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• VCKOU037

  Understand the symbolic nature and power of language in local and global contexts

  Elaborations

  • understanding the nature of language that reflects and may effect changes in peoples’ way of thinking and in aspects of society, finding examples from Korean, English and other known languages (for example, discouraging the use of language that implies social discrimination or replacing it with alternatives or newly created vocabulary
  • identifying the function and power of cultural expressions such as stories, symbols, icons and anthems, for example, 단군신화, 애국가, 아리랑, 태극기, the Dreamtime, Aboriginal and Australian flags
  • exploring and discussing how and why new products and practices from other cultures are adopted, typically with terminology in the language/s associated
  • collecting and discussing examples of language impacting on society and culture, drawing on other learning areas such as history, social studies and the arts

  VCKOU037 | Languages | Korean | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCKOU133

  Understand that ways people use language reflect their culture, such as where and how they live and what is important to them, finding examples of similarities and differences between Korean and Australian ways of communicating

  Elaborations

  • comparing gestures and body language associated with language use in different cultures, for example, bowing and saying 안녕하세요? when greeting in Korean, different ways of kissing on the cheek saying ‘hi’ in English-speaking cultures including Australia and pressing noses (that is, hongi) and saying ‘kia-ora’ when greeting in Maori
  • exploring the meaning of ‘culture’ and how it involves visible elements, for example, ways of eating or symbols such as flags, and invisible elements, for example, how people live, what they value, and how they think about themselves and others

  VCKOU133 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCKOC011

  Reflect on own identity, including identity as a user and learner of Korean, comparing observations made about experiences over time

  Elaborations

  • communicating / sharing information about own identities in terms of cultural background and personal and social experience, using declarative and descriptive statements, for example, 저는중국계 호주 사람이에요; (저는) 한국어하고 스페인어를 해요; (저는) … 회원이에요
  • preparing information to exchange with Korean-speaking students, such as a class profile showing cultural backgrounds, languages used in the home, interests and values, and using resources such as photos, captions, quotes and symbols
  • sharing ideas about how cultural aspects embedded in or accompanying Korean language use might be perceived differently in different cultures, for example, politeness, terms of address, and gestures such as bowing when greeting older people, using fingers when counting, or pointing with the index finger
  • sharing feelings or ideas on the reciprocal benefits of learning and knowing each other’s language and culture, for example, mutual understanding and friendship between themselves and peers from a Korean background

  VCKOC011 | Languages | Korean | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCKOC200

  Examine and modify own cultural assumptions and practices, taking responsibility for language use and choices, and recognising the significance of shared responsibility and mutual effort in intercultural communication

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on own engagement in communication with Koreans and how their language use was perceived by self, and making adjustments to own Korean language use, for example, to feel comfortable with some silence during conversation; to be indirect when making refusals (saying 잘 모르겠는데요, 글쎄요); to speak in a rather monotone without being negative; to use address terms infrequently during conversation
  • reflecting on aspects of own experiences of intercultural communication, such as possible causes of breakdowns or breakthroughs in communication, repair and recovery strategies, and responses to and insights gained through interactions
  • considering ways to improve intercultural understanding and acting on them, for example, by keeping a record (for example, journal, log, posting on forum) of memorable incidents involving intercultural interactions
  • recounting own experiences of intercultural language use in oral or written forms, for example, speeches or essays, reflecting on concepts such as ‘culture’, ‘attitudes’, ‘assumptions’ and ‘values’
  • comparing understandings of the relationship between language, culture and identity, using symbols, graphic representations, images and metaphors to represent how the relationship works
  • discussing how intercultural communication involves being flexible, responsive and open to alternative ways of communicating, for example, responding to different levels of emotionality or confrontation in debate, or different levels of respect in casual exchanges or service encounters

  VCKOC200 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCKOU012

  Recognise features of the Korean sound and writing systems including Hangeul, making connections between spoken and written Korean texts

  Elaborations

  • listening to and reproducing the sounds of Korean, noticing sound-symbol correspondence, for example, in consonants (발 versus 팔, 갈 versus칼), in diphthongs transcribed as combinations of vowel letters (반가워요, 와요, 왜, 의사, 가위) and in tense consonants transcribed by double-consonant letters (살 versus 쌀, 자요 versus 짜요, 고리 versus 꼬리, 방 versus빵)
  • recognising the differences in intonation between statements, questions, requests and commands, for example, 가요; 가요?; 가요; 가요!
  • constructing syllable blocks in different shapes, where a consonant and a vertical vowel are positioned side by side (for example, 가), a horizontalvowel is positioned underneath a consonant (for example, 누), or a consonant or a consonant cluster is added as asyllable-final consonant (받침) under the first two types of syllable blocks, for example, 각, 눈, 닭
  • combining syllable blocks to write a word and applying spacing rules (띄어쓰기) and basic phonological rules (for example, 친구가 교실에서 책을 읽어요) when reading and writing

  VCKOU012 | Languages | Korean | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language