NEWSLETTER. April-June 2015 Issue: 30 June 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "NEWSLETTER. April-June 2015 Issue: 30 June 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4"

Marilyn Fleming
5 years ago
Views:

Understanding about Korean Culture Procceee Supported by: KOICA-TAF-CKCC Book Hand-Over Ceremony The effort to bring source of knowledge closer to the students Currently, the library of CKCC houses

On Friday 29 th May 2015, the KOICA- TAF-CKCC Book Hand-Over Ceremony was held to honor the generous donation of 342 books from The Asia Foundation (TAF) to the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center

Sao Vanna, Executive Director of KAPE, Ms. Pen Mony, Program Officer of TAF/CB, Ms. Baek Sook Hee, Country Director of KOICA Cambodia Office, Mr.

1 NEWSLETTER April-June 2015 Issue: 30 June 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 In This Issue KOICA-TAF-CKCC Book Hand-Over Ceremony CKCC Reading Club CKCC Taekwondo Training Program The Intensive Khmer Language for KOICA Volunteer General Korean Program Quiz on Korea Understanding about Korean Culture Procceee Supported by: KOICA-TAF-CKCC Book Hand-Over Ceremony The effort to bring source of knowledge closer to the students Currently, the library of CKCC houses approximately books (Korean and English). There s no better place for readers who want to know about Korea better than CKCC library. On Friday 29 th May 2015, the KOICA- TAF-CKCC Book Hand-Over Ceremony was held to honor the generous donation of 342 books from The Asia Foundation (TAF) to the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC). All 342 books are English books. Mr. Gordon Hein, Vice President of TAF-San Francisco, Mr. Silas Everett, Representative of TAF/CB, Mr. Dylan Davis, Representative of TAF/Korea, Mr. Sao Vanna, Executive Director of KAPE, Ms. Pen Mony, Program Officer of TAF/CB, Ms. Baek Sook Hee, Country Director of KOICA Cambodia Office, Mr. Khoun Thavouth, Director of CKCC participated the ceremony. To appreciate the valuable donation from TAF, Mr. Khoun Thavouth awarded the Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Gordon Hein. Mr. Khoun Thavouth also thanked Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Kampuchean Action for Primary Education (KAPE) for the initiation and support to make the donation possible and convenient. The donation means a lot to fulfil students need of reading materials. The CKCC is very optimistic that future book donation from TAF is possible. In response to this optimistic hope, TAF has also promised to keep supporting if the center is still in need of more books. The CKCC is very grateful for the donation and cannot speak highly enough of the appreciation and sincere thanks toward the generous act of The Asia Foundation.

April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 CKCC Reading Club The CKCC not only brings source of knowledge closer to students but also encourages them to utilize the source.

Every Saturday morning, club members gather to read short Korean story. The librarian as a monitor will lead the discussion and help club members overcome difficult vocabularies.

CKCC Taekwondo Training Program The CKCC Taekwondo Training program has been launched since the beginning of 2015, and has been training a total of 60 students.

Continuous effort has been put to encourage more students to enroll in this program by developing a free basic Taekwondo training course to RUPP students.

The CKCC is proud to introduce Taekwondo training program to Cambodian students as part of its mission in bringing and promoting mutual cultural understanding between Korea and Cambodia.

