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.
help us to acquire language and understand the worldby exploring, for example, thoughts, feelings, knowledge, culture, and identity.
around us.
Expressing ourselves in a new language requires courage, risk taking, and perseverance.
Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression
representing the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn (e.g., painting, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture)
allows us to experience and appreciate cultural diversity.
Acquiring a new language provides a unique opportunity to access and interact with diverse communities.
Content
Learning Standards
Content
Korean alphabet
phonemes
individual speech sounds (e.g., consonants and vowels)
stroke order
In Korean, horizontal strokes are written from left to right, and vertical strokes are written from top to bottom.
syllable construction
Korean words are formed by combining diagraphs called 자음 and 모음.
particles
e.g., 은/는, 이/가 (subject particles), 을/를 (object particles)
(functional words)
language formality
the three basic endings indicating degree of formality are:
and etiquette
- formal polite (honorific): ~(스)ㅂ니다
- informal polite: ~아/어/해요
- casual: ~아/어/해
common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions
e.g., used in greetings and salutations, and in getting to know others
, including:- types of questionse.g., 시청에 어떻게 가요? 시청에 언제 가요? 거기에 왜 가요?
- descriptions of people, objects, and locations
- time and frequencye.g., 어제/오늘/내일, 작년/올해/내년, 매일/보통/자주/종종
- personal interests, beliefs and opinionse.g., 저는~라고 생각해요.
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 Place is any environment, locality, or context with which people interact to learn, create memory, reflect on history, connect with culture, and establish identity. The connection between people and place is foundational to First Peoples perspectives on the world. A sense of place can be influenced by territory, food, clothing, and creative works.
Korean works of art
e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, or visual arts
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
cultural practices
e.g., activities, celebrations, clothing, dance, festivals, food, history, land, music, protocol, rituals, traditions
in various Korean communities
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 the relationships between Korean characters and sounds, intonation, tone of voice, and meaning
- differentiate between a statement and a question
- recognize the emotion of the speaker and how it relates to his or her message
Comprehend key information
answers to questions such as 누가, 언제, 어디서, 무엇을, 어떻게, 왜 (육하원칙)
in speech and 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).
Use language-learning strategies
e.g., interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, intonation, tone of voice, and contextual cues; use of prior knowledge, familiar words, and cognates
to increase understanding
Narrate stories, both orally and in writing
- Use expressions of time and transitional signs to show logical progression.
- Use past, present, and future time frames.
Engage in conversations
with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations
on a variety of topics
Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing
Seek clarification and verify
Request or provide repetition, word substitution, reformulation, or reiteration (e.g., 다시 말해 주세요./ 뭐라고요? / 네? / ~라는 말씀이세요?).
meaning
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
Engage in experiences
e.g., blogs,classroom and school visits (including virtual/online visits), concerts, exchanges, festivals, films, letters, plays, stores and restaurants with service in Korean
with Korean people and communities
Consider personal, shared, or 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