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E305/505 Korean Language and Culture

 

Schedule:

Date Content Assignments
Week 1 Overview & Korean Wrting system (Han'gul)
1/8 (T)
  • Introducton.
  • An overview of general issues in Language and culture
 Sohn (2006, Ch 1), Wardaugh (2002: 215-227), Wierzbicka (1992)
1/10 (R)

An overview of general issues in Language and culture

 Sohn (2006, Ch 1), Wardaugh (2002: 215-227), , Wierzbicka (1992)
Week 2 Historical and social overview
1/15 (T)

Makeup of Korean language

Ramsey (2006, Ch2), Sampson (1985), Ahn (1997)
1/17 (R)

Han'gul movement by Choe Hyon-bae : Guest Lecture by Prof. Michael Robinson

Robinson (1975), Park (1990)
Week 3 Make up of Korean Language
1/22 (T)

Makeup of Korean language

Ramsey (2006, Ch2), Sampson (1985), Ahn (1997)
1/24 (R)

Make up of Korean vocabulary:

  • Sino-Korean words, loan words, & native words
  • Use of Chinese characters
 Sohn (2006, Ch 4), Ramsey (2006, Ch 5)
Week 4 Lexical structure (I)
1/29 (T)

Concepts of Color

Wardaugh (2002: 233-235), A. Kim (1985), Tyson (1997)
1/31 (R)

Names and titles

  • Significance of names in Korean culture
  • Cycling generations
Sung (1981)
Week 5 Cultural values and social norms
2/5 (T) Cultural values and social norms: : Guest Lecture by Prof. Michael Robinson #15 Kalton (1979)
Assignment
2/7 (R) Korean culture and language Koo (1988), Sohn (1986)
Week 6 Lexical structure (II)
2/12 (T)

Kinship terms

  • Constitution of family members and relatives
  • Semantics of Kinship term

King (2006, Ch 9), K-K. Lee (1997)

Essay 1 Due
2/14 (R) Extension of kinship terms K-K. Lee (1997), M. Kim (1999), Yu, Youngnan (1991)
Week 7 Names and titles
2/19 (T) TBA  
2/21 (R) Review for MIDTERM
Week 8 Midterm
2/26 (T) Midterm
2/28 (R) Sound symbolism Hinton, et al. (1994), Cho (2006, Ch 6)
Week 9 Phatic language and slangs
3/4 (T)

Duranti (1987), Park (2006, Ch 13), Assignment

3/6 (R) Midterm Go over Assignment
3/10-3/15 SPRING RECESS
Week 10 Slangs, proverbs
3/18 (T) Slangs Park (2006, Ch 10), Munro (1999) Assignment
3/20 (R)

Proverbs

White (1987), J. Lee (2006, Ch 7)
Week 11 Politeness
3/25 (T)

Proverbs

Brown & Gilman (1972), Sohn (1983),

Pop-up quiz on readings

3/27 (R)

Politeness/speech levels:

  • Factors that determine appropriate speech levels
  • Various speech styles and their uses

Brown & Gilman (1972), Sohn (1983),

Essay 2 Due
Week 12 Politeness
4/1 (T)

Politeness/speech levels:

  • Factors that determine appropriate speech levels
  • Various speech styles and their uses

Brown & Gilman (1972), Sohn (1983)

Cf. Choo (2006, Ch 11)

4/3 (R)

Address terms

  • Social hierarchy and address terms
  • Relationships and address terms

Brown & Ford (1964), Hijrida & Sohn (1983), Yu Youngnan, Koo (1990)

Cf. Koh (2006, Ch 12)
Week 13 Address terms, Cultural terms
4/8 (T)

Address terms

  • Social hierarchy and address terms
  • Relationships and address terms

Brown & Ford (1964), Hijrida & Sohn (1983), Yu Youngnan, Koo (1990)

Cf. Koh (2006, Ch 12)


Assignment
4/10 (R)

Cultural terms: Celestial and terrestrial mappings, age, life cycle, calendars, holidays, seasonal terms

Schulz (2006, Ch 8)

Assignment
Week 14 Language and gender
4/15 (T) Gender, class, and, sexism, and language

Y-A. Cho (2006, Ch 16)
4/17 (R)

Male vs. female speech

  • Variation in conversational styles
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    Trudgill (1974, Ch4), Ochs (1992). Bak (1977), Tannen(1992).Cf. H-S. Wang (2006, Ch 17)

    Pop-up quiz on readings
    Week 15 Language and media
    4/22 (T) Advertisement and language

    Cho & Ling (2006, Ch 18), Strauss (2006, Ch 19)

    Essay 3 Due
    4/24 (R) Review for the final, Evaluation
    Final Exam
    May 1(R) FINAL EXAM 5:00-7:00 p.m.