Friday, 30 August 2013

How to make traditional Korean liquor


Two kinds of traditional Korean liquor from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) have recently been revived.

Under the project “Bring Back Joseon-Era Traditional Alcohol,” the Rural Development Administration (RDA) brought back to life two kinds of traditional Korean alcohol: jaju (liquor produced by boiling clear liquor, or yakju, with medicinal herbs) and jinsangju (clear rice liquor that used to be presented to Joseon-era kings as tribute from the country).

Both were recreated using the recipe from Sangayorok, an agricultural manual written by medical officer Jeon Sun-eui during the reign of King Sejong (1418-1450).

Jaju can be produced after six to twelve hours of heating with medicinal herbs including beeswax, black pepper, cinnamon bark, and dried orange peels in the clear alcohol “yakju.”

Jinsangju is an alcohol fermented with rice crude liquor mixed with steamed glutinous rice. This fermented alcohol is known to have won the Joseon-era royal family’s favor with its unique sweet and light flavor.

□ How to make jaju
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○ Prepare 17 liters of clear alcohol or yakju (about 17 proof).
○ Add about 0.3 grams of beeswax, black pepper, cinnamon, and dried orange peels.
○ Put all the ingredients in a pot and place the pot in boiling water for six to twelve hours.
○ Leave it in a cool place.

□ How to make jinsangju
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○ Soak 1 kilogram of regular rice overnight. Grind it, then pour three liters of water in a pot with the powdered rice and boil it into a thick gruel.
○ After cooling, add 800 grams of neureuk (powdered Korean yeast) to the gruel, put it in a pot, and ferment it in a cool place for five days in spring or autumn, three days in summer, or seven days in winter, respectively.
○ Wash thoroughly 5.4 kilograms of glutinous rice and steam it. Then cool it and put the steamed rice in the pot.
○ After seven days, strain the resulting fermented rice with a sieve, and now you have sweet jinsangju.

1. Wash regular rice and soak it overnight. (left) 2. Grind the rice.
1. Wash regular rice and soak it overnight. (left) 2. Grind the rice.

1. Boil it into a thick gruel. (left) 2. After cooling, add neureuk to the gruel.
1. Boil it into a thick gruel. (left) 2. After cooling, add neureuk to the gruel.

(From left) 1. Steam glutinous rice in a steamer lined with cotton cloth. 2. Put the steamed rice in the pot and leave it for seven days. 3. Strain it with a sieve.
(From left) 1. Steam glutinous rice in a steamer lined with cotton cloth. 2. Put the steamed rice in the pot and leave it for seven days. 3. Strain it with a sieve.

Clear rice wine jinsangju
Clear rice wine jinsangju
 
Source: Korea.net

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

A short introduction of Housing in Korea

It is generally believed that Paleolithic man began to inhabit the Korean Peninsula about 40,000 to 50,000 years ago. Neolithic man appeared in Korea around 4,000 B.C., with signs of their active presence around 3,000 B.C. being found across the peninsula. It is believed that these Neolithic people formed the ethnic stock of the Korean people. Neolithic people dwelled near the seashore and riverbanks before advancing into inland areas. The sea was their main source of food. They used nets, hooks and fishing lines to catch fish and gather shellfish. Hunting was another way to procure food. Arrowheads and spear points have been found at Neolithic sites. Later, they began to engage in farming using stone hoes, sickles and millstones.

Rice cultivation started during the Bronze Age, which lasted in Korea until around 400 B.C. People also lived in thatch-covered pits, while dolmen and stone cist tombs were used predominantly for burials during the period.As agriculture became a principal activity, villages were formed and a ruling leader with supreme authority emerged. Law became necessary to govern the communities. In Gojoseon (2,333 B.C.-108 B.C.), a law code consisting of eight articles came into practice, but only three of the articles are known today: First, anybody who kills another shall immediately be killed. Second, those who injure another's body shall compensate in grain. Third, those who steal another's possessions shall become a slave of their victim.
Housing
Hanok, Korean traditional houses, remained relatively unchanged from the Three Kingdoms period through the late Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).

Ondol, a Korean underfloor heating system, was first used in the north. Smoke and heat generated from the low-lying kitchen stoves were channeled through flues built under floors. In the warmer south, ondol was used together with wooden floors. The major materials of traditional houses were clay and wood. Giwa, or black-grooved roof tiles, were made of earth, usually red clay. Today, the Presidential mansion is called Cheong Wa Dae, or the Blue House, for the blue tiles used for its roof.
Ondol
Ondol
In modern usage it refers to any type of underfloor heating or a room that follows the traditional way of eating and sleeping on the floor.
Hanok were built without using any nails and were assembled with wooden pegs. Upper-class houses consisted of a number of separate structures, one for the accommodation of women and children, one for the men of the family and their guests, and another for servants, all enclosed within a wall. A family ancestral shrine was built behind the house. A lotus pond was sometimes created in front of the house outside the wall..
 Bukchon (North Village) in Seoul's Gahoe-dong district.
 
1-2. Bukchon (North Village) in Seoul's Gahoe-dong district.
3-4. The hanok-style home of Im Jin-su, in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do province.
(Photos courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Administration)
The form of the houses differed from the colder north to the warmer south. Simple houses with a rectangular floor and a kitchen and a room on either side developed into an L-shaped house in the south. Hanok later became U- or square-shaped centered around a courtyard.

From the late 1960s, Korea's housing pattern began to change rapidly with the construction of Western-style apartment buildings. High-rise apartments have mushroomed all over the country since the 1970s but the ondol system has remained popular with heated water pipes taking the place of smoke flues under the floor.
Source:Korea.net

Monday, 12 August 2013

Humanities are basis for cultural prosperity: President

President Park Geun-hye met with well-known figures in the culture and the humanities arena on August 7 at Cheong Wa Dae.

A total of 13 people, including including Yonsei University Professor Yoo Jong-ho, Ewha Womans University Professor Kim U-Chang, and novelists Yi In-hwa and Park Bum-shin, attended the meeting.

President Park Geun-hye (center) stresses the importance of the humanities at a meeting with influential figures in the culture, humanities, and arts arena at Cheong Wa Dae on August 7 (photo: Cheong Wa Dae).
President Park Geun-hye (center) stresses the importance of the humanities at a meeting with influential figures in the culture, humanities, and arts arena at Cheong Wa Dae on August 7 (photo: Cheong Wa Dae).


President Park Geun-hye (left) shakes hands with one of the attendees of the meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on August 7 (photo: Cheong Wa Dae).
President Park Geun-hye (left) shakes hands with one of the attendees of the meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on August 7 (photo: Cheong Wa Dae).

President Park listened to insightful opinions from the meeting participants who expressed their views on a wide range of issues, including ways to boost humanities studies and to realize the goal of cultural prosperity.

