NEWSLETTER

The 1st

KOICA - RUPP Korean

Speech Contest in 2014

CKCC Cuisine Day

Tteokbokki Day

Basic Training for ICT Course

Intensive Khmer Language for

KOICA Volunteers

The 5th

Intensive Program

Special Khmer for Korean

Korean Quilling Style Class

CKCC Reading Club

The General Korean Language

Program

Understanding about Korean

Culture

In This Issue

October-December 2014 Issue: 31 Dec 2014 Vol 1. Issue 2

Supported by

[Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box anywhere in the document.

Use the Drawing Tools tab to change the formatting of the pull quote text box.]

The 1st

KOICA-RUPP Korean Speech

Contest was held at the CKCC on 13

December 2014. Representative from

Embassy of Republic of Korea also

joined this event. Presided over by Ms.

Baek Sook Hee, The Representative of

the KOICA Cambodia Office and Dr.

Oum Ravy, Vice Rector of RUPP, this

speech contest welcomed several

hundred of audiences. “I hope that this

contest will arouse the attention of more

students to learn Korean language, and

the contestants who are here today are

active agents in bridging the relations

between Cambodia and Korea. KOICA

will try to organize this event once every

year,” Ms. Baek Sook Hee spoke to the

audiences. There were 15 contestants

from Mean Chey University, Royal

University of Phnom Penh, University of

of Battambang, Regional Polytechnic

Institute Techno Sen Battambang, and

Pursat Provincial Training Center. “This

speech contest is a great opportunity for

students to express their Korean

language and culture competence. It also

serves as a bridge to strengthen and

constantly develop mutual cooperation

between Cambodia and Korea,” said Dr.

Oum Ravy. Among the 15 contestants, 8

were selected as the winners. The

rewards were notebook, TV, digital

camera, hard disk 1TB, and USB,

CKCC library membership card and

Certificate of Honor. While the

contestants, who haven’t won, received

Certificate of Participation. Realizing the

importance of this event, the CKCC is

committed to help organizing this

Korean Speech Contest next year.

The 1st KOICA- RUPP Korean Speech Contest

Issue: 31 Dec 2014 Vol 1. Issue 2 October-December 2014

Varieties of Khmer and Korean

cuisine were displayed in the CKCC

Cuisine Day on 28 November 2014.

CKCC Cuisine Day was the first

event organized at CKCC which

highlighted differences between

Khmer and Korean cuisine and let

people experience the Korean style

dining table. While Cambodian

people were enjoying Korean taste of

Chap Chae, Mandu, Kimchi,

Gimbap, many Koreans flocked to

the booths where Khmer dessert was

served. It was seen that Gimbap,

Korean rice roll with vegetable

filling, was first sold out among other

food. Other than experiencing

delectable taste of Khmer and

Korean cuisine, the participants were

given special opportunity to wear

Korean traditional attire— Hanbok.

The prepared Korean style dining

table not only allowed the participants

to witness Korean culture in preparing

their meal but the table itself also

provided a perfect setting for photo

shooting. As always, a very long queue

of people waiting to wear Hanbok

appeared at the clothes corner while

the others were still enjoying eating.

CKCC Cuisine Day

Apology and Appreciation

미안합니다.

(Mi-ann-ham-ni-da)

I’m sorry.

죄송합니다.

(Jwe-song-ham-ni-da)

I’m sorry

고맙습니다.

(Khu-mab-sim-ni-da)

Thank you.

감사합니다.

(Kham-sa-ham-ni-da)

Thank you.

Easy Korean

Expression for

Everyday Life

Tteokbokki Day On 17 October 2014, the Cambodia-

Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC)

organized Tteokbokki Day which

welcomed around 200 people. It was

begun with an introduction of the origin of

Tteokbokki. Tteokbokki is Korean

traditional food made from chilli peppers,

fish cakes, boiled eggs, sausages, noodle,

and variety of vegetables. Ms. Kim Ju

Kyong, a KOICA volunteer, showed the

audiences how Tteokbokki was cooked.

Every single step of the cooking showcase

was captured by the students who were

eager to learn about how to cook

Tteokbokki. After that, the event also

called for cooking group competition.

There were 5 groups of 4 people each.

Each group was working very hard to

make yummy Tteokbokki. Within 15

minutes, every group was able to produced

yummy looking Tteokbokki. Judged by

Ms. Kim, four students—Sengpech

Sreypov, Moung Molita, Pov Chansophea, and Hao Vortey were selected as the 1

st

winner group. Each of them received

stationery, CKCC T-shirt and some

Tteokbokki. The rest 4 groups who did

not won also received consolation awards.

At the end of the event, all participants

had a chance to taste Tteokbokki

and to try Hanbok. Despite a very long

queue, everyone was calmly waiting to

taste Tteokbokki. Some said that

Tteokbokki was spicy but tasty. While a

lot of people were waiting to taste spicy

rice cake, another lengthy queue appeared

at the Free Hanbok Experience corner. It

was indeed an exciting moment.

