ST- Korean Language: Lit

In this course, students will learn advanced level Korean through Korean literature. Students will achieve deeper understanding of Korean culture and society through a lens of literature. Students will read the various genres of literature texts, write reflection journals, and discuss about them in class. Assignments will include creative writing and literary translation. Academic reading and writing skills will be the forefront learning goal; however, formal speaking and listening will be emphasized as well.

W/E:Sem in Crosscultural Comm

Since language is ambiguous by nature, in order to achieve understanding we jointly construct meaning with our conversational partners. Yet when we use different and unfamiliar cultural interpretative frameworks from each other, it may prove a challenge to create mutual understanding. How is culture constructed through face-to-face interactions? What consequences exist for those differing from dominant norms? What evidence is there that participants are constructing interpretations, at times at odds with each other?
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