President Park repeatedly emphasized the importance of the humanities as the foundation for cultural enrichment and the creative economy which will lead to happiness as it “focuses on consideration of people and deals with an insight of life and human beings.”

“Any technology, invention, or system can become monstrous if it is not based on self-reflection on people and life,” said the president in a meeting with senior journalists at Cheong Wa Dae on July 10.

President Park also said that knowledge in the humanities is the foundation for a creative economy at Seoul International Book Fair in June this year.

“We need to start reading books in order to usher in an era of cultural renaissance as imagination based on the humanities is a key to achieve a growth engine,” said the president at a ceremony held to announce "Government 3.0” vision in the same month.

After her summer vacation, President Park held meetings with groups of experts and plans to meet more experts in the culture, arts, and humanities sectors in the future.

By Wi Tack-whan, Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writers
whan23@korea.kr

S-train adds more fun to southern region

Ocean, islands, and a train. Take your time meditating while enjoying a tea inside a train where you can also enjoy fresh seafood.

Tourists can enjoy a quality train trip starting this November, as Korail will introduce the new S-train tourism program which will guide passengers through the southern part of Korea. The name “S-train” originates from “south” and the curvy shape of the South Sea of Korea.

Korail will roll out the S-train this November (image courtesy of Korail).
Korail will roll out the S-train this November (image courtesy of Korail).

Under the program, new turtle-themed trains will travel two routes -- from Busan to Yeosu and from Gwangju to Masan -- once a day with five cars which can accommodate up to 218 passengers.

The train which departs from Busan will travel a total of 250.7 kilometers to the venue of the Yeosu Expo via Gupo, Jinyeong, Masan, Jinju, Hadong, Suncheon, and Yeocheon. The other train which will depart from Gwangju will travel more than 260 kilometers to Masan via Nampyeong, Boseong, Deungnyang, Beolgyo, Suncheon, Bukcheon, and Jinju.

Passengers can enjoy a traditional Korean tea ceremony while sitting inside a tea room of the S-train (photo courtesy of Korail).
Passengers can enjoy a traditional Korean tea ceremony while sitting inside a tea room of the S-train (photo courtesy of Korail).

Passengers can enjoy their train travel, as each of the five passenger cars is built on different themes -- rooms for healing, family, cafeteria, tea, and leisure and sports. Korail expects that the cafeteria and tea room will win popularity among travelers, as these two cars are unique to the S-train. The train will delight food lovers as they can enjoy well-known Korean cuisines of the southern region at the cafeteria and experience a traditional Korean style tea ceremony with fragrant tea produced from the southern region in a tea room which will be introduced for the first time to Korean trains.

S-train passengers can also enjoy local festivals throughout the southern region as the train passes the venues of popular events like Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival scheduled from October 1 to 13, Beolgyo Cockle Festival, and Suncheon Bay Reeds Festival, both of which are to be held from October 25 to 27.

Nampyeong, one of the temporary stations of the S-train route, is a good place to take photos (photo courtesy of Korail).
Nampyeong, one of the temporary stations of the S-train route, is a good place to take photos (photo courtesy of Korail).

Each of the stations along the train route, like Jinju, Hadong, Suncheon, Yeosu, Beolgyo, and Boseong, shows uniqueness of local culture and tourism with newly built tourism information centers, food, and other local specialty shops.

At Deungnyang station, one of the S-train stops, tourists can go back to the past while enjoying walking around a special street created with themes of the past (photo courtesy of Korail).
At Deungnyang station, one of the S-train stops, tourists can go back to the past while enjoying walking around a special street created with themes of the past (photo courtesy of Korail).

Korail has previously introduced train tourism programs called the O-train and V-train earlier this spring. The two trains have attracted about 130,000 people since opening this April. Thanks to the train programs, daily visitors to Buncheon and Yangwon, some of the temporary stops of the train routes, also rose from ten to 1,000.

By Jeon Han, Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
hanjeon@korea.kr


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Source:Korea.net

Test of Proficiency in Korean-TOPIK 2013

Objectives of TOPIK
  • To propagate and set a standard framework for learning Korean for non-native speakers of Korean and overseas Koreans alike.
  • To measure and evaluate their Korean language skills and utilize the results for entrance to Korean Educational institutes
    and for job-seeking purposes 

Exam Levels and Difficulties (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

 Exam Levels and Difficulties (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
DifficultyBeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
LevelLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6
Level decisionLevel will be decided upon depending on the score in each level
  • Composition by Area : 4 sections (Vocabulary, Grammar, Writing, Listening and Reading)
  • Score : Each section 100, Total 400

Test result use

For the purpose of submitting score reports to institutions such as colleges or companies, and for visa issuance.

Source:NIIED

TOPIK Schedule in 2013


ExamKoreaThe Americas, Europe, AfricaAsia.Central Asia, AustrailiaRemarks
29th Exam1.20(Sun)Korea Only
30th Exam4.21(Sun)4.20(Sat)4.21(Sun)
31st Exam7.21(Sun)Korea only
32nd Exam10.20(Sun)10.19(Sat)10.20(Sun)

TOPIK 2013 Application Dates(Korean dates)

ExamDateHow to applyRemarks
29th Exam‘12.12.13(Thu) ~
12.26(Wed)
· Korea : Online application,
group application
Korea Only
30th Exam‘13.02.12(Tue) ~ 02.25(Mon)· Korea : Online application,
group application
· Overseas : Apply through the
nation’s affiliated institution
31st Exam‘13.06.12(Wed) ~ 06.25(Tue)· Korea : Online application,
group application
Korea only
32nd Exam‘13.08.07(Wed) ~ 08.20(Tue)· Korea : Online application,
group application
· Overseas : Apply through the
nation’s affiliated institution
**Date can differ while applying from overseas. Please check with the nation’s affiliated institution.

 TOPIK 2013 Test Timings

Difficulty1st half2nd halfRemarks
Vocabulary.Grammar/
Writing
Listening/Reading
Beginner09:00~10:30(90min)11:00~12:30(90min)
  • Morning(Beginner, Advanced)
  • Afternoon (Intermediate))
Intermediate14:00~15:30(90min)16:00~17:30(90min)
Advanced09:00~10:30(90min)11:00~12:30(90min)
**1st and 2nd half will be combined to single test in China
- Beginner.Advanced: 09:00 ~ 12:00
- Intermediate: 14:00 ~ 17:00

TOPIK 2012 Test Result Announcement Dates

Test number29th Exam30th Exam31st Exam32nd Exam
Announcement date‘13.02.04(Mon)‘13.05.30(Thu)‘13.08.02(Fri)‘13.12.03(Tue)
**Announcement will be at 15:00 on the above dates on the exam website (www.topik.go.kr)
For further details you can contact Korean Embassy in your country or visit the official TOPIK website: www.topik.go.kr
 

Sunday, 26 May 2013

하이원다문화강사 중부권 교육

[홍천]연극하고 다도 배우며 지역문화 이해
 
 
 

27일부터 홍천에서 2주간 진행



2013년 하이원다
문화강사 중부권 소양교육이 27일 오후 1시 홍천군다문화가족지원센터에서 열린다.