October-December 2014 Issue: 31 Dec 2014 Vol 1. Issue 2

The Basic Training for ICT Course

was conducted to give a fundamental

understanding about the ICT courses

available at the CKCC. It was a great

opportunity for field-students who want

to find out what courses are provided

Basic Training for ICT

Course

at the center. Starting from 18 to 21

November 2014, the training

covered five subject areas-- Android

Apps Development, iOS Apps

Development, Web Development,

Computer Network, and Software

Development. Each subject was

trained for 12 hours. Android and

iOS App Development courses were

designed for prospective developers

who are, whereas, completely new to

the data structure. Despite the fact

that the courses covered only

fundamental concepts of App

Development, step-by-step of how to

build mobile Apps is, however,

detailed throughout the training

course. The other three courses also

covered basic concepts and features

of themselves. In Web

Development course, students were

given brief introduction about web

design concept. Computer

Network course mainly outlined

some features such as Peer to Peer

Network (Cabling, Ping, and Shared

Folder) and Internet Sharing,

Internet Sharing and Wireless,

Wireless and Internet Speed

Limitation. Software Development

course was for those who want to

create a standalone desktop

application with C#. Desktop

application starter was the most

target group. The course’s emphasis

was on basic components, just to

name a few, Data structure Controls

and Event, User Interface, and File.

Intensive Khmer Language Program for KOICA Volunteers

Korea International Cooperation

Agency (KOICA) is one of the

leading development agencies in

Cambodia whose effort is to help

support the development of

Cambodia. Every year Korean people

came to do volunteer job with

KOICA Cambodia. The CKCC,

whose one of the goals is to become a

leading training center for KOICA

Official Development Assistance

(ODA) Program, is providing an

Intensive Khmer Language Training

to 13 Korean volunteers. The

objective of the course is to help

them acquire basic understanding of

Khmer language (characters and

usage), with special emphasis on the

ability to communicate with local

people in both speaking and

listening. To accomplish this

objective, relevant language points

are carefully selected so that the

students learnt only contents that

are necessary for daily

communication and working

environment. A well-designed on-

going assessment (midterm and final

exams) were administered to

evaluate students’ performance.

Field trips to markets and other

places, as extra-curricular activities,

were also introduced to give

students the opportunity to exercise

their language skills after receiving

in class training.

The 5th

Intensive program was

conducted from 08 to 26 December

2014. The said program covered

five courses on Korean Economics

Development, Korean Business

Administration, IS Planning & ERP

system, Public Administration, and

E-government. The total number of

students admitted to the program

was 129 students with a minimum

of 20 students in each class.

Most of the students were government

officials and private sectors employees

along with a few fresh graduate

students. The invited senior

professors from Yonsei University in

South Korea had developed and

updated teaching material plus

incorporating more classroom

activities to actively involved students

in the process of learning and

teaching. This 5th term was the last

term of the Intensive Program. It

was one of successful HRD

programs that the CKCC has been

developing. Through continuous

evaluation and reform, it was found

that in each term, almost 80% of the

total students satisfied with the

courses and hoped that the center

continue providing this academic

program, if possible to a more

advanced level.

The 5th Intensive Program

Special Khmer Language for Korean

Striving to exchange cultural

understating between Cambodia and

Korea, the CKCC has been

developing both training programs

and cultural events to share

understanding about Korea and

Cambodia. Language competency is

the key to understand one’s culture.

Therefore, in order for Korean

people to understand culture of

Cambodia and to live sociably with

local people, the CKCC has conduc-

ted Special Khmer Language for

Korean Course. The course was first

launched from 01 September to 08

December 2014. It was specifically

designed for Korean people who have

no understanding of Khmer language.

The curriculum and teaching

materials were carefully designed so

that the students can easily pick up

the language in a faster pace. The

course incorporated all four macro

skills -- reading, writing, speaking, and

listening. Students’ performance

was carefully assessed through

both written and oral tests.

Studying with Khmer teacher

with solid proficiency in Korean

made learning acquisition easier.

Moreover, the class was conducted

in a modern language lab, fully

equipped with educational aids,

creating a very favorable condition

for students to do listening

practices.

October-December 2014 Issue: 31 Dec 2014 Vol 1. Issue 2

Korean Style Quilting Class

Korean Quilling Style Course is bringing

another aspect of Korean culture to

Cambodian students. The said course

introduces Korean quilling style in making key

chain, purse, small bag, and some other

holders.

The course was instructed by a Korean

instructor Ms. Kim Buk Le, who has extensive

experience in quilling. The course was started

on 13 December 2014 and expected to finish

on 28 February 2015.

