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August 11, 2008

So Young Kim

School of Humanities & Social SciencesKAIST


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KoreanHistory

Old Dynasties

Modern Period

Great People in Korean History

KoreanLanguage

Introduction

Spoken Language

Writing System, Hangul

KoreanCulture

Cultural Symbols & Artifacts

Cultural Practices

Korea Holidays

Korean Values?


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Beginning

Old Dynasties

Modern Period

Great People in Korean History


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Japanese Occupation (1910-45)

Liberation/independence & American MilitaryAdministration (1945-48)

Foundation of the South Korean government(1948)

Korean War (1950-53)

Division of the Peninsula


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Introduction

Spoken Language

Writing System, Hangul


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Spoken by about 80 million

Gugeo (=national language), Chosono, Goryeomal


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Used the Korean and Chinese

writing system in parallel

Created by King Sejong the Great

in 1446 with promulgation of

Hunminjeongeum (ProperPhonetics to Instruct the People)


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Lets Learn the

Korean Alphabet!

Also, how to read

and write Korean.
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=PCiA_pkpV4Ahttp://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=PCiA_pkpV4Ahttp://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcKYW5ustw&feature=relatedhttp://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcKYW5ustw&feature=relatedhttp://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcKYW5ustw&feature=relatedhttp://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcKYW5ustw&feature=relatedhttp://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=PCiA_pkpV4Ahttp://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=PCiA_pkpV4A


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Native Korean words: 35%

Sino-Korean words: 50-65%

hakkyo (school) can be written as or

Other words: 5% (mostly originated from

English)

Korean words popularized in English kimchi, taekwondo, bibimbap, soju


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Perhaps easier for Japanese than for Westerners

to learn Korean

Category IV language according to the U.S.

Defense Language Institute, requiring 63 weeks

of instruction (compared to 25 weeks for

French or Spanish) to obtain a limited level of

proficiency


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Order of speech: SOV

We bought interesting books vs. We interesting

books bought (Korean)

We went to school vs. We to school went (Korean)

Lack of number

No distinction between two teachers and two

teacher Lack of articles (a, the)

I ate an apple vs. I ate apple (Korean)


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Infrequent use of gender

Lack of relative pronouns

Extensive range of honorifics

Anyung vs. An-yung-haseo (Hello or good morning)

Bob vs. Jinji (dinner or meal)

Different forms of you depending on the

relationship of the addresser and addressee


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Cultural Symbols & Artifacts

Cultural PracticesKorean Holidays

Korean Values?


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HanbokWorn on traditional holidays

Modern variations

Kimchi Made of baechu (Chinese cabbage)

with salt, garlic, chili peppers, etc.

Gimjangcheol (month for kimchi-making


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http://www.lifeinkorea.com/pictures/2sunc179.jpg


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Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day, 8/15)

Seol (New Years Day, 1/1)

Hansik (105 days after Dongji) Dano (5/5)

Sambok (3 bok days - hottest period)

Chilseok (7/7)


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Samiljeol (Independence Movement Day), March 1st

Commemorates the Declaration of Independence proclaimed on March 1st,1919 during the Japanese Colonial Rule

Arbor Day,April 5th

Coincides with Hansik on non-leap years

Liberation Day, August 15th

Commemorates Independence of Korea from Japan (1945) & the

establishment of the Korean government (1948)

Constitution Day, July 17th

Commemorates the proclamation of the Korean Constitution (1948)

National Foundation Day, October 3rd

Commemorates the foundation ofGojoseon


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Centrality of family & parents (filial piety)

Emphasis on education & work ethic

Any others?

Lets check whether Koreans really hold Korean

values using real survey data!
http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/


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If you get any after class, youre welcome

to email it to [email protected].

Tomorrows lecture is on Korean politics/economy/society.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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