A Study on Framing a Lecture on “Korean Culture through the Korean Language” for Foreign Students

 

A Study on Framing a Lecture on “Korean Culture through the Korean Language” for Foreign Students

 

Bae Juchae

 

The Review of Korean Studies Vol. 8, No. 1, The Academy of Korean Studies 한국정신문화연구원, March 2005. (pp.179-196)

 

 

    There is a gap between teaching Korean culture to foreigners and teaching the Korean language to foreigners.  In many Korean language courses, Korean culture is being taught as an appendix or entertainment.  If teaching Korean culture through the Korean language is possible, we can expect a synergy 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 of it: word order and order of thinking.  We detail the contents to show on handouts or screen and the script to use.