Korean Popular Culture and Language - ARTS3662
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of International Studies
Course Outline: School of International Studies Course Outlines
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ARTS3661
Equivalent: KORE3310
Excluded: KORE3300, KORE5007
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Korean Studies
Using selected contemporary Korean dramas, films, songs and TV shows, this course explores language use and underlying salient cultural values in contemporary Korea. Promotes systematic grammar knowledge, which empowers learners at this level to continuously cultivate their Korean language skills. Special attention is paid to how transactional meanings such as identities, politeness, solidarity, and affection are exchanged in this language and what constitutes, and how to account for, strategic language use in contemporary Korea.