2 April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 CKCC Reading Club The CKCC not only brings source of knowledge closer to students but also encourages them to utilize the source. CKCC Reading Club has been established for almost one year. This club allows students to read at their own pace and encourages an open discussion. Every Saturday morning, club members gather to read short Korean story. The librarian as a monitor will lead the discussion and help club members overcome difficult vocabularies. Until now, the club has approximately 20 members. Reading Club is intended to develop and enhance student s interest in reading and naturally create a reading habit inside students. CKCC Taekwondo Training Program The CKCC Taekwondo Training program has been launched since the beginning of 2015, and has been training a total of 60 students. On Friday 5 th June 2015, Gup Certificate Awarding Ceremony was held to applause 51 students who passed the belt test, among which 16 students got yellow belt and 35 got green belt. Continuous effort has been put to encourage more students to enroll in this program by developing a free basic Taekwondo training course to RUPP students. Remarkable progress has been seen in a way that most students have paid attention to the training making them be able to change from white belt to yellow and green belt. The CKCC is proud to introduce Taekwondo training program to Cambodian students as part of its mission in bringing and promoting mutual cultural understanding between Korea and Cambodia. The Intensive Khmer Language for KOICA Volunteer On Tuesday 5 th May 2015, the Completion Ceremony of Intensive Khmer Language Program to Korean Volunteers was held at KOICA Cambodia office. The training was conducted at CKCC for two months, and this was the second batch training at the center. The CKCC has been providing intensive Khmer language training to Korean volunteer who come to do volunteer work through World Friends KOICA Volunteer Program. The program refuses to focus on grammar. Instead, it focuses on developing basic communication ability in the students. Toward that end, most of daily instruction is devoted to speaking. Since cultural understanding is also important, the program has developed curricular activities like shopping which allowed students to actually communicate with Cambodian people. In addition, by making use of teaching materials that stimulate the visual and audio senses, Khmer language instructors can teach Khmer in an authentic manner. Furthermore, the program constantly updates the teaching materials aiming to provide students the best possible language acquisition. As of May 2015, the CKCC has conducted Intensive Khmer Language Program for KOICA Volunteer for two terms, and the 3 rd term was begun on 8 June, 2015.

CKCC is opening another new term of General Korean Program (GKP) on 6 th July 2015.

3 April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 General Korean Program (GKP) Bring together knowledge and Korean cultural understanding to Cambodian students To suit the need of Cambodian students looking for Korean language training, the CKCC is opening another new term of General Korean Program (GKP) on 6 th July This language training distinguishes itself as a leading Korean program through a well-developed curriculum implem-ented by qualified Korean and Khmer instructors in a comfortable learning environment which cannot be found anywhere else locally. The program has been offering three levels ranging from basic level to intermediate level. The training has incorporated modern teaching methods and materials to ensure the quality training. In each term, students are evaluated through quizzes, tests, and exams. Despite the fact that it s a non-degree program, students are required to sit for a rigorous exam before allowing to continue the next level; or otherwise, ending up repeating the course. Being strict and intensive, GKP has gained popularity and public trust in comparison with others Korean language training institutions. Students progress is CKCC s top priority. This is explained by the center s constant investment in creating a more favorable environment for self-study and research. Unlike regular readers, the students of CKCC are granted free access to library without having to pay membership fee. Students can also get access to internet inside the campus. The center not only encourages but also awards students who make outstanding performance. The center is planning to host a Certificate of Outstanding Awarding Ceremony to the students of GKP. Three outstanding students of each class will be awarded special tuition discount to honor their great achievements. This is part of positive reinforcement that the center has been doing to encourage students to continue upgrading their performance. 한국어속담 Korean Proverb 발없는말이천리간다. Bad news travels fast. Source: the King Sejong Institute Foundation (

Republic of Korea and was organized by the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC). H.E.

Quiz on Korea is an international contest organized by the Korean Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, with the sponsorship of the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS).

Individual contestants will be required to answers a series of quizzes about the Republic of Korea on various aspects including culture.

The first preliminary round invited all the contestants to sit for a series of MCQ questions and then only seven contestants will be selected to sit for the

Huot Vanny was the first winner and she will represent Cambodia to participate the international contest which will be held in Seoul, The Republic of Korea.

