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    英語総合講座III-9
  An Introduction to Korean Culture and Society
PARK SIWON 
4単位 
3〜4 
前期 
11002109

This course aims to introduce participants to contemporary Korean culture and society.  Together with the participants, the instructor will draw upon various aspects of the Korean popular culture that have formed the contemporary cultural and societal trends in Korea, often through contrastive accounts on the similarities and differences between Japan and Korea and also the US.  The instructor will provide the participants with reading materials for discussions as well as electronic (media) materials.  Rather than textual interactions in the class, the instructor and his participants will seek to develop activities, tasks, and projects, so that the course can be dynamically facilitated.  Class participants will be expected to choose and explore their own topic(s) and search for the relevant materials about Korea and its current popular culture, and share them with the class in the form of a class project which will constitute a major portion of the course credit.  Active participation in all aspects of class activities is a must for this class, as the primary purpose of the class centers on the development of the participants’ English skills through the course content.  
***NOTE: Participants will be required to do MUCH reading and writing for this course!

評価方法: (1) Attendance and Class Participation: 20%
(2) Oral Presentation: 10%
(3) Vocabulary quizzes: 20%
(4) Midterm Exam (essay): 20%
(5) Final Group Project (Paper + presentation): 30%

Total: 100%

授業計画――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
1. A First Look at Korean Culture and Society: Facts, Opinions, and Stereotypes
2. Historical Background I: Land, People and Problems
3. Historical Background II: Traditions, Virtues, and Identity
4. Korean Culture on TV: Soppy Soaps and Hearts
5. Korea and Japan: similarities and differences
6. Korean Music: Traditional Music and Dance, and Exploding Ballads
7. Korean Film Movies: National Identity and Hollywood
8. Korean Arts: Traditional Ceramics, Architecture, and Paintings
9. Korean Food: Kimchee vs. Kimuchi (キムチ)
10. Education in Korea I: Educational Systems and Minds of Japan, America, and Korea
11. Education in Korea II: Social Structure, Values, and Education
12. The Internet Culture: Pali-pali spirit (パリパリ精神)
13. Traveling in Korea and meeting Koreans