
Hyeon-Jeong
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(Correct Answer) Can you find the incorrect one? The answer is No. 1. The correct spelling is
‘마음을 졸였어요.’
This is not a dish where you boil ‘마음’ as an ingredient.
50 Korean Foods Even Whose Sound is Delicious
Our Flavors That Attract the World
A Major Korean Food Bulgogi
Bulgogi is beef and vegetables stir-fried with salty and sweet seasonings. This is a
big star in the circles of food that attract the world. Bulgogi was chosen as the best
Korean food that foreigners like. Let us cook it ourselves.
Source Korea Tourism Organization <Easy Korean Cooking>
Ing redie nts
Beef (fillet, lean me
at
or rump) 150g, ca
* for each dish
of short ribs,
rrot 50g, shitake
mushroom (or oth
er types) 2, onion
1/4
(50g), leek 40g
Sauce water 5 big
spoo
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nful, soy sauce 2
big spoonful, pear
juice 2 big spoonfu
l,
sesame oil 1 big sp
oonful, sugar 1 sm
all
spoonful, grinded
garlic 1 small spoo
nful,
sesame seeds 1 sm
all spoonful, pepp
er
1/4 small spoonfu
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Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Slice beef as thin as 0.2~0.3cm,
remove blood with paper towel,
and slice it as big as 7cm. Prepare
sauce.
Chop carrots and shitake mushrooms properly. Since carrots are
done slowly, chop them thinner
than other vegetables. Cut onions in half and slice them. Cut
leeks diagonally
Put the prepared sauce over the
beef and vegetable and softly
massage them
and leave them for 10 minutes.
jomul jomul
Put the beef with sauce in a frypan, stir-fry
it for
5 minutes, and add chopped leeks.
(No oil) Lastly, add sesame over it.
You may add some Chinese noodles if you like.
the shape of touching and fingering
continuously in small hand gestures
jigeul jigeul
eoseut eoseut
eoseut eoseut
the shape of being tilted a little to
one side
jomul jomul
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the sound or shape of liquid or oil in a
small amount that thickens and boils
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