Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition of a new language.
Language and culture are interconnected and shape our perspective, identity, and voice.
The communicative context determines how we express ourselves.
Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression
representing the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn; for example, celebrations, customs, folklore, language use, traditions, and creative works (e.g., books, paintings, pictures, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture)
promotes greater understanding of our own cultural identity.
Developing proficiency in a new language provides opportunities for careers, travel, personal growth, and study abroad.
Content
Learning Standards
Content
increasingly complex vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:
- complex questions
- sequenceusing words that indicate sequence (e.g., 우선, 그 다음에, 마지막으로, 첫째/둘째/셋째)of events in stories
- explanation and justification of opinionse.g., ~기 때문에 ~라고 생각해요
- points of viewe.g., 나는 ~라고 생각하는데 그 사람은 ~라고 생각해요., 그 사람이 맞아요/틀려요.
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
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.
Korean works of art
e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, or visual arts
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 different words
e.g., 집/댁, 밥/진지
are used depending on the audience
Derive meaning in speech and a variety of other texts and contexts
e.g., contexts differing in terms of audience, purpose, setting, formality/informality
Analyze cultural points of view in 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).
Use various strategies
For example:
to increase understanding and produce oral and written language
- rephrase in Korean to compensate for unknown expressions
- make personal notes to use as a reference for oral and written production
- actively review common, useful expressions and patterns to refine communication
Narrate stories
- Use common expressions of time and transitional words to show logical progression.
- Use present, past, and future time frames.
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.
, both orally and in writing
Respond personally to a variety of texts
Exchange ideas
with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations
and information , both orally and in writing
Express themselves with growing fluency, 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
Personal and social awareness
Investigate regional and ethnic diversity
For example:
in Korean language and culture
- different dialects spoken by ethnic groups in various regions
- elements of formal and informal speech and writing such as distinguishing features of major dialects, other accents, idiomatic expressions, local slang vocabulary
Engage in experiences
e.g., blogs, concerts, festivals, films, drama, social media, stores and restaurants with service in Korean
with Korean people and communities
Analyze personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens
e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions
Explore opportunities to continue language acquisition beyond graduation
Identify and explore educational and personal/professional opportunities
e.g., academic research, translation, international affairs, government, teaching, travel, study abroad
requiring proficiency in Korean
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