Family Day: Korean New Year 2012
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On the snowy afternoon of Saturday, January 21, 2012, dozens of families joined The Korea Society to celebrate sŏllal, Korean New Year. Participants enjoyed a day of fun-filled family activities such as a puppet show for the folk tale The Blue Dragon, the New Year’s bow (sebae), traditional games such as tuhonori (similar to horseshoes) and yutnori, a dance and sing-a-long, and kite-making, mask-making, and other crafts. As a bonus, tasty Korean treats such as param ttŏk, mujigae ttŏk, and sik‘ye were sampled by all. Unforgettable memories were made at The Korea Society! We hope to see everyone next year!
Teaching East Asia
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Dr. Richard Shek, Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento, and Dr. Mark Peterson, Professor of Korean Studies at Brigham Young University, will introduce educators to Confucianism’s influence on the history, literature, and society of China, Japan, and Korea; provide a better understanding of the socio-cultural foundations of East Asia; and survey the available primary sources to introduce East Asia in the classroom.
Let’s TaLK
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College and university students are invited to join Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK), a paid internship opportunity to teach English to elementary students in rural Korea. TaLK scholars enjoy extensive training in Korean language and culture during their six-month or one-year stay in Korea.Applicants must have a strong command of spoken and written English and be enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in which they have completed at least two years of study. Benefits include round-trip airfare, accommodation, health insurance, and a monthly stipend.
The TaLK program is administered by the National Institute for International Education (NIIE), an executive government agency under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea.
Family Day: Korean New Year
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Celebrate Korean New Year’s Day (설날 Sŏllal) at The Korea Society. Children, parents, and grandparents are welcome to sample traditional rice cakes (떡 ttŏk), practice the New Year's bow (세배 sebae), and watch a short film screening on the traditional ancestral ceremony, ch'arye 차례. The day will be filled with games and activities, such as yut nori 윷놀이, a Korean board game traditionally played on New Year’s Day; chegi ch'agi 제기차기, a Korean version of the popular hacky-sack; and craft activities such as kite-making (연 만들기 yŏn mandŭlgi).
Family Day: Korean New Year
Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:00-5:00 PM
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