강원일보 사회
복지법인 함께사는 강원세상, 하이원리조트, 도가 공동주최하는 이번 교육은 결혼이주여성과 다문화강사 신청자를 대상으로 2주간 총 6회에 걸쳐 진행된다. 교육기간 `로컬문화 이해하기와 한국의 다도문화', `연극과 함께하는 다문화', `이웃나라의 다문화 이해', `강원의 문화축제' 등 다양한 주제로 강의가 펼쳐진다.


교육은 (사)강원한국학연구원과 KT-IT서포터즈 강원팀이 교육을 주관한다. 강사진은 유성선 강원한국학연구
원장, 신현승 강원한국학연구원 중국연구소장, 김경희 단국대 일본학연구소 교수, 최병욱 강원대 인문과학연구소 교수, 정미선 마하산방 대표, 김정훈 연극디렉터 대표, 정광웅 정해경 KT-IT서포터즈 강원팀강사 등으로 구성됐다. 사회복지법인 함께사는 강원세상 관계자는 “사회통합을 위한 다문화 전도사로서 결혼이주여성의 역할을 증대하는 데 큰 도움이 될 것”이라고 말했다.


홍천=이무헌기자 trustme@kwnews.co.kr

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

DMZ Camp for Students


 
 
DMZ에서 꿈꾸는4회 대학생 통일미래 평화통일 캠프

 일시: 2013년 7월 2일 (화)~7월 5일(금)3 박4일

 장소: 경기.강원 지역 DMZ 일원

 대상: 대학생 100 명 (국내.해외동포.외국인대학생 등)

 신청기간: 5월 20일()월~6월 17일(월) 선착순 100명

... 신청방번: 참가신청하기

 참가비:3만원 (참가비 입금 후 최종 참가자로 확정)

 기업은행 221-129760-04-12 예금주) 민족화해협력범국민협의회
 


Posco emloyment info. for foreigners(Only for Master Degree Holders)

Posco emloyment info. for foreigners.....


2013년 포스코 외국인 직원 채용
모집분야

<지원자격>
○ 학력: 국내대학 석사이상으로 '14년 2월 이전 졸업자 (기졸업자 포함)
○ 언어: 현지어 및 한국어 능통자
○ 기타: 한국 및 해외근무에 결격사유가 없는 자/Microsoft Office 능통자 우대

<마케팅>
○ 업무분야
- 신규 수요개발 및 영업업무
- 물류기획 및 수출수송 업무
○ 자격요건
- 전공: 경영/공학
- 국적: 일본/중국/태국/베트남/인도네시아
- 언어: 영어 상급이상/한국어 중상급 이상
- 우대사항: 물류관련 전공자/경력자 우대

<경영전략>
○ 업무분야: 러시아 사업검토 및 지원업무
○ 자격요건
- 전공: 경영/경제/토목
- 국적: 러시아
- 언어: 영어 상급이상/한국어 상급이상

<기술전략>
○ 업무분야: 기술교류 및 지원업무
○ 자격요건
- 전공: 금속/기계공학
- 국적: EU/미주(북미, 남미)
- 언어: 영어 상급이상/ 한국어 중급이상

지원방법
○ POSCO홈페이지(http://gorecruit.posco.co.kr/)의 채용 싸이트에서 등록
※ 지원서 작성은 한국어로 부탁드립니다.

지원기간
○ '13. 5. 20(월) ~ '13. 5. 28(화) 23:00 까지

기타
○ 1차 서류전형 결과는 e-mail로 개별 통보 할 예정입니다
○ 직급 및 연봉은 개인의 경력에 따라 부여됩니다
○ 기타 문의는 포스코 HR지원실(juliekim@posco.com)로 해 주시기 바랍니다

Monday, 20 May 2013

한·중·일 관계 한국학 연구소 역할 막중

“한·중·일 관계 한국학 연구소 역할 막중”
강원대 철학과 1차 콜로키움

◇강원대 철학과 30주년 기념 콜로키움이 지난 30일 교내 인문대에서 `한·중·일 3국 동아시아 사상사 인식 비교 면면관'을 주제로 열렸다. 김효석기자 hskim@kwnews.co.kr
강원대 철학과 30주년 제1차 콜로키움이 지난달 30일 교내 학과 세미나실에서 열렸다.


`한·중·일 3국 동아시아 사상사 인식 비교 면면관'을 주제로 (사)강원한국학연구원(원장:유성선)이 진행한 이날 행사에서는 중국 절강공상대학 한국학연구소장인 김준 교수의 강연과 토론으로 진행됐다.


중국 연변자치주 화룡현 출신인 김준 교수는 이날 강연에서 천진시 소재 남계대학에서 역사학에 입문해 연변대(석사)와 일본 히로시마대학(박사과정)에서 수학하며 실감한 동아시아 3국의 관계와 상호발전 도모를 역설했다. 또 절강공상대학에 한국학연구원이 설립된 배경과 연구분야도 소개해 시선을 끌었다. 대학 내 동시아문화연구원(원장:왕룡·북경대 교수) 산하에 일본학연구소, 서적의 길(Book-Rod) 연구소가 함께 있는데 3국의 관계에서 보듯 한국학연구소의 역할이 막중하다고 밝혔다. 특히 절강공상대학의 동시아문화연구원이 쓰고 있는 거대한 독립건물이 병합 이전의 항주대 일본학연구소였는데 일본인들이 건축비를 댔다는 내력을 밝혀 우리의 역할을 되짚어보게 했다. 이날 행사를 주관한 강원대 철학과 유성선 교수는 “동아시아 학술네트워크를 구축해 매년 학술행사와 현장워크숍을 순회 개최할 계획”이라고 말했다.


신하림기자 peace@kwnews.co.kr

Information about recruitment for internship




- Target: Students completing their degrees (Undergraduate: 3rd/4th year, Graduate: 3rd/4th Semester)

Africa (Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Kenya, etc.)

Eastern Europe (Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, etc.)

Central and South America (Mexico, Colombia, Panama, etc.)

Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, etc.)

- Period: July - August 2013 (6 weeks) - the exact period will be announced later

- Job Title: Sales / Marketing

- Eligible to be hired as a regular employee in the oversees branch based on the internship
performance.

