22.05.2018  Dramatic reading in Korean at NovSU

The annual third competition of dramatic reading in Korean was held within the framework of the 12th Week of International Cooperation at Novgorod State University for the secondary school and University students. The competition was held with support of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in St. Petersburg.

Novgorod State University students and students of educational organizations of Veliky Novgorod, who studied Korean at beginner and intermediate levels at the NovSU Center of Korean Language and Culture took part in the language competition.

Three school students Yulia Mikhailova, Alina Ovchinnikova and Anastasia Kolodochka, two university students Leila Abdullayeva and Elena Belozerova, and the associate professor of the NovSU Department of Pedagogy Svetlana Vatoropina participated in the competition. The jury included Darya Ismailova and Maria Semenova, the teachers of NovSU Center of Korean Language and Culture. The chairperson of the jury was an expert from Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in St. Petersburg, Mr. Park Joon Hyung.

This year the competition was held in two stages. At the first stage, the participants presented their prepared creative works - videos on the topic "About Veliky Novgorod in Korean". Participants of the contest made the sound track for their videos in Korean language and accompanied it with Russian subtitles.

The second task was to prepare an essay on Korean poetry. In the allotted time, the contestants had to translate into Russian a poem of one of the famous Korean poets, and then describe their impression of the chosen poem in their essays in the Korean language. Participants translated and recited poems such as "Flower" (Kim Chunsu), "Voice of the Wind" (Ma Zhongyi), "Sunny Day" (Seo Jeong-ju).

During the break between the competition stages, the students of the NovSU Center of Korean Language and Culture gave a mini-concert to the guests. The students performed a traditional Korean dance with fans and demonstrated a collection of Korean costumes produced by associate professor Larisa Samoilova and her students - future teachers of technology and computer science.

According to the results of two rounds, the competent jury selected the winners of the competition. They were Julia Mikhailova (beginner level) and Elena Belozerova (intermediate level). Winners were awarded with rare editions of books in Korean, dictionaries and Winner’s Certificates. The other contestants received Certificates of Participation and books in Korean, provided by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in St. Petersburg.

After the competition, Mr. Park Huo Hyun gave an open lesson in the Korean language. The teacher showed the students an episode from the movie "Introduction to Architecture", and then organized a discussion of it in the Korean language.

It should be noted that the NovSU Center of Korean Language and Culture has many plans for the future: increasing the number of student groups, expanding the range of activities for the dissemination of the Korean language and culture, and developing projects with the Korean universities in the fields of science, education and culture.

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