The learning of Chinese characters is a part of the Korean education curriculum as they are still used along with the Korean alphabet although not as much as in the past.
It's not always easy to get children to enjoy learning the complicated writing system but this group of kids we're about to meet seem to be hooked.
Lee Junghwa tells us why.
Chinese characters can be difficult to learn due to their complexity, often involving long, not to mention tedious hours of studying.
But these students are having a little fun with the process, learning the principles on which the characters are built through singing instead of rote memorization.
[INTERVIEW : Kim Jaeyoung] ''It's Chinese characters, and it's not hard to learn. It was easy.''
[INTERVIEW : Moon Seunghyun] ''It was really fun to sing along with everyone.''
The teachers here are young college students.
Even though they are just students themselves, they are practically semi-professionals, majoring in Chinese literature and learning teaching methodology at their schools.
[INTERVIEW : Park Miyun] ''It's about teaching complex Chinese characters. So we want to make it as fun and easy as possible using songs and activities.''
The Chinese character culture camp held at the Jeonju Hanok Village also offered programs that teach children traditional Korean etiquette and folk games.
Keeping with the traditional theme, students who took part in this summer program got a chance to learn traditional Korean paper art as well.
Who said traditional paper can't be useful?
Teachers at this class encouraged children to make items like pencil holders that they can actually use at home.
The Hanok village features traditional Korean homes and events year-round for those who didn't make it last weekend.
Lee Junghwa, Arirang News.
AUG 07, 2008
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