B. Application Information

- Documents to be submitted: Resume (form attached)- Submission deadline: untill 23 May 2009 (Thursday)- Submission: isfkorea@hanmail.net (Person in charge: Im Hyeon-gyeong (임현경) Administration Team Leader)


Please check attachments for Resume form and more information.


 

Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) summer vacation internship programme for foreign students




Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) is conducting a summer vacation internship programme for foreign students. Through this programme students will be able to gain work experience. Interested students are welcome to apply.

- Number of people to be selected: 10 people
- Areas of recruitment: Management, Green Energy, Water Supply, Water Resources
- Internship period: 24 June (Mon) ~ 26 July(Fri) 2013, 5 weeks
- Application requirements: undergraduate students of 3rd or 4th year or graduate students attendind the school
- Application period: 16 May 2013 (Thu) - 29 May 2013 (Wed) untill 18:00
- Method of application: Internet application on K-water Homepage (www.kwater.or.kr)

Friday, 17 May 2013

Are you interested in trip to Dokdo?

Are you interested in trip to Dokdo?

The Korean National Council for Conservation of Nature(Knucn) invites foreign students to experience Korean ecological environment and culture as people-to -people diplomacy. Don't miss the chance to visit Dokdo island for FREE!

○ Applicant : foreign students studying in Korean domestic university
who registered this semester including May, 2013.
(who can speak Korean, no interpreter)

○ Date : 24th(Mon)~26th(Wed) June, 2013, 2nights 3days

○ Expense : Free (Fully supported by Knucn)

○ Requirement : one Application form, one certificate of studentship

○ How to submit : e-mail(knccn@daum.net), FAX 02)757-1629
※ Title (2013 dokdo trip)
File Name (Your school_Name, ex: oo university_PSY)

○ Deadline : 16th May(Thur) ~ 10th June(Mon), 2013

○ Final Participant : 100 people

○ Announcement : 14th June(Fir), 2013, notice on Knucn Homepage or personal call

○ Sponsored by Dong-A Ggumnamu Foundation, Ministry of Environment,

○ Program
- Special lecture
Nature and history of Dokdo(Knucn President, Lee Su Kwang)
- Experience the ecological environment
Ulleungdo tour(Including tracking)
Dokdo tour
- Recreation game
- submit the note about what you think and feel during visit.
after trip, publish a book with all participant's note.

* Schedule to be arranged.
* You can't apply this trip if you have already participated in previous.

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Hisory of Post Korean War North Korean attacks on South Korea

Timeline: North Korean attacks


A crane lifts the Cheonan from the seabed (12 April 2010)

Amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, and multiple threats from North Korea of attacks on US and South Korean targets, the BBC looks at some of the major attacks and incursions which have been blamed on Pyongyang.

January 1967


North Korean artillery targets a South Korean vessel, the Dangpo, patrolling in the Yellow Sea with 70 sailors on board. The ship sinks, killing 39 of the crew.

January 1968


A team of 31 North Korean commandos crosses into South Korea and breaks into the presidential palace, the Blue House, in an attempt to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. The attempt is crushed by South Korean security forces, Mr Park survives but seven South Koreans and most of the commandos are killed.

January 1968


The research ship the USS Pueblo is captured by North Korea while on a surveillance mission. One crew member dies during the capture and the remaining 82 are taken to prison camps in the North.

The prisoners are released 11 months later after the US gave an apology and assurances the vessel had not been spying - both were later retracted. The Pueblo remains in North Korea as a museum - the only US warship in captivity.

December 1969


A South Korean airliner is hijacked and forced to fly to North Korea. Dozens of passengers are taken hostage. In January, 39 of the hostages were released but the remaining 12 are not known to have been freed.

August 1974


President Park's wife dies during a second attempt on his life - she is hit by stray bullets after a suspected North Korean agent opens fire at a public function.

October 1983


North Korea bombs a hotel in Rangoon, Burma, during a visit by President Chun Doo-hwan. He survives but 21 people, including some government ministers, are killed.

November 1987


A bomb, allegedly planted by North Korean agents, explodes on board a South Korean airliner travelling to Seoul from Baghdad. All 115 passengers and crew are killed.

September 1996


A North Korean submarine runs aground near Gangneung, off the east coast of South Korea, while allegedly conducting a spy mission. The crew of 26 escape to the shore, sparking a manhunt.

Eleven of the crew are found dead, apparently shot by their compatriots, but the rest go on the run for nearly two months. One alleged spy escapes, one is captured by South Korean security forces and the rest are killed. Several South Koreans also die in the operation.

March 2010


A 1,200-tonne Corvette, the Cheonan, goes down near the disputed maritime border with North Korea - the Northern Limit Line. Many of the crew members escape but 46 are killed. After an extensive investigation, Seoul rules that a torpedo explosion directly beneath the vessel sank it and that the only "plausible explanation" is that North Korea was to blame. Pyongyang denies any involvement.

November 2010


North Korea shells a South Korean border island, Yeonpyeong, killing four South Koreans, including two civilians. It says it was responding to military exercises in the South.

Source:BBC

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Sohar Bigha



Sohar Bigha is a village in Gaya district of Bihar. It comes under Tekari Block. It is a very least developed village. No infrastructure here.  Indian Governemnt must look after this village which has no basic infrastructure. No electricity, No Roads, No literacy here. If there are villages like this is existing in India, it is a shame.


 

Sunday, 26 August 2012

North Korea: What Next?

North Korea: What Next?
Vyjayanti RaghavanAssociate Professor, Korean language and culture studies, JNU
email: jayantiraghavan@yahoo.co.in
Kim Jong-il died, unfortunately, just a few months before the centenary celebrations of his father, the late ‘Supreme Leader’ and ‘Founder Father’ Kim Il-Sung, were to take place. The whole nation was gearing up to making North Korea a ‘strong and prosperous nation’ by the centennial year 2012. There were no clear answers as to how they proposed to do this, at least not to the outside world. North Korea had also publicly declared its desire to become a fully functional nuclear weapons state by 2012.

Was it this sort of pressure that resulted in Kim Jong-il’s fatal myocardial infarction, as speculated? Unlikely, North Korean leaders - only two so far – have not really had to deliver on their promises to their people. Indeed, they have always been able to magically turn even dung into flowers for the North Korean people by merely shifting the angle of focus.

However, this has begun to gradually change in the last few years, with globalization leading to a trickling in of information about their well-to-do southern half brethren. As a result, people started becoming savvy by reading between the lines in the information doled out to them about the world outside.

Kim Jong-il, therefore, might have felt the pressure of having to deliver on some count or the other, whether it was on the nuclear front or on the economic front. His hold on his people was not as total as his father’s and he would not have been able to fool the people all the time.