4 April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 Quiz on Korea A series of quizzes to test understanding about Korea and its culture On 27 th June 2015, Quiz on Korea was hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and was organized by the Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center (CKCC). H.E. Kim Weon Jin, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, committees and staffs, and around 100 contestants attended the event. Quiz on Korea is an international contest organized by the Korean Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, with the sponsorship of the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS). This contest is held across nations. Individual contestants will be required to answers a series of quizzes about the Republic of Korea on various aspects including culture. The contest was divided into two rounds. The first preliminary round invited all the contestants to sit for a series of MCQ questions and then only seven contestants will be selected to sit for the final round. In this stage, more difficult questions were given to the contestants in order to select the 1 st winner. In this Quiz on Korea 2015, Ms. Huot Vanny was the first winner and she will represent Cambodia to participate the international contest which will be held in Seoul, The Republic of Korea. Given the opportunity to express her determination, Ms. Huot Vanny firmly stated that she will study hard and hope to bring success to Cambodia during her participation in the international contest in Seoul. Besides, the other six contestants also received the award as following: the 2 nd winner received 500USD, the 3 rd winner received 400USD, the 4 th winner received 300USD, and the 5 th winner received 200USD. The 6 th and 7 th winner received 100USD. To congratulate the quiz winners, H.E Kim Weon Jin expressed a very delightful remark to honor the effort of all the quiz winners and all the contestants. Easy Korean Expression 오늘날씨가어때요? How is the weather today?

April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 Did You Know?

Normally, common folks couldn t afford to have noodle served at home.

wealth and power. Flour was precious and expensive ingredient.

This was also a reason why noodle is often served in happy occasions like wedding or 60 th birthday

It is a great substitute to a regular meal such as rice.

Traditionally, noodle was normally served in a hot soup.

meat or sea food, with black soybean paste serve over noodles.

Moulnaengmyeon (Spicy Cold Buckwheat Noodles) Hot pepper paste is added to Naengmyeon to make a

5 April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 Did You Know? In Korea, a bowl of noodle is more than just food. It is a symbol of long, happy, and healthy life. Why does noodle symbolize longevity? There are various theories but the most well-known idea has to do with the flour inside the long-shape noodle. In the old time, wheat flour, which was used to make noodle, was scarce and expensive. Normally, common folks couldn t afford to have noodle served at home. Also, making noodles was difficult and time consuming which required the effort of the whole villagers. Therefore, only social elites and noble men would serve noodle at large gathering to show off their wealth and power. Flour was precious and expensive ingredient. This led to the belief that eating noodle will bring health and longevity. This was also a reason why noodle is often served in happy occasions like wedding or 60 th birthday party. Unlike in the past, noodle now is available to everyone. It is a great substitute to a regular meal such as rice. Noodle is fast to make and can easily satisfy an empty stomach. Traditionally, noodle was normally served in a hot soup. However, with the invention of cooking method, Korean people have found numerous ways to enjoy noodle. Jajangmyeon (Noodles with Black Soybean Paste) Stir-fried vegetables like onion, radish, cucumber, meat or sea food, with black soybean paste serve over noodles. Bibimmyeon (Spicy Noodle) Buckwheat noodle served in spicy sauce topped with sesame seeds and egg. Moulnaengmyeon (Spicy Cold Buckwheat Noodles) Hot pepper paste is added to Naengmyeon to make a spicy version. Kalguksu (Hand-rolled Noodle Soup) Flour is kneaded into dough, then rolled out flat and cut into long thin strips. The noodle is usually cooked in chicken or anchovy stock, and then garnished with green onion. It s popular in winter. Naengmyeon (Cold Buckwheat Noodles) The noodle is served in cold beef broth and watery radish kimchi. Japchae (Stir fried Glass Noodle) Stir-fried sweet potato noodles with vegetables. Kongguksu (Noodles in Cold Soy Milk Broth) This noodle is made by soaking, boiling, and peeling the soybeans before purring into a thick broth. In Korea, soybeans are high in protein and is referred to as the beef grows in the fields. The soup is then garnished with cucumber strips. Savory Kongguksu is healthful and delicious dish.

