No. 85 | July 2020
KSIF Newsletter
KSIF to offer five classes for
Online Sejong Culture Academy
- Videos cover five themes (food, crafts, art, housing,
and wedding and ceremonial clothing)
- Subtitles to be available in five languages
(Korean, English, Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese)
The Sejong Culture Academy, which offers high-quality classes and programs on Korean
culture, will soon be available online.
In the third week of July, the KSIF will launch its “Online Sejong Culture Academy” via
OKSI (www.iksi.or.kr). The first round of classes (to be uploaded in July) will cover five
themes (Korean culinary culture, handicrafts, art, housing/home culture, and wedding
and ceremonial clothing) and feature subtitles in five languages (Korean, English,
Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese).
The classes are a newly edited version (for use in online classes) of the “Korean Culture
Story” series that was designed by the KSIF and previously distributed to KSIs. After
viewing the videos, learners can try various culture-related activities, including making
hanji (traditional mulberry paper) plates or ramie brooms, coloring a minhwa
(traditional folk painting) illustration, and making a norigae (traditional ornament worn
by women) or bokjumeoni (“fortune pocket”).
To ensure that learners are able to have direct experiences of Korean culture at home
through the online videos, the KSIF will be mailing interactive materials to KSIs in
September.
President Kang Hyounhwa said, “COVID-19 is making it challenging, to say the least,
to hold face-to-face classes in many countries. However, this has not dampened KSI
students’ passion for learning about Korean culture. We hope that this online platform
expands opportunities for people to not only study Korean but also experience various
aspects of Korean culture.”
In October, the KSIF will be posting the second set of culture videos, which will be taught
by experts in various areas. A total of 10 themes will be covered (K-pop, samulnori,
pansori, mask dance, K-beauty (makeup), Korean literature, Hangeul, hanbok (traditional
Korean clothing), Korean food, and hanji crafts).
▶A video on Korean culture that is currently available for viewing on Nuri-Sejong Hakdang.