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E305/505 Korean Language and Culture

 

Schedule:

[Bold-faced are the required readings]

Date Content Assignments
Week 1 Overview
8/21 (T)

An overview of general issues in Language and culture1

 Sohn (2006, Ch 1), Wardaugh (1992/2002: 215-227)
Wierzbicka (1992), Whorf (1956)
8/23 (R)

An overview of general issues in Language and culture 2

Sohn (2006, Ch 1), Wardaugh (1992/2002: 215-227)
Wierzbicka (1992), Whorf (1956)

Due: Assignment #1: pdf/doc
Week 2 Writing system (Han'gul)
8/28 (T)

Han'gul (Korean Alphabet): Video, Its linguistic & philosophical principles

 Ramsey (2006, Ch2), Kim-Renaud (1992)
8/30 (R)

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

Robinson (1975)

Due: Assignment #2: pdf/doc
Week 3 Korean vocabulary (I)
9/4 (T)

Make up of Korean vocabulary:

  • Sino-Korean words, loan words, & native words
  • Use of Chinese characters
 Sohn (2006, Ch 4), Ramsey (2006, Ch 5)
Sohn (1999, Ch 5)
9/6 (R)

Concepts of Color

Wardaugh (1992/2002: 230-232), A. Kim (1985), Tyson (1997)
Berlin and Kay (1969), Park (2001)
Week 4 Korean vocabulary (II): Kinship terms
9/11 (T)

Kinship terms

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

Wardaugh (1992/2002, 223-227), King (2006, Ch 9)

Due: Assignment #3: pdf/doc
9/13 (R) Extension of kinship terms M. Kim (1999)
Week 5 Names, sound symbolism
9/18 (T)

Personal Names

  • Significance of names in Korean culture
  • Cycling generations

Sung (1981), Ha (1958)

Essay 1 Due
9/20(R) Sound symbolism in Korean Hinton, et al. (1994), Cho (2006, Ch 6)
Week 6 Greetings, phatic expressions, slangs
9/25(T) Greetings

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

Assignment #4
9/27 (R) Slangs Park (2006, Ch 12)
Week 7 Proverbs
10/2 (T)

Proverbs

White (1987), J. Lee (2006, Ch 7)

 
10/4 (R) Review for MIDTERM  
Week 8 Taboos and luck expressions, superstition
10/9 (T) Midterm  
10/11 (R) Taboo, curse, and luck words

Sung (1979)
Week 9 Cultural values and social norms
10/16 (T) Cultural values and social norms:

Kalton (1979)

Assignment #5
10/18 (R) Korean culture and language

Koo (1988), Sohn (1986)

 
Week 10  
10/23 (T) Korean culture and language

Koo (1988), Sohn (1986)

 
10/25 (R) Make up day

Make up day

Essay 2 Due
Week 11 Politeness
10/30(T)

Politeness/speech levels:

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

Brown & Gilman (1972), Sohn (1983/1986)

 

 
11/1 (R)

Politeness/speech levels:

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

Brown & Gilman (1972),* Sohn (1983/1986)*

 

 
Week 12 Politeness and address terms
11/6 (T)

Address and reference terms

  • Social hierarchy and address terms
  • Relationships and address terms

Brown & Ford (1964), Hijrida & Sohn (1983), Lee and Cho (2013), Koh (2006, Ch 12)

Assignment #6
11/8 (R)

Address terms

  • Social hierarchy and address terms
  • Relationships and address terms

Brown & Ford (1964), Hijrida & Sohn (1983), Lee and Cho (2013), Koh (2006, Ch 12)

 
Week 13 Language and gender
11/13 (T)

Male vs. female speech

  • Variation in conversational styles
    		•

    Ochs (1992), Bak (1983), Tannen(1992)
    Trudgill (1974, Ch4), Wang (2006, Ch 17)

    11/15 (R) Gender and sexism in and language

    Y-A. Cho (2006, Ch 16), Kim (2008)

     
    Week 14 Language of emotion: annger, happiness and sadness
    11/27 (T) Language of emotion: annger, happiness and sadness Türker (2013)
    11/29 (R) TBA

    TBA

    Essay 3 Due
    Week 15 Life cycles, zodiac, seasonal terms
    12/4 (T)

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

    Schulz (2006, Ch 8)

    Assignment #7
    12/6 (R) Review for the final, Evaluation  
    Final Exam
    Dec. 11 (R) FINAL EXAM 7:15-9:15 p.m.