Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.
Stories
Stories are a narrative form of text that can be oral, written, or visual. Stories are derived from truth or fiction and may be used to seek and impart knowledge, entertain, share history, and strengthen a sense of identity.
give us unique ways to understand and reflect on meaning.
Expressing ourselves and engaging in conversation in a new language require courage, risk taking, and perseverance.
Cultural expression
represents the experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn (e.g., painting, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture)
can take many different forms.
Acquiring a new language provides a unique opportunity to access and interact with diverse communities
Content
Learning Standards
Content
vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:
- types of questionsincluding different degrees of formality (e.g., 시청에 언제 가십니까/가세요/가요/가?)
- activities, situations, and eventsusing appropriate tenses (e.g., 과거, 현재, 미래) in both the affirmative and the negative)
- expression of opinions
language formality and etiquette
elements of formal and informal speech and writing, such as the distinguishing features of major dialects and other accents, idiomatic expressions, and local slang vocabulary
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories
e.g., conversations with an Elder about celebrations, traditions, and protocols
, identity Identity is influenced by, for example, traditions, protocols, celebrations, and festivals.
, and place A sense of place can be influenced by, for example, territory, food, clothing, and creative works.
past, present, and future time frames
Sentence endings change according to when events occur. For example:
- past: ~ 았/었/했어요
- present: ~ 아/어/해요
- future: ~ (으)ㄹ 거예요
elements of common texts
e.g., format (letter versus email message), language, context, audience, register (informal versus formal), purpose
common elements of stories
place, characters, setting, plot, problem and resolution
Korean works of art
e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, or visual arts
dialects and variations from different regions of Korea
common expressions
e.g., 눈치가 빠르다/없다.없다/있다, 국물이 시원하다.
in Korean
contributions of Korean Canadians to society
ethics of cultural appropriation
use of a cultural motif, theme, “voice,” image, knowledge, story, song, or drama, shared without permission or without appropriate context or in a way that may misrepresent the real experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn
and plagiarism
Curricular Competency
Learning Standards
Curricular Competency
Thinking and communicating
Recognize how choice of words
e.g., degrees of formality, degrees of directness, choice of verb tense and modality
affects meaning
Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and a variety of other texts
“Text” is a generic term referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communications. Oral, written, and visual elements can also be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements).
Comprehend meaning and viewpoints in stories
Use various strategies
For example:
to increase understanding and produce oral and written language
- integrate new vocabulary into familiar Korean structures
- take risks to extend language boundaries
- use a variety of reference materials
Narrate stories, both orally and in writing
- Use common expressions of time and transitional words to show logical progression.
- Use present, past, and future time frames.
Interpret non-verbal cues
recognize Korean non-verbal cues for various situations
to increase understanding
Exchange ideas
with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations
and information, both orally and in writing
Share information using the presentation format
e.g., digital, visual, verbal; aids such as charts, graphics, illustrations, music, photographs, videos, props, digital media
best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities
Respond to questions and instructions
Seek clarification and verify
e.g., request or provide repetition, word substitution, reformulation, or reiteration
meaning
Personal and social awareness
Investigate regional cultural and linguistic practices, and describe their role in shaping cultural identity
Engage in experiences
e.g., blogs, concerts, festivals, films, drama, social media, stores and restaurants with service in Korean
with Korean people and communities
Identify and share information about Korean communities in Canada
Analyze personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens
e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing
e.g., First Nations, Métis and Inuit; and/or gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive
, and local cultural knowledge