This raises the question of the credibility of the designated heir apparent, Kim Jong-eun. Will he be able to hold the country together? No one knows anything about him. In fact it is his father’s death that has catapulted him into some prominence. The topmost question on many peoples’ minds when the news of Kim Jong-il’s death broke was this: will the people of North Korea use this opportunity to rise against the establishment as people elsewhere in the world have done recently, fighting for justice?

This thought might have been triggered by the fact that of late, the people of North Korea have been engaging in exercising their will in a small way through some amount of non-state directed buying and selling of goods. The answer came via the outpouring of the people in their praise of the heir apparent.

Many other issues too have to be settled now. For instance, what happens to the six party talks? Whom will the negotiators henceforth represent during talks?

If the military continues to wield power, who will be their frontman? Kim Jong-eun may be a four-star general in the Korean People’s Army (KPA) but he is not even a member of the National Defense Commission (NDC) of which Kim Jong-il was chairman and which is the main organization that takes important decisions regarding the ‘military first’ regime. Also, what is the future of the nuclear weapons and missiles programme in North Korea?

Kim Jong-eun is too young and inexperienced. He has not been built up sufficiently yet to have been indoctrinated into the psyche of the people, nor has he himself had enough time to take over the nuclear weapons programme. His father Kim Jong-il had been handed over the weapons programme by his father Kim Il-sung to raise his standing in the eyes of his countrymen long before he died, and Kim Jong-il inherited the power of the state. Kim Jong-eun has had no such luck.

The first few weeks after the funeral on 28 December will be crucial. Kim Jong-il’s 65 year old brother-in-law Jang Song-T’aek was the vice-chairman of the NDC and the second-in-command before Kim Jong-il died. Now it remains to be seen whether Kim Jong-eun is inducted into the NDC, and if so at what level. In any case, internally, it is this uncle who will be the crucial kingpin, as Uncle Jang could play Shakuni and either become his mentor or take charge completely. Externally, the fact that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons creates an imperative on China to ensure stability. So as long as Kim Jong-eun manages to retain China’s support he should be alright, for the time being.


                                   Cosmopolitan view a key to success
 
 
Many perceive globalization as a fairly modern trend, but an expert of 6th-century Korean history said it is not a new concept, a foreign expert on the 6th century Korean history.

In fact, it has existed ever since the Silla dynasty.

“The Silla dynasty’s cosmopolitan world view had led to the reunification of the three dynasties ― Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla ― and the world approaches of the Silla dynasty much resemble the modern Korea’s world view ―- which made both successful,” Pankaj Mohan, Silla expert and professor at the Academy of Korean Studies, told The Korea Herald.

The Indian professor, who has devoted two-thirds of his life to Korean studies and Korean history, said his research about Korea was inspired by a poem by an Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The enlightening passage he read goes like this: “In the golden age of Asia/Korea was one of its lamp-bearers/and that lamp is waiting to be lighted once again for the illumination in the East.”
Pankaj Mojan says “I just want to make Korea accessible in many ways to the outer world.”
(Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald)

Since then, he has focused on Korea’s influence on other Asian countries and discovered intriguing similarities between the 6th-century Silla dynasty and modern Korea’s development.

“Silla scholars studied the outer world, where they got their guiding principles that gave them both originality and creativity. Likewise, in contemporary society, Korea is also prosperous, because they are out in the world learning foreign ideas and creativity while keeping their traditional values at the same time.”

“Silla, too, became one of the most advanced and formidable powers in the Korean peninsula because of such traits. A country can become strong by opening the door to the world ― by learning from the experience of other cultures and countries.”

As an example, he cited the Silla settlement in the Shandong area of China - much like Koreatowns in other countries these days, “A large number of Silla people settled in Shandong area and had their own temples too,” he said.

When he began Korean studies back in 1976 in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, his parents were skeptical about learning the Korean language as a way to build a career. “My parents thought that if I studied English literature or other languages such as French or German, I would have better job prospects.”

“But I was encouraged to study this field after meeting with a very good master, Seo Kyung-soo, from Dongguk University, who had established Korean history for the first time in New Delhi.”

Through Seo, he had developed a firm belief that Korea would prosper, just as Tagore foresaw in his poem.

“The lamp has been lit up,” he said.

“I was convinced at that time that Korea is the country of the future. Small as it may be, it is a dynamic economy with lot of potential.”

He also found the study of the Korean history insufficient. “It was like a well kept secret, not properly explored, I wanted to be the frontier.”

Many scholars in the west tend to study Chinese or Japanese history rather than Korean history, he said but pointed out that by understanding Korea, one can understand China and Japan with clarity. “Korea’s influence and transformation have greatly affected their histories.”

“I want to highlight the role of Korea in introducing the Buddhist culture to Japan and the ways in which the Koreans adopted the Chinese culture to their situation.”

In recognition of his contribution to the development of Korean studies at home and abroad, Seoul City recently gave him honorary citizenship.

“When you see a well, you should think about people who worked hard to dig that well. Likewise, the honorary citizenship makes me think about ancestors of Seoul, those past leaders who worked hard to make the capital a beautiful city. I feel a great responsibility to do something to add to its dynamism and to make Korea and Seoul better understood to the outside world.”

Currently, Mohan is a faculty head at the academy and also a professor at Sydney University in Australia. He is on a three-year leave from the university, which he is spending in Korea.

By Hwang Jurie (jurie777@heraldcorp.com)
Lab for Globalization of Korean Studies

Vyjayanti Raghavan (Associate Professor Korean Language, Literature & Culture Studies, JNU, New Delhi).

The Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies (SIKS) has itself been an innovative idea for initiating research in Korean studies.
It is committed to and has pioneered many excellent academic works around the globe in the field of Korean studies.
The recently launched Lab for Globalization of Korean studies is also one such innovative initiative which as the name suggests will be a lab for conducting research under the able guidance and direction of a Lab master who will bring together researchers of this area of study and also decide the topic of research.
The world has become far more interdependent now than ever before and it is only right that researchers of the same area of study are linked together for more productive, efficient and less duplication of research work.
In an era when Korea itself has gone global it is only right that Korean studies too become global to keep in tune with the growing interest in the area.
More than anything else, the funding of such globalization of Korean studies will ensure collective participation of researchers who may until now have had an interest but not had the funds to conduct meaningful research on Korea.
This initiative is innovative in that it will help simplify the procedure for conducting research by doing away with bureaucratic procedures and reams of paper work which have largely been responsible for procedural delays and for killing all incentive and motivation for research work.
It is innovative in that it no longer provides just an opportunity and financial aid for conducting research about Korea but will also initiate change in the subject matter to be studied and through that bring about a concurrent change in the global perception of Korean studies.
And which organization is better placed than the Academy of Korean Studies to provide such new models for innovation and experimentation?

Source: KSPS(Korean Studies promotion Service)
 

Friday, 17 August 2012

UN4U Asia-Pacific Photo Contest 2012

UN is holding photo contest for Asia-Pacific region from August 27 to September 21. Submit photographs illustrating the values of UN for a chance to win Nikon camera.




