understanding korean culture and korean students

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Understanding

and Korean Students

February 6th, 2013

By Silk Lee

ESOL teacher

Franklin Forest Elementary

Troup County Schools


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A enda Understanding Korea

2. Statistics and Facts about Korea3. Confucianism

4. Korean Culture: Etiquettes/ Names and Titles/ Taboos

Understanding Korean Parents and Korean

1. Korean Community in the USA

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3. Korean Students


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To

10Korean

Stereot es

1. Koreans are short.

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3. Koreans look alike.

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5. Koreans are hot-tempered or rude.

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7. Koreans know martial arts.

8. Koreans look oun .

9. Koreans are obsessed with video games.

10. Koreans like olf.


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Do

ou

reco nize

these?


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Do

ou

reco nize

these?


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Do

ou

reco nize

these?Yuna Kim, Olympic Gold medalist

BanKi Moon(SecretaryGeneraloftheUN)&Psy


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Do

ou

reco nize

these?


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NorthKoreashownbysatelliteatNight clearlyanationinthedark


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Funfacts

about

Korea Korea is one of the worlds hardest working

(the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development),Koreanswork the longest hours per year, on average, outof every other OECD member.

The average Korean works about 39 percentmore ours per wee t an t e average mer can.

The school year in South Korea is 220 days long,

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Fun

facts

about

Korea Age is counted differently. When a Korean is born,

consider themselves one year older on January 1st. Koreans live "vertically", while most Americans live

"horizontally. Many Koreans live in condos and

apartment buildings with 15-20 stories. ost omes n orea are equ ppe w t ea e oors.

Coffee in Korea is a big deal. In Seoul, almost one in

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Hi h

rise

a artments

in

Seoul


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Starbucks in Seoul: the only Starbucks with


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Fun

facts

about

Korea Fast-paced lifestyle: Korea has the hi hest rate of broadband Internet access

in the world. Korea was the first country in the world to provide

- , ,high school.

McDonalds Korea has delivery service 24 hours a day, 7.

Quick Service. : When people need to send somethingurgently, they call up a number. The Quick Service

and delivers it to the destination within a couple ofhours.


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McDonalds Deliver

service


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uick

Service

Man


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Confucianism

The teachings of Confucius describe the

position o t e in ivi ua in oreansociety.

Confucianism stresses duty, loyalty,

, ,seniority, and sincerity.

t stresses t e o gat ons o peop etowards one another based upon their

relationship.


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Confucianism

FiveSetsofHumanRelationship

relations between sovereign and subject. 2. There should be proper rapport between

a er an son. 3. Separation of function between husband and

4. The youngershould give priority to the elder. 5. Faith and trust should rei n over relationshi s

between friends.


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Etiquette Koreans are very status conscious.

Their s eech behavior reflects the hierarchical

relationship between social actors. Position titles such as " rofessor" "mana er "

"director," and "president" are used in

combination with the honorific suffix nim toaddress a social superior.

Em lo ees often refer to each other b titles such

as "office manager Kim" or "accountant Park,"even outside the workplace.


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Names

and

Titles Korean names usually have three parts.

ee am y + ong are ven + ung ven .

It is considered very impolite to address a

orean wit is or er irst name except

among former classmates and other very closerien s.

Americans should address a Korean with Mr.,

Mrs., Miss + family name.


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Is

it

normal

in

Korea?

1.To shake hands when we meet someone for the first time.

Normal, but not necessary. Bowing is more appropriate, especially when

greeting employers or older people.

2.To kiss on both cheeks when we greet or say goodbye to a

r en .

Strange and impolite. Koreans are not big kissers, especially in public.

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Normal and expected. Koreans love to socialize and celebrate around

food.

4.To be slightly late for business or work meetings.Rude and impolite. Definitely a big no-no.


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Is

it

normal

in

Korea?

5. For men to cook, clean or do other household work.Strange. Koreans maintain traditional household roles where men workoutside the house and woman inside.

6. To interrupt people when talking.Impolite.

7. To give gifts to teachers, doctors, or employers.Normal and expected.

8. To invite eo le to our home.Normal and expected. Bring a gift if you visit for the first time.

9. To ask guests to leave when it gets late or if you are busy.Im olite and rude

10. To publicly disagree with people older than yourself.Rude and impolite. Doesn't matter if you know better, or think youdo. Hierarch and a e is more im ortant than knowled e.


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KoreanBodyLanguage While Americans snap their fingers, Koreans hit their

Pointing with your index finger is considered rude andKoreans will not point at the other person even in an

argument, instead they will point to the sky.

Koreans also rub their hands when asking for forgiveness. Another unique body language in the Korean culture is

the pinky finger, which is sometimes used when making a

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Taboos

in

Korea The number 4 is considered extremely unlucky, to the

floor. (ex: hospital elevator)4 = (death)

Writing a persons namein red ink is wrong

because it symbolizes

death or imprisonment.


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Koreans

in

the

US

According to the 2010 census, there were

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descent living in the United States. It is the fifthlar est Asian American sub rou , after the Chinese

American, Filipino American, Indian American, and

Vietnamese American communities. According to the latest Open Doors research, there

are 75,065 Korean students in the US colleges.

orea s e r coun ry w e g esnumber of students in America, preceded by

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Korean

Communit

1. First generation immigrants came to America for a

fleeing from the threat of war, better employmentopportunities, and a good education for themselves or

their children.

2. 1.5 (one-point-five) generations immigrants are

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cultural conflicts are less serious than those of their

parents.

3. Second and third generations Koreans are alreadyacculturated to mainstream culture with little or no

involvement with the Korean community.


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Korean

Parents

b

Rand

Newman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_DeMpg_b_o


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Korean

Students

Korean students have a high regard for

Korean students avoid telling a teacher that

understand class material.

contact, and remain silent instead of initiatingconversations with a teacher.

Korean Proverb: An empty cart rattlesloudly.


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Challen es

Korean

Students

Face Lack of relevant academic/cultural background for classes Listenin difficulties

Speaking problems: They fear not being understood, not beingable to respond rapidly or correctly, and not being able to say.

Reading comprehension and reading speed problems: new

vocabulary, idioms, usage, grammar, punctuation, spellingpro ems

Rhetorical differences:What may appear to Americans asdisorganized, illogical, or wordy written expression may be

perfectly acceptable academic prose in Korean culture.


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ThedifferencesbetweenEn lishandKorean

Pronunciation: Several English consonant

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Verbs: Korean does not conjugate verbs using. ..

likes.

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Grammatical categories in Korean have no clear

.daughter doesn't come to school today because she is

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Pronouns: The Korean language does not have

gen er spec c pronouns. e e

Articles: The Korean language does not have

e n te or n e n te art c es. a t e

Plurals: There are no specific plural consonanten ngs to s ow p ura nouns rom s ngu ar nouns.

(ex: Book? Books?)

egat ve quest ons: ng is negative questionsconfuse Koreans. (ex: Arent you hungry?Yes, Im

no ungry.


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Childrens

books

with

Korean

Characters


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Diversity is not about

ow we i er.vers ty s a out

.(Ola Joseph: Author/ Speaker/ Trainer from Africa)


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Resources http://magz-englishtips.blogspot.com

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htm htt ://www.librar .ca. ov/services/docs/korean. df

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/3/10/cen

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