There is a gap between teaching Korean culture and teaching the Korean language to foreigners. In many Korean language courses, Korean culture is being taught as an appendix, or as entertainment. If teaching Korean culture through the Korean language ...
There is a gap between teaching Korean culture and teaching the Korean language to foreigners. In many Korean language courses, Korean culture is being taught as an appendix, or as entertainment. If teaching Korean culture through the Korean language is possible, we can expect a synergic effect. We try to frame a lecture on Korean culture through the Korean language. First, we list linguistic elements having cultural relevance: gender, number, word order, elipsis, Sino-Korean words, lexical differentiation, basic vocabulary, and idioms. Secondly, we show a class schedule based on the linguistic elements for a semester. Thirdly, we show a sample lecture on one of the topics: Word order and order of thinking. We detail the contents to show on handouts or screen and the scripts to use.