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(뉴스) 2013.07.03 - Hangeul advocates oppose Hanja classes
최고관리자 | 13-07-04 06:09
Hangeul advocates oppose Hanja classes
The government’s plan to enhance Hanja, or Chinese character, classes sparked backlash from civic groups and advocates for Hangeul, or the Korean writing system, who claim it would hamper efforts to defend the purity of the Korean language and further burden students. They launched a sit-in protest in front of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in Jongno demanding the authority cancel the plan which would “revive an old-fashioned and unnecessary” education program. The plan could impose academic stress on students and they would end up relying more on hagwon, or private education institutes, in order to get good marks at schools, they claimed. The protest came a week after the Seoul education office’s plan to encourage all primary and secondary schools to teach written Chinese starting in the second semester this year. Learning Chinese characters could enhance students’ Korean language proficiency as school textbooks use many Korean words based on Chinese characters, officials said.
* enhance = 높이다, 향상시키다/ spark = 촉발(유발)시키다/ backlash = 반발/ civic group = 시민 운동 기구(단체)/ advocate = 옹호자, 지지자/ hamper = 방해하다/ sit-in = 연좌 농성/ revive = 부활시키다
The government’s plan to enhance Hanja, or Chinese character, classes sparked backlash from civic groups and advocates for Hangeul, or the Korean writing system, who claim it would hamper efforts to defend the purity of the Korean language and further burden students. They launched a sit-in protest in front of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in Jongno demanding the authority cancel the plan which would “revive an old-fashioned and unnecessary” education program. The plan could impose academic stress on students and they would end up relying more on hagwon, or private education institutes, in order to get good marks at schools, they claimed. The protest came a week after the Seoul education office’s plan to encourage all primary and secondary schools to teach written Chinese starting in the second semester this year. Learning Chinese characters could enhance students’ Korean language proficiency as school textbooks use many Korean words based on Chinese characters, officials said.
* enhance = 높이다, 향상시키다/ spark = 촉발(유발)시키다/ backlash = 반발/ civic group = 시민 운동 기구(단체)/ advocate = 옹호자, 지지자/ hamper = 방해하다/ sit-in = 연좌 농성/ revive = 부활시키다
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