East Asian / en Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library /node/308636 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>laurie.bulchak</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-07-27T13:55:43-04:00" title="Saturday, July 27, 2024 - 13:55" class="datetime">Sat, 07/27/2024 - 13:55</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">URL</div> <div class="field__item">https://east.library.utoronto.ca</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/news/tags/east-asian" hreflang="en">East Asian</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/libraries" hreflang="en">Libraries</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Campus</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6953" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> Sat, 27 Jul 2024 17:55:43 +0000 laurie.bulchak 308636 at Thanks to K-Pop and Korean dramas, Toronto's Korean speech contest at 鶹ֱapp gets bigger each year /news/thanks-k-pop-and-korean-dramas-toronto-s-korean-speech-contest-u-t-gets-bigger-each-year <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Thanks to K-Pop and Korean dramas, Toronto's Korean speech contest at 鶹ֱapp gets bigger each year</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-03-03-korean.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Wew8iq6b 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-03-03-korean.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=1O2IPHnP 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-03-03-korean.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=j8RDPJH0 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-03-03-korean.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Wew8iq6b" alt="Korean speech"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-03-03T17:24:03-05:00" title="Friday, March 3, 2017 - 17:24" class="datetime">Fri, 03/03/2017 - 17:24</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Students speaking at the Korean Speech Contest 2016</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/kim-luke" hreflang="en">Kim Luke</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Kim Luke</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/global-lens" hreflang="en">Global Lens</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/language" hreflang="en">Language</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/east-asian" hreflang="en">East Asian</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/korean" hreflang="en">Korean</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">The competition will be held March 11</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Korean Speech Contest held each year at 鶹ֱapp's Munk School of Global Affairs keeps getting bigger and better since its launch 10 years ago – an upsurge in popularity that mirrors a wider trend in Korean language study.</p> <p>This year, 45 university and high school students from across Canada will give speeches in Korean on topics ranging from pop culture and food to Korean friends and their own language study experiences.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/korean-interst-1.4022395">Read more at CBC News</a></h3> <p>According to the latest figures available from the Modern Language Association of America, U.S. colleges and universities saw a 45 per cent increase in Korean language enrolments between 2009 and 2013.</p> <p><strong>Kyoungrok Ko</strong>, an associate professor in East Asian Studies at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;and the organizer of the speaking contest, has seen a similar trend in Canada.</p> <p><strong>K-wave has students flocking to Korean language courses</strong></p> <p>“In 2010, only seven postsecondary institutions in Canada offered Korean language courses. Today, more than 15 do,” says Ko. &nbsp;When he joined 鶹ֱapp in 2010, there were 35 students in the introductory-level Korean language course. Last year, 175 students enrolled&nbsp;with over 200 on the waiting list.</p> <p>Ko points to the K-wave – the explosion of popular pop music videos and drama from Korea – for the increasing number of students flocking to Korean language courses.</p> <p>Students agree.</p> <p>“Before coming to 鶹ֱapp, the only knowledge I had about Korea was through K-pop and K-dramas on YouTube,” says <strong>Zoha Tanveer</strong>, a fourth-year Woodsworth College student specializing in East Asian Studies. &nbsp;“I basically discovered a country and I was shocked to not have known about it before.”</p> <p><strong>Korean popular culture is main motivation for learning Korean</strong></p> <p>According to Ko’s research with his own students, about 40 per cent of students say Korean popular culture is their main motivation for learning Korean. &nbsp;Others cited academic and linguistic interest, communication with family members or better career opportunities – with companies like Samsung, LG and Hyundai, Korea has the 13th largest economy in the world.</p> <p>Students from many different cultural backgrounds study Korean. It is especially popular with international students, notes Ko, who personally interviews each student who enrolls in first-year Korean language to ensure they are placed in the right course, depending on their language proficiency.</p> <p>For Ko, the main reason for hosting the Korean Speech Contest is to motivate his students – whether beginners or highly advanced – to speak Korean comfortably and persuasively in public.</p> <p><strong>Korean speech contest has become an important event for the Korean community</strong></p> <p>The competition, however, has also become an important event for the Korean community with many local business and media outlets contributing prizes and offering support. &nbsp;</p> <p>The contest is now supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Korea, the Ministry of Education in Korea, Korea Tourism Organization, LG Corporation, food and beverage company Nongshim, Korean Air, and Galleria, one of the GTA’s largest Korean supermarkets. In addition, major universities in South Korea provide five winners of the winners with place in their summer language programs.</p> <p>The Korean Speech Language Contest is open to the public. &nbsp;More information on the contest is at <a href="http://munkschool.utoronto.ca/csk/tksc/">uoft.me/tksc</a></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:24:03 +0000 ullahnor 105295 at