Korean: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Content description
Identify beliefs, attitudes and value systems reflected in their own everyday language use in English, other languages and Korean, comparing ways of communicating across cultures
Elaborations
identifying non-verbal expressions taken for granted in communication in different cultures, for example, the use/non-use of eye contact, bowing, nodding, pointing
reflecting on individual words which may be interpreted differently by people who do not know Korean culture, for example, 우리 집, 우리 선생님
discussing, questioning and explaining understanding of other cultures including Korean to others non-judgmentally, for example, without stereotyping
understanding the significance of social conventions and cultural concepts, for example, 잘 먹겠습니다, 잘 먹었습니다
exploring how politeness is expressed differently in Korean and English