UN is holding a photo contest to raise awareness of the core values of UN: freedom from want, freedom from fear, dignity, solidarity, justice, protection, human rights, security, empowerment, sustainability, progress, equality, and peace.
Submit a photo depicting the values of UN in your neighborhood, city, country, or the Asia-Pacific region with a short description of how the photo illustrates the value of UN.

Submission Date: August 27 ~ September 21, 2012
Eligibility: be 18 years old or older by September 21, 2012 and be a resident of any Asia-Pacific countryPhotographs must have been taken in Asia-Pacific within one year of the competition closing date.

Submission
Submit the official entry form and up to 3 photographs at the competition websitePhotographs must be in high resolution digital format- JPG format- Up to 6MB- At least 300 dpi, minimum 8MP- No digital manipulation or alteration other than color correction and regular post production
Description of each photo should include title, date, and location of photo taken, and explanation of how the photo relates to the values of UN in 600 characters.

Judge
The entries will be judged on the following categories: relevance, creativity, technical quality, composition, and caption.The photo receiving the most “likes” on the contest’s Facebook page between September 24 and October 12 will be receive the Viewer’s Choice Award.Announcement will be made on the website by October 1, 2012.

Prize
1 Grand Prize: Nikon D70002 Runner Up Prizes: Nikon Coolpix P3101 Viewer’s Choice Award: Lowepro camera bag

Best of luck!

Monday, 6 August 2012

TOPIK - An Introduction


TOPIK, or Test of Proficiency in Korean is a Korean language test offered four times annually to foreigners in Korea and twice annually to people studying Korean in other countries. TOPIK is administered by the Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation (Hangul: 한국교육과정평가원 Hanja: 韓國敎育課程評價院).The test was first administered in 1997 and taken by 2274 people. Initially the test was held only once a year.In 2009, 180,000 people took the test.[2] The Korean government introduced a law in 2007 that required Chinese workers of Korean descent who have no relatives in Korea to take the test so they could be entered in a lottery for visas.The test is divided into four parts: vocabulary & grammar, writing, listening, and reading. There is currently no oral section. Two versions of the test are offered: standard (S)-TOPIK and the business (B)-TOPIK. There are three different levels of S-TOPIK: beginner (초급), intermediate (중급), and advanced (고급). Depending on the average score and minimum marks in each section it is possible to obtain grades 1-2 in beginner, 3-4 in intermediate and 5-6 in advanced S-TOPIK. In B-TOPIK the scores in each section (out of 100) are added together to give a score out of 400. In addition to Korea, TOPIK is available in the following countries: Japan, Taiwan, China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Paraguay, Argentina, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, France, Turkey, Czech Republic, Egypt, Belarus, Russia, Brazil and Cambodia.

For more info: visit -  www.topik.go.kr
source: Google wiki

Sunday, 5 August 2012

unification of Korean peninsula.

If want to have fun, make new friends, meet interesting people while making a small contribution for the unification of Korean peninsula.





GPYC Korea Invites You To Join The Unified Korea Campaign

Want to do something different this time? Come join us from August 13th -15th and contribute in unified Korea Campaign. Students who will join us for 3days will go rafting on the 16th at Cheorwon, Gangwondo and take a trip to warzone! Students who do not have enough time can also apply to join for the 15th of August, but cannot join the rafting trip. Accomodation will not be provided.

Themes For Each Day

  • August 13: A day with North Koreans
  • August 14: A day with young children  
  • August15: GPYC with International Students

What Will You Do?

You will join Korean students and other international students in a campaign to collect signatures for a unified Korean Peninsula, hold pickets and wear costumes to grab attention and raise awareness for  Unified Korea. You will help to run the photo zone, video shows and help in the fundraising booth and side events like face painting, balloon arts and collect wishes for unification of Korean Peninsula.

How To Apply?

What Is GPYC?

GPYC stands for Global Peace Youth Corps and is active in Korea, the United States, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Mongolia. For more information visit: www.gpyckorea.org.

Why International Students?

We want international students to have an oppurtunity to join Korean students and youths from other nations to contribute to raise awareness for the unification process.

Monday, 14 May 2012

Guidelines about Internet submission of Visa Extension(D-4) and (D-2) in Korea

 the submission of Visa Extension Application form [D-4] and [D-2] can also be submitted through a Government for Citizen G4C website called "HI-KOREA".

To provide more convenience to International Students in Korea [ D-4, Student Visa ] and [D-2, Korean language training visa] while extending the sojourn period, your visa extension form can be submitted through Government for Citizens (G4C) website called HI KOREA (
www.hikorea.go.kr).

1. Target Work : -Application for permitting extension of Sojourn, Student Visa (D-2) and (D-4) Visa Holders

2. Application Method - Find the attachments.


The Ministry of Justice has made it compulsory to register the fingerprints at the time of extending period of sojourn. Accordingly while applying for Sojourn period extension through Internet , fingerprints registration will also be confirmed.

If Fingerprints are found not registered, then Application for Sojourn extension will not be accepted through Internet.
Note: Those who are under 17 years of age are exempted from Fingerprints registration and also exemted from G4C(Governemt for Citizens support) .

Notification of the changes in the standard of Scholarships given to International Students,Kangwon National University Korea


Notification of the changes in the standard of Scholarships given to International Students.

Office of the International affairs, Kangwon National Unversity hereby notifies to all the International Students about the change in the standards of the Scholarships provided by the University. International Students from all the concerned countries who are getting university scholarship are requested to update yourselves.
1. *
Major Changes

Division: Graduate Students/ Enrolled Students/ Merit based Scholarship Students

Current:
* Above 3.0 Average GPA until previous semester .

* Minimum 6 credits in a semester .

Amendments:


* average GPA should be above 3.5. until previous semester.
* Minimum 6 credits in a Semester
(Exception: If the student has an average of more than 4.0 GPA in total semesters and has completed more than 80% of the credits required for degree.)

Remarks: Including ACES and BEST KNU scholarship students.



* Duration of ACES and BEST KNU scholarship:

Current: MasterCourse -4 semesters
Phd. Course - 5 semesters
Masters and Phd. Combined Course: 8 Semesters


Amendments: Master Course- 4 semesters
Phd. Course: 6 semesters Masters and Phd. Combined course- 8 semesters.


* Undergraduate/ Graduate Merit based selection Scholarship:
Current: Students meeting all the required criterias according the scholarship standards.
Amendments: Students meeting all the required criterias according to the scholrships
depending upon the availability of University Funds every year.

Enforcement Period: Applied from the second semester 2012, (Merit based scholarships for 2nd semester of 2012 will be selected on the basis of 1st semester 2012 grades record).