CKCC Reading Club

Believing that reading will help

develop critical thinking skills and

contribute to self-development,

the CKCC Reading Club is

introduced to enhance and

develop reading habit of

Cambodian students. This club is

primarily designed for students

who are able to read in Korean

language (beginner level). Club

members are required to attend 5

reading sessions on every

Saturday morning from 8 to

11am. Each session allows the

members to read one Korean

short story, thus members will

have finished five books till the

last session. To make reading

more interesting and purposeful,

readers are required to fill out

story question sheets. By so

doing, the readers are able to

follow the sequence of the

story events thus understand

the story much better. All

members must regularly

come to the club to obtain at

least 80% attendance to

receive certificate of

participation. At the end of

all sessions, members will sit

for written test about the

stories they have read. Three

winners will be selected based

on the level of understanding

about the stories. Awards are

books, USB, and CKCC

library membership card.

October-December 2014 Issue: 31 Dec 2014 Vol 1. Issue 2

The General Korean Language Program

In response to the main

organizational missions in developing

high quality human resource

development programs, and

improving visibility of Korean culture

in Cambodian society; CKCC is

developing a new general Korean

language course for public, especially

for Cambodian students. A

comprehensive curriculum of this

course is designed to help students

develop their knowledge over the

Korean language and Korean culture.

The ability to understand Korean

language and experience Korean

culture gives students access to

another part of the world they have

never experienced before.

Additionally, this Korean language

course will be able to broaden the

opportunities, in terms of education,

career and experience, for all students

who are committed to join this

course. The said course covers two

levels, beginning and pre-

intermediate levels. In order to

ensure education quality, the

beginning level is taught by both

Korean and Khmer instructors

while the pre-intermediate level by

Korean instructor. They all have

extensive experiences in foreign

language teaching.

Did You Know?

There are 5 places in Seoul that

offer Hanbok experience at a very

low charge or even for FREE.

Hanbok is Korean traditional attire. It symbolizes the traditional beauty of Korea. Nowadays, Korean people only wear

Hanbok for special occasions such as wedding day, 1st

year birthday party, and traditional holidays like the Lunar New

Year and Chuseok Day. Hanbok is receiving an increasing popularity that it has developed from a must-wear to want-

to-wear costume. If you are traveling to Korea, don’t miss the chance to experience this vital part of Korean traditional

living beauty.

1. Namsangol Hanok Village

Namsangol Hanok Village is Korean Traditional Village housed five

restored Korean traditional houses, including residences of officials and

commoners, a pavilion, a pond, and a time capsule. There, visitors can enjoy

the traditional craftwork exhibition, traditional tea and refreshment,

traditional game, and Hanbok

experience. Various beautifully colorful

Hanbok are available for try at a very

low charge of 3,500 won (approximately

USD3.5).You cannot take Hanbok

outside the village, but the traditional

house itself, the windows and furniture

already provide a perfect background for

photos. Also, taking picture with Korean

bride and groom wearing traditional

wedding costumes would be an

unforgettable experience.

October-December 2014 Issue: 31 Dec 2014 Vol 1. Issue 2

2. Seoul Global Cultural Center

Offer special opportunity for foreign visitors to

try a wide variety of Hanbok including uniform

worn by the guards, “Yong-Po” only worn by the

King, and “Dang-Ui” that only women in high

rank in Joseon Dynasty wore. Traditional

furniture is prepared for photo shooting

background which is just best match with the

costume. The Service is FREE. First come, first

served.

3. Insadong Information Center

Insadong is another famous tourist site.

There are a lot of shops selling the same

products thus offering a good chance for

survey before buying. While you are at

Insadong, never miss the chance to wear

Hanbok at the Insadong Information

Center. Friendly staff will help advise you on

how to correctly wear Hanbok. The fee is

3.000won (approximately USD3).

4. Unhyeongung Royal Residence

It is called royal residence because this place

used to be Jamjeo, a temporary place for the

soon-to-be monarch to stay before taking the

throne of Gojong, 26th King of Joseon

Dynasty. Visitors can walk around wearing

traditional attire and take commemorative

photos. The fee is 3,300won (approximately

USD3.30) and 10minutes is allowed for taking

photos.

5. Tourist Information Center at the Korea

Tourism Headquarters Visitors can get information about Korean tourist

attractions, shopping, foods, and accommodation

at Tourist Information Center at KTH. Better

get those information if you want to have an

unforgettable memory in Korea.

Free Hanbok experience is also provided to

foreign visitors who want to experience Korean

traditional attire. The service is free of charge.

Source: Retrieved on 18.11.2014 from http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu

Royal University of Phnom Penh, Russian Federation Blvd., Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Tel: (855) 23 999 494, Fax: (855) 23 999 495 --Email: info.ckcc@rupp.edu.kh Website: www.rupp.edu.kh/ckcc