The news that author Han Kang was awarded the Man Booker Prize reminded people of the importance of those who can make a perfect translation from Korean to English. Reporter Shin Kyeongjin covered the Korean Writing Contest on location. Those who participated in the contest were not Korean-Chinese but were in fact Chinese students who have learned Korean.
[Reporter]
“The subject is being announced. This year’s subject is ‘speeding’, which means that students are often too busy, causing them to miss out on life. The 97 students who got through the preliminaries at 57 colleges are beginning to write on their manuscript papers. Some of the students are facing difficulties regarding how to correctly spell and space the words.”
[Do Wonshin – 4th grade at Beijing University (first prize winner)]
Reporter: “What is the most special part or your contest submission?”
Wonshin: “It was from my grandmother. She told me you will miss the beauty of life when you are too busy. Once you slow it down, you will get to see a part of life you missed before.”
This is the place where students who are majoring in Korean language and literature can have a chance to have their wish granted to study at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) if they win the prize.
[President of SKKU, Dr. Kyu Sang Chung]
“We will develop this contest to produce talented people in China like translator Deborah Smith who was awarded the Man Booker Prize with author Han Kang.”
On the 10th anniversary of this contest, the group of prize winners has increased.
[President of the Prize Winners’ Party, Luo Yuan (second prize winner at 1st contest)] “I will make this club become a strong network in China where Korean experts are gathered.”
The Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics presented a special lecture about Korean classics to professors from the Korean Department.
Today, nearly 30,000 Chinese college students are learning Korean and Hangul from 230 universities where Korean departments have been established.
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