Ashraf AboArafe
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) hosted today, at its headquarters in Dokki, the 2023 Korean Speaking and Writing Contest, which is dedicated to students of the Si Jung Institute for Korean Language Education.
About 22 of the 46 students of the advanced levels of the institute who applied for the preliminary stage participated in the competition, which gave them the opportunity to display their skills in speaking and writing in the Korean language, as well as sharing their personal stories on the journey of learning the Korean language, as well as their impressions about Korean culture.
The winner of the first place in speaking and writing will qualify to participate in the final round of the competition, as well as attend a training program at the headquarters of the Si Jung Institute in South Korea next October.
The winners of each category in the final competition round will also be eligible to apply for a language study program at Korean universities.
For his part, Oh Seung Ho, Director of the Korean Cultural Center, expressed his happiness at organizing the competition, pointing out that the number of Korean language students is increasing in general in Egypt, as many young people seek to learn and master it, in an effort to explore more about Korean culture. The director of the center added that the teaching of the Korean language will be expanded by accepting more applicants to study at the Si Jung Institute, as well as opening a new branch of the institute.
After the evaluation of the jury composed of experts in teaching the Korean language, the results of the competition were announced, as Ayat Tariq won the first place in the conversation category, and Nadine Yasser won the first place in the writing category.
Recently, the demand for learning Korean has been on the rise, driven by the growing popularity of Korean culture and the global interest in Korean dramas, movies, pop music, and food.
It is worth noting that the Sejong Institute, a center funded by the Korean government for teaching the Korean language to foreigners, was established in 2007, and at that time it had only 13 centers in three countries, and during the past year the number of branches of the institute increased to reach about 244 centers in 84 countries around the world. .
