Course

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.


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