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“Foreign Students Enjoy Calligraphy Lessons in Taiwan”

＂外國學生在台灣享受書法課＂

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“Foreign Students Enjoy Calligraphy Lessons in Taiwan”

Foreign students are opening their eyes to Chinese culture by taking advantage of free calligraphy classes at Zhengda University.

Students are participating in a 5 week calligraphy course designed to give them the rudimentary basics of calligraphy technique and inspire a love for the traditional art. It is hoped that the course will give the students the skills needed to continue with the practice of calligraphy once the taught course concludes.

Classes are held for one hour a week in the International Building and are available free for students of Chinese language at the CLC in Zhengda University. The materials are all provided and the students can even use the resources for further private practice as they wish. These total beginners are trained in the vital details of the art of calligraphy, down to details such as correct grip, use of ink, and body posture. Adapting to use of a brush instead of a pen takes time and effort to master , so the first classes are dedicated to brush control before the students can move on to more complex character writing. Today the students practised drawing tadpoles and water droplets.

Ten students from all over the world are taking part in the course, each aiming to get something different out of the course. ‘When I was younger I took maybe one or two classes in calligraphy and always wanted to learn more. Here in Taiwan it is a fantastic opportunity to learn,’ says South Korean student Tingwo. Her classmates come from as far as Russia and Britain and are all equally eager to learn this Chinese art. The small class size means that the qualified and experienced calligraphy teacher is able to offer individual attention to all the students in turn to help them produce the best and most attractive results possible.

However according to teacher Xie Wen Yu, there is much more to calligraphy than just writing attractive characters: ‘calligraphy is like t’ai chi. One learns to concentrate one’s ‘qi’, the body’s spiritual energy. Calligraphy involves the entire body. It takes a lot of time and effort to study but it is worth it as you can learn to empty your mind and attain a level of total calm.’

Chinese calligraphy has over 2500 years of history. Characters used today are still practically unchanged from 1000 years ago. Characters were developed through gradually through time and are believed to contain a lot of information not immediately obvious to those not familiar with characters. Chinese characters reflect historic Chinese culture. Xie Wen Yu starts every first class by stating ‘Calligraphy IS China’. She explains: ‘If you really want to understand China, then you must study calligraphy. How could you truly understand China without understanding the culture that is contained in every character? The study of calligraphy provides the students with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of this magnificent ancient culture.’

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 ＂外國學生在台灣享受書法課＂

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目前在台灣政治大學學習中文的外國學生可以利用書法課對中華文化大開眼界。 

學生參加一個為期五週的書法課程，該課程經過專門設計，主要為了提供書法初步的基礎，並激起學生對書法藝術的熱愛。

該課程除了 希望提供給學生必要的基本技巧之外，並使學生可以在課程結束之後，能獨自繼續練習書法。

該課程於每星期一個小時在政治大學國際大樓舉行，免費提供書法學習環境給政治大學華語文教學中心學習中文的外國學生。

相關教材亦均為免費供應，學生们可以依個人興趣隨時取用練習。老師會教導一個完全沒有經驗的初學者有關書法最基礎必學的技巧，

例如正確握筆、墨水用法和身體姿勢等方面的細節。從用鉛筆適應到實際書寫，需要充分地時間與精力的投入，

因此前幾節課主要學習如何控制毛筆，接下來學生们才能進到比較複雜的漢體字書寫。

而今天的課程則包括化小蝌蚪汗水低來練習控制毛筆。

這10個外國學生從世界各國來參加課程，每位學生對課程預期效果不同。

韓國文學系學生姜廷沃說:"我小時候已經上了約一、兩節書法課，從那時起我一直想學多一點。在台灣終於有這個美好機會再次學習。"

她的同學们來自於各處，甚至是英國和俄羅斯那麼遙遠國家，也非常迫切想學會這種中華文化藝術。

較少學生人數的班級，意味著經驗經驗豐富的老師更能專心地~~指導每一位學生，以便協助他們發揮最直接的學習效果及最優美的書法。

根據老師謝文玉女士表示，書寫漂亮了漢字以外，書法也包含更多方面的涵義，例如:書法像太極拳，可以學會"氣"的運用。

書法涉及整個身體的運作，謝老師表示:掌握運筆的技巧，是一個100分的動作。

因為控制毛筆必須要花很多時間和精力來學習，但這是值得的，因為你會學會使自己理清腦海的思路，達到平靜的狀態。

毛筆在中國已經超過2500年歷史，現代的繁體漢字幾乎跟一千年前用的漢字一模一樣；

根據漢字演變和發展，了解到文字後面代表的文化，古人社會生活方式意境；假若不熟悉字體內涵，將無法理解真正的意義。

謝文玉老師每次開新的課程在開場白都會說:"書法是中國"。

他表示"了解中國最好、最快的方法，是學書法"~如果無法理解文化內容，又如何深深地理解中國~~

學書法是一個讓學生们加深對偉大古老國文化依各了解的機會。

書法課受到學生得歡迎。

韓國學生南芝連笑著說:"原本只想學習怎樣讓我的一般用漢字更漂亮!不過，居然發現練習書法的時候真的能感覺到我的頭腦變的越來越清醒。

外國學生需要比較多的幫助；

我相信書法真的會讓我們得到更穩定的精神。"

許多書法家，包括謝老師，擔心書法是正在消失的一種藝術。

大部分中國年輕人沒有機會即時間真正接觸"書法" ，無法體會書法要求的奉獻精神與自我鍛鍊~~

謝老師希望外國人能夠吸收這個藝術，並把它傳揚到世界各地。