Introduction of Korea
Introduction to Korea
The first 5 weeks of the Korean Culture 101 course introduces heartwarming Movie, fun TV shows, and games with snacks and food.
Week 1: CelebrityQuiz
This is a quiz game where you can see pictures of famous celebrities, athletes, and characters and guess their names. If you guess it right in a limited time, you get rewarded with snacks; if you don't guess it right, you lose your snacks. It can be played in groups v. groups.
Week 2 ~ Week 4: Watching 'Ode to My Father' (국제시장)
Students will watch a movie 'Ode to My Father (국제시장)' for 4 weeks and have short discussions & lectures about the movie.
Week 1: 1~18 minutes of watching a movie& general explanation of the setting.
Hungnam evacuation (흥남 철수 작전)
Week 2: 18~67 minutes of watching a movie & general explanation of setting with some questions and debates.
The minors who were sent to Western germany (파독광부)
example)
Why did Deoksu get angry at the students?
Do you think Deoksu's choice to go to Western Germany was a good choice?
Week 3: 67~ 98 minutes of watching a movie & general explanation of setting with some questions and debates.
Vietnam War (배트남 전쟁)
example)
Why did Deoksu decide to go to Vietnam?
What happened there?
Do you think it was a great choice to go to Vietnam?
Week 4: 98~122 minute minutes of watching a movie & general explanation of setting with some questions and debates
Saparated family during Korean war(이산가족)
example)
How did Deocksu find his sister?
Why did he decide to sell his store?
Week 5: Korean food/snacks + spelling music lyrics
Teachers are going to bring in traditional Korean snacks/food (something small) for the students to try during the class.
Basic Korean snacks like: Choco pie, pepero/pocky, etc.
The students need to perfectly write down 2-3 lines of lyrics of a selected song. Some hints are allowed.
The person who guessed all the lines correctly wins more snacks and food.
Teachers can prepare whiteboards and markers, or students can use their paper and pencil.
The music and lyrics should be selected beforehand.
