[KS] Kyujanggak Hanmun workshop

[서울대학교 국제한국학센터]

The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies would like to announce the launch of its new Hanmun (classical Chinese) workshop. 
Please find below further details; for more information, please contact the project coordinator at icks at snu.ac.kr. 

Virtually all remaining pre-modern Korean documents are composed in Classical Chinese, better known as Hanmun. Any research 
on Korea before the 20th century therefore depends on the correct reading of Hanmun texts; this goes beyond the simple knowledge of characters or grammar, because Hanmun composition is based on a set of cultural assumptions and patterns. Traditionally these were internalized through a rigid education in the classics. Nowadays both the study of characters and the study of these cultural 
parameters are in serious decline; improved e-search facilities of classical texts have partly offset this decline, but there is still a 
great need to improve young scholars’ facility with Hanmun texts.

The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies has therefore decided to organize a one-month intensive Hanmun workshop this
summer (2013). The workshop is aimed at graduate students or advanced undergraduate students who have completed at least oneyear of classes in classical Chinese and who are interested in improving their comprehension by reading original texts. Since
classes will be conducted in Korean, students should also possess at least intermediate knowledge of Korean. However, since themain target audience is foreign students who plan to have a position in foreign countries in the future, the language of instruction 
will be adjusted and there will be the opportunity to obtain feedback in English. The workshop will run from July 1 to 26 (four 
weeks). Seminars will take place Monday to Thursday and last 2.5 hours each; the seminars will be conducted mainly by 
discussing students’ translations of assigned texts. Therefore, apart from class time, students will spend at least 10 hrs a week 
preparing translations. Lunch and housing (shared rooms) will be provided, but travel costs and other expenses are borne by the 
student. There is no tuition fee, but students need to provide clear evidence of basic Hanmun ability, preferably through a reference letter from their academic advisor or Hanmun instructor.

Application due date: 15 April 2013
Please contact icks at snu.ac.kr for application forms and further details
Please also check our website for further information: http://plaza6.snu.ac.kr/~icks/
Announcement of acceptance: 22 April 2013
Final Registration deadline: 30 April 2013

Administrative assistant
International Center for Korean Studies
Seoul National University
599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742

Tel: 82-2-880-9378
Fax: 82-2-883-3305
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