Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language. 
Acquiring a new language allows us to explore our identity and culture from a new perspective. 
Conversing about things we care about can motivate our learning of a new language. 
We can share our experiences and perspectives through 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. 
Creative works
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)
allow us to experience culture and appreciate cultural diversity.

Content

Learning Standards

Content

particles
e.g., 은/는, 이/가 (subject particles), 을/를 (object particles), 에/에서 (place particles)
 (functional words)
language formality
the three basic endings indicating degree of formality:
  • formal polite (honorific): ~(스)ㅂ니다
  • informal polite: ~아/어/해요
  • casual: ~아/어/해
 and etiquette
vocabulary, sentence structures, and common expressions, including:
  • types of questions
    including different degrees of formality (e.g., 시청에 언제 가십니까/가세요/가요/가?)
  • descriptions of people, objects, and locations  
  • sequence
    using words that indicate sequence (e.g., 우선, 그 다음에, 마지막으로, 첫째/둘째/셋째)
     of events
  • personal interests, needs and opinions
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
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
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 pronunciation, sounds, phonetic representation, Korean characters, and meaning 
Derive meaning
Understand key information, supporting details, time, and place.
from 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 in stories
Use various strategies
language-learning strategies such as interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, intonation, tone of voice, and contextual cues; use of prior knowledge, familiar words, and cognates
to increase understanding and produce oral and written language
Narrate
  • Use expressions of time and transitional signs to show logical progression.
  • Use past, present, and future time frames.
stories, both orally and in writing
Exchange ideas
with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations
and information, both orally and in writing
Participate
  • with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community
  • can include virtual/online conversations
in short and simple conversations
Seek clarification and verify
e.g., request or provide repetition, word substitution, reformulation, or reiteration
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

Recognize the importance of story
Korean stories express Korean perspectives, values, beliefs, worldviews, and knowledge.
in personal, family, and community identity
Analyze similarities and differences
e.g., compare the purposes of activities, celebrations, customs, holidays, and traditions
between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of Korean communities
Engage in experiences
e.g., blogs, concerts, festivals, films, drama, social media, stores and restaurants with service in Korean
with Korean people and communities
Examine 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