Korean: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Explore how Korean is used in varying ways for different purposes and audiences in different social and cultural contexts and situations by comparing different registers and styles used in texts in different modes
Elaborations
identifying differences in language use in different social and cultural contexts and relating them to differences in the roles and relationships of participants in the interaction, for example, noticing the use of 반말 (안녕히 가세요 versus 잘 가)
examining variations in language used in face-to-face and written and digital communication, particularly noticing colloquial language and how it differs from standard forms, for example, more frequent use of contractions, acronyms, omission of case markers/particles and informal style
identifying levels of formality or register of language used in texts and explaining reasons for this, for example, the use of formal language when communicating with people in authority to show respect, the use of informal language in commercials to create a sense of familiarity
