Practice Proper Language Use! ... Ulsan Office of Education Selects Winners of 'Uri Mal Dasi Sseugi' Contest

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education selected the winners of the ‘Rewriting Our Language’ contest held from the 8th to the 24th of last month.

The ‘Rewriting Our Language’ project is an initiative promoted by the Ulsan Office of Education since 2021 to replace indiscriminately used foreign words, loanwords, and obscure trendy expressions in daily life with easy and beautiful Korean words.

The students who participated in this ‘Rewriting Our Language’ contest proposed alternative Korean terms for the given words, such as ▲Gaslighting as continuous brainwashing ▲Omakase as entrusted cuisine, chef’s choice dish ▲Calligraphy as decorative handwriting ▲Yellow Carpet as yellow life protector ▲Air Fryer as air oven ▲Chatbot as conversation robot.

Ulsan Office of Education's Selected Words for 'Rewriting Korean Language'.

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education plans to continue promoting the Korean words selected through student participation to encourage students to use beautiful Korean in their daily lives.

The Ulsan Office of Education also plans to take the lead by actively encouraging the use of easy and beautiful Korean words rather than loanwords or foreign words in official documents and policy names.

An official from the city’s Office of Education said, “Through this event, students reflected on expressions they had used unconsciously, felt the value of our language, and created an opportunity to use correct Korean. We will continue to help students practice proper language use and awaken the spirit of love for our language.”

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education was selected as the best institution for two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022 for its Korean language responsibility work.

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