한글날 맞아 외국인을 위한 한국어 교실 개최

This Friday, October 9th, is Hangeul Day,... a day commemorating the invention of the Korean alphabet.
To mark the occasion, South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook gave a speech to encourage international students at a Korean speaking competition on Thursday.
The King Sejong Institute Foundation is also holding one-day Korean classes for foreign students.
Jang Tae-hyun reports.
To celebrate the Korean Alphabet Day, known as Hangeul Day,... Gyeongbokgung Palace has been turned into a classroom.
"To promote the Korean language, the palace is running a one-day Korean class for foreigners... and it has hired a special teacher for the day."
A Korean teacher with over one million Youtube subscribers came to teach some basic Korean language to students from all over the world.
"It's a very unique thing to have a country small like this to have our own alphabet and also, as many people know, it's scientifically and linguistically proven that Korean alphabet is an effective phonetic alphabet to express many other languages, not just Korean language."
Students enjoyed the class while wearing face masks and sitting apart from each other.
Only 15 students could be in the classroom, but they seemed to be happy with the experience.
"I feel like she incorporated a lot of cultural aspects of the language rather than just the language itself. I found that a valuable learning experience."
"Well for me, I've been looking for more arts and crafts and I didn't really expect that there's going to be a crafting activity. So, I was so happy that I learned even though it's really hard."
The King Sejong Institute Foundation and Gyeongbokgung Palace are planning to offer more educational programs to promote Korea's cultural heritage.
Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News.