April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 Let s learn to cook Japchae at home! Japchae? Japchae is among a popular side dishes presented at Korean meal.

Japchae is prepared by stir-frying sweet potato noodles (glass noodle) with various vegetables, and then garnished with stripped fried-egg, and sesame

!! INGREDIENTS Serving size: 4 60g potato noodles 50g beef 2 shiitake mushrooms 3g tree ear mushrooms 1/3 cucumber 1/3 carrot 30g skin bellflower root 1

tsp sesame oil Pinch black pepper Sauce 2 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp sugar 1/2 tbsp sesame oil 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp oil DIRECTIONS a.

Stem and separate tree ear mushrooms and season with remaining sauce1. c. Wash and julienne cut cucumber and carrot.

Cut bellflower roots in same size, then rub with salt for 1 minute to take away bitterness. Peel and wash onion, and thinly slice them.

rnish, then cut into thin strips. f. stir-fry all vegetables separately. g.

Boil water and cook potato noodles for 8 minutes. Drain noodles in colander and cut to 20cm long and season with seasoning sauce. i. stir-fry noodles for 2 minutes on medium heat.

6 April-June 2015 Issue: 30 Jun 2015 Vol 2. Issue 4 Let s learn to cook Japchae at home! Japchae? Japchae is among a popular side dishes presented at Korean meal. It is also prepared on holidays and traditional ceremonies. Japchae is prepared by stir-frying sweet potato noodles (glass noodle) with various vegetables, and then garnished with stripped fried-egg, and sesame seeds. It is supposed to be delicious and nutritious food. Cooking Japchae is family fun activity. Let s learn to cook Japchae together!!! INGREDIENTS Serving size: 4 60g potato noodles 50g beef 2 shiitake mushrooms 3g tree ear mushrooms 1/3 cucumber 1/3 carrot 30g skin bellflower root 1 onion 30 mung bean sprout Salt and sesame oil and seeds Sauce 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp chopped green onion 1/4 tsp crushed garlic 1/2 tsp sesame oil Pinch black pepper Sauce 2 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp sugar 1/2 tbsp sesame oil 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp oil DIRECTIONS a. Rinse beef and dry. Then cut into thin strips and season with half of sauce 1. b. Soak the mushrooms in water for about 1 hour, remove stems of mushrooms and slice them. Stem and separate tree ear mushrooms and season with remaining sauce1. c. Wash and julienne cut cucumber and carrot. Separately, soak them with salt for about 5 minute and then pat the excess water with cloth. d. Cut bellflower roots in same size, then rub with salt for 1 minute to take away bitterness. Peel and wash onion, and thinly slice them. Remove the heads and tails of mung bean sprouts. e. Panfry yolk eggs for garnish, then cut into thin strips. f. stir-fry all vegetables separately. g. Boil water and blanch mung bean sprouts with salt for 2 minutes, then drain in colander, and season with salt and sesame oil. h. Boil water and cook potato noodles for 8 minutes. Drain noodles in colander and cut to 20cm long and season with seasoning sauce. i. stir-fry noodles for 2 minutes on medium heat. j. Mix noodle and other ingredients together and garnish with yellow egg. TIPS: All ingredients should be cooked quickly and on high heat. Other ingredients such as pork, spinach and oyster mushrooms may be used. Korea Tourism Organization.(2012). Korean cuisine: refresh your sense. Korea Tourism organization: Republic of Korea Royal University of Phnom Penh, Russian Federation Blvd., Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: (855) , Fax: (855) info.ckcc@rupp.edu.kh Website:

Fair Trade Education in Korea - Fair Trade Youth Program Fair Trade Class case workshop -

Fair Trade Education in Korea - Fair Trade Youth Program Fair Trade Class case workshop - Yoo Sun, Kwon Beautiful Coffee withusun@bcoffee.org Mission of Beautiful Coffee Changing Trade to Change the World