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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
tral/10873029&sec=central
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