Additional particulars: Merit based scholarhips for undergradauate students are not based on the standards includingKorean students. Merit competition is based on the standards of foreign students only. According to the grades among Foreign students, merit scholarship will be provided.
Study sincerely.

Undergraduate Students:
Among the International Students who have completed 15 credits Until Previous semester and having more than average GPA of 2.5.

1. Top 1% student: Exemption of 100% Tuition fees.

2. Top 5% student: Exemption of 100% Student Association Fees.

3. Top 10% student: Exemption of 50% Student Association fees.

4. Top 30% student: Exemption of Class Tuition fees


For Details: Contact Office of the International Affairs , KNU
Mr. Ha Kwon Young/ Mr. David
033-250-7194,
supportu@kangwon.ac.kr)

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

World Bank picks health expert Kim as president




http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/us-worldbank-idUSBRE83F0XF20120416


Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee for the next World Bank president, leaves the Finance Ministry after a meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi in Tokyo April 1, 2012.



Credit: Reuters/Issei Kato

By Lesley Wroughton



WASHINGTON
Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:35pm EDT



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Monday chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip on the job and leaving developing countries frustrated with the selection process.



Kim, a physician and anthropologist who makes for a somewhat unorthodox choice to head the global anti-poverty lender, won the job over Nigeria's widely respected finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, with the support of Washington's allies in Western Europe, Japan and Canada - as well as some emerging economies.



It was the first time in the World Bank's history that the United States' hold on the job was challenged.



The decision by the World Bank's 25-member board was not unanimous, with emerging economies splitting their support. Brazil and South Africa backed Okonjo-Iweala, while three sources said China and India supported Kim.



Kim, 52, who is president of Dartmouth College, will assume his new post on July 1 after Robert Zoellick steps down as head of the World Bank.



"I will seek a new alignment of the World Bank Group with a rapidly changing world," Kim said in a statement.



He said he would work to ensure that the World Bank "delivers more powerful results to support sustained growth; prioritizes evidence-based solutions over ideology; amplifies the voices of developing countries; and draws on the expertise and experience of the people we serve."



Okonjo-Iweala congratulated Kim and said the competition had led to "important victories" for developing nations, which have increasingly pushed for more say at both institutions.



Still, she said more effort was needed to end the "unfair tradition" that ensured Washington's dominance of the global development lender.



"It is clear to me that we need to make it more open, transparent and merit-based," Okonjo-Iweala said. "We need to make sure that we do not contribute to a democratic deficit in global governance."



Some development experts criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's choice as lacking the economic and financial credentials needed to respond to the needs of rising middle-income countries, which are still riddled with poverty but which are increasingly looking for innovative ways to finance their development.



The United States said the process was open and transparent, but a number of emerging nations questioned whether candidates were assessed on their nationalities rather than on their merits, as World Bank members countries had agreed in 2010.



The United States has held the presidency since the World Bank's founding after World War Two, while a European has always led its sister institution, the International Monetary Fund.



BREAKING THE MOLD



Unlike previous heads of the World Bank, Kim is not a politician, a banker or a career diplomat. He has worked to bring health care to the poor in developing countries, whether fighting tuberculosis in Haiti and Peru or tackling HIV/AIDS in Russian prisons.



His training and experience, including directing the World Health Organization's HIV/AIDS department and developing treatments for a form of drug resistant tuberculosis, gave him immediate credentials as a campaigner on behalf of the poor.



He is also a founder of Partners In Health, which focuses on community health programs for impoverished nations. He earned both his medical degree and his doctorate in anthropology at Harvard University, where he helped set up the Global Health Delivery Project.



South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan welcomed the fact that non-Americans competed for the first time, but also said there were concerns the process was not fully merit-based.



"I think we are going to find that the process falls short of that," he said.



As part of their efforts to gain greater say in global financial institutions, emerging economies are also pushing for greater voting power at the International Monetary Fund.



Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said his country would not give additional money to the IMF to tackle the effects of the European sovereign debt crisis until the institution showed firm commitment to voting reforms.



Former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo withdrew from the race for the top World Bank post on Friday, saying the process had become highly political.



Nancy Birdsall, president of the Washington-based Center for Global Development, said it would be healthy if countries made public which candidate they supported and why.



"History was made because there were three candidates," she said. "In the next round it would be good to have more transparency about which board member supported which candidate for what reason."



Birdsall said it would be important for Kim to show early on that he was committed to change by appointing candidates from developing countries to other top posts.



(Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Sandra Maler and Leslie Adler)



Sunday, 19 February 2012

The 6th All India Korean Language Educators’ Workshop, 2012 held in India


 

The 6th All India Korean Language Educators’ Workshop, 2012 held in India. Unfortunately, I could'nt participate in the Workshop  as I am in Korea  but it was a great opportunity to get an idea of the  current status of Korean Language  Learning and its development in India. It was a valuable opportunity to listen some of the distinguished scholars from Korea at the same time. Here are the details of the schedule of the Workshop. I wish all the best for the upcoming Academic activities related to Korean language and  Korean Studies  in future. This kind of academic moves are immensley significant in  a highly populated Country like India where the Korean language learners are increasing at a rapid speed.  As the demand of the Korean language and Korean Studies are increasing in India, there is a necessity of  more Korean Language Centres in the other parts of the Country especially in rural areas where Korea is not well known among the masses.

2012   전인도 6  한국어 교육 워크숍

The 6th All India Korean Language Educators’ Workshop, 2012



       주제 :  인도학습자를 위한 한국어 문법 교육 방법론
Teaching Methodology of Korean Grammar Education for Indian Learners


일시 장소

2012 2 16, 17 (2일간)

India International Center (New Delhi)

Programme


                                                         First Day (February 16, 2012)

  
Registration           (9:00 am)
 

Inaugural Session      (9:30 am-11:00 am)


Welcome Speech                                                    Dr. Vyjanti Raghavan  
                                                                                Co –president, AKLEI [a distinguished Scholar   from India well known for her excellent skills in Teaching Korea language and Culture.]

