KORE 321: Korean Proficiency through Visual Culture

KORE 321-K01: Korean Profic through Vis Cult
(Fall 2022)

05:00 PM to 06:15 PM MW

Mason Korea (119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea) G208

Section Information for Fall 2022

This course explores the current Korean cultural practices that can be useful for students who are new to Korea through visual media such as Youtube, movies, and TV series while cultivating Korean language proficiency. This course is aimed at students at the level of intermediate high or low advanced and students should have taken Korean 202 to take this course. In this course, students will learn various topics about Korean cultural practices including the manners that are expected in Korean culture, traditional elements in current Korean culture such as the rites of passage like weddings, birthdays, and funeral practices, and many national and cultural holidays and the ways Korean people celebrate them, Korean food for specific occasions and simple recipes, what Koreans do when hanging out with friends or dating, urban myths they believe or talk about, where Korean people travel, as well as a brief introduction of Korean history and current historical controversies that could be useful to know when communicating with Korean people.

Meanwhile, students will learn and practice Korean language expressions that are useful in specific cultural situations as well as expressions to discuss these topics and will be improving their speaking and listening skills as they engage in class discussions that will be done entirely in Korean. Students will also be carrying out an individual video project where they make a documentary on one of the cultural practices unique to Korea. 

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Develops Intermediate-high level Korean reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while increasing understanding of Korean culture through authentic Korean visual culture such as films, TV dramas, commercials, and music videos. Students who complete the course will gain an understanding of local and global Korean visual culture as well as acquire upper level Korean linguistic proficiency. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 202, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean

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