                                                                                                                           
Introductory Speech                                                                                               Prof. Kim Do-young

          President, AKLEI



Congratulatory Speech                                                                                    Mr. Kang Hee-yoon  

                                                                                   Minister, Embassy of the Republic of Korea



Key Note Address                                                                                             Prof. Min Hyun-sik

                                               President, International Network for Korean Language and Culture



Tea    (11:00 am-11:15 am)




Special Lecture (11:15 am-12:30 pm)                                                              Prof. Yoon Yeo-tak

Seoul National University 



(Lunch (12:30 pm- 1:30 pm)


Special Lecture (1:30 pm -2:30 pm)                                                               Prof. Min Hyun-sik


Seoul National University

   

Tea    (2:30 pm-2:45 pm)
 

First Session           (2:45 pm -4:00 pm) Curricular/Course Contents



Chairperson                                            Dr.Ravikesh                                                                                                            
Jawaharlal Nehru University

Presenters
 
Kim Do-young (visiting professor): “A Study on Specifying Korean Grammar Contents Apposite           to the Level of Indian Learners”

Salna Sunny (Assistant Professor): Grammar Course at EFLU

Pramod (Lecturer): Grammar Courses of Maghada University 

Kim Young-soon (Coordinator & In-charge of Sejong School): Designing Korean Grammar Curricular for Korean Basic Courses of Sejong School 
A.Romita Devi (Assistant Professor): Grammar Courses of Manipur University
 
Second Session   (4:00 pm -5:30 pm) Text

 


Chairperson                                                                                                   Dr. Neerja Samajdar Jawaharlal Nehru University                      


 


Presenters
 
Lee Hyun-kyung(Lecturer, JNU), “Analysis of Grammatical Errors of Students at JNU Korean Center

Park Min-jae (Lecturer, Daulat Ram College, DU): “Analysis of Korean Grammar Books -Analysis of the Contents of Each Level”

P.N. Ajita (Lecturer,DU) “Teaching Passive & Causative Verbs Using ‘International Korean Grammar’
 

                                                         Second Day (February 17, 2012)


Special Lecture (10:00 am-11:00 am)   Why do we need a "THEORY" in comparative teaching of Korean Grammar? -- Case & Preposition, Auxiliary Verbs, and Argument Structure & Verb Category                                                                                                               Prof. Kim Jae-min

Jawaharlal Nehru University                      



Tea    (11:00 am-11:15 am)



Third Session (11:15 am-12:30pm) Methodology

Chairperson                                                                                                                                             Dr. Kim Young  soon                                                                                                                   Korean Cultural Center

 

Presenters

Vyjanti Raghavan (Associate. Professor): "Methodology of Teaching Grammar to Korean Language Learners in India" 

Priti Singh (Lecturer, DCAC) “Techniques to Grammar Learning”

Lee Myeong-e (Guest Lecturer, JNU): Teaching of Korean Sentence Structure through Word for Word: Translation and Its Criticism

Ravikesh Mishra (Asst. Professor, JNU): Teaching Korean Grammar through Literary texts


(Lunch (12:30 pm- 1:30 pm)

        

 Fourth Session   (1:30 pm -3:00pm) Contents 1


Chairperson                                                                                                    Dr. Vyjanti Raghavan                                          


Jawaharlal Nehru University

Presenters                                                                                           

Hema(Lecturer)  - "Comparative Study of Korean and Hindi Pronoun "

Paresh Kumar (Lecturer) “Comparative Analysis of Passive and Causative Verbs between Korean & Hindi”

H. Roopa (Lecturer, Daulat Ram College) “Analysis of the Tense between Hindi & Korean language”

Tea    (3:00 pm-3:15 pm)      



Fifth Session   (3:15 am-4:15 pm) Contents 2

 


Chairperson                                                                                                       Prof. Kim Do-young


                                                                                                                          University   of Delhi                                                       


Presenters        

                                  

Neerja Samajdar (Asst. Professor): “Role of Grammar in Teaching Korean Language” 

Mukesh Kumar Jaiswal (Lecturer, J.N.U): “Teaching Korean 2nd Person Pronoun to Indian Learners”

Shashi Mishra (Ph.D scholar): Grammar Education in Korean Language classroom: An Assessment of Multilingual Students’ Expectation and Reality in India.

Sohn Young-heon (Chungbuk National University): A Study on Word Frequency of TOPIK since 2006 -focused on beginner & intermediate level-

 Vote of Thanks    (4:15 pm)                                                                                                                 Dr. Ravikesh                                                                                                            

Jawaharlal Nehru University


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Special Lectures
 
University of Delhi (Delhi)

1. Prof. Kim Do-young (visiting professor): “A Study on Specifying Korean Grammar Contents Apposite to the Level of Indian Learners”

2. Mr. Paresh Kumar (Lecturer) “Comparative Analysis of Passive and Causative Verbs between Korean & Hindi”

3.Mr. P.N. Ajita (Lecturer)    Uses of Passive & Causative Verbs”

4.Ms. Hema(Lecturer)  - " Comparative Study of Korean and Hindi Pronoun "

5.Ms. Priti Singh(Lecturer,DCAC)  - “ Techniques to Grammar Learning”

6.Ms. H. Roopa (Lecturer,Daulat Ram College)  Analysis of the Tense between Hindi & Korean Language”

7. Mr. Park Min-jae (Lecturer,Daulat Ram College)  : “Analysis of Korean Grammar Books  -Analysis of the Contents of Each Level”
                                                                                        
 Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi)      

1. Dr. Vyjanti Raghavan (Associate. Professor): "Methodology of Teaching Grammar to Korean Language Learners in India" 

2. Dr. Ravikesh Mishra (Asst. Professor): Teaching Korean Grammar through Literary texts

3. Dr. Neerja Singh(Asst. Professor): " Role of Grammar in Teaching Korean Language " 

4. Ms. Lee Hyun-kyung(Guest Lecturer, JNU):, “Analysis of Grammatical Errors of Students at JNU Korean Center

5. Ms. Lee Myeong-e (Guest Lecturer,JNU) : Teaching of Korean Sentence Structure through Word for Word : Translation and Its Criticism

6. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Jaiswal (Lecturer, J.N.U): : “Teaching Korean 2nd Person Pronoun to Indian Learners”


English and Foreign Language University

Ms. Salna Sunny (Assistant Professor): Grammar Course at EFLU

Maghada University

Mr. Pramod  (Lecturer): Grammar courses of Maghada University

Manipur University

Dr. A.Romita Devi (Assistant Professor): Grammar courses of Manipur University
  Korean Cultural Center

Dr. Kim Young-soon (Coordinator & In-charge of Sejong School): Development of Korean Grammar Education for Korean Basic Courses of Sejong School 
Chungbuk National University
Mr. Sohn Young-heon (Lecturer): A Study on Word Frequency of TOPIK since 2006 -focused on beginner & intermediate level-
Seoul National University
Mr. Shashi Mishra (Ph.D scholar): Grammar Education in Korean Language classroom: An Assessment of Multilingual Students’ Expectation and Reality in India.
 

 Organizing Committee

 Prof. Kim Do-young, President
Dr. Vyjanti Raghavan , Co-president
Dr. Ravikesh, General Secretary
Dr. Kim Young-soon, Treasurer                                   
 
Posted by:

Sanjay Kumar
2009 KGSP  Scholar from India,
Honorary Ambassador, Kangwon Province.
Kangwon National University,Chuncheon, Korea

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