2009.2. EPIK ORIENTATION 1

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Contents
Ⅰ. 2009 EPIK Orientation Program / 5
1. 2009 EPIK Orientation Schedule ········································································
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2. Introduction of Daily Schedule ············································································
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Ⅱ. Korean Culture and Life / 15
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Explore Korea ························································· Joshua Daley ···················71
What to Expect, and What is Expected of You ···· Vanessa Temple ···············
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Surviving in Korea ··················································· Charles Ko ······················9 3
Understanding Korean Culture & Language ········ Hyun Yong Cho ···············
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Ⅲ. Teaching Theory and Practice / 59
1. The Theory and Practice of Teaching Listening in Korea
Walter Foreman ·································································································· 61
2. Student Centered Approach and Examples of Activities
Nick Mitchelmore ································································································ 81
3. How To Teach Reading and Writing ····················· David Deubelbeiss ···········
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4. Task Based Learning ·············································· Paul Robertson ················49
5. Songs and Chants for Primary School ·················· Hyunah Kim ··················601
6. English Camps for Elementary School ·················· David Fingerote ············
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7. How To Co-teach? ················································· Scott McLaughlin ·········· 6
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8. Elementary English Curriculum & Textbooks in Korea
Yang soon Lee ··································································································· 138
9. Korean Education System & Secondary English Education
Haekyung Keum ································································································ 149
Ⅳ. Lesson Planning and Teaching Practice / 161
1. The Zen of Lesson Planning ·································· Peter Demarco ···············361
2. Lesson Plan Topic Lists ···················································································071
I. 2009 EPIK Orientation Program
3. Lesson Plans ································································································· 175
1) Counting Animals ············································· Craig Tronsgard ············· 7
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2) Describing People ············································ Yangsoon Lee ················· 3
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3) Talking About Hobbies ···································· Hyunah Kim ···················681
4) My Family ························································· David Fingerote ············· 4
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5) Getting Around Town ······································ Scott McLaughlin ···········891
6) What Do You Want To Be? ····························· Haekyung Keum ·············002
7) Fantasy Animals ··············································· Peter Demarco ···············102
8) Going To The Restaurant ································ Rowoon Lee ····················202
9) Past Actions ····················································· David Deubelbeiss ·········· 2
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10) Your Piece of the Pie ······································· Chad Hollett ···················412
11) Teaching English in English in Korea ························································
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Ⅴ. EPIK Orientation Guidelines and Policy / 225
1. EPIK Orientation Guidelines ·············································································722
2. EPIK GET’s Duties and Regulations ································································
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3. Administrational Task Timeline ·········································································
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Ⅵ. Appendix / 249
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Medical check up Info ······················································································ 2
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Movie Story Synopsis ·······················································································2
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Korean Folk Village Info ····················································································452
Introduction of Korean Traditional Performances ···········································
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Permission To Leave ························································································ 8
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Facilities for Your Convenience ········································································
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Dorm Door Locks Info ······················································································ 2
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Floor Plans of the Training Building ·································································
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Dankook University Campus Map ···································································462
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1
Time
Date
Feb.
20
(Fri)
Class
(301)
2 (401)
3 (315)
4 (401)
5 (415)
6 (416)
22
(Sun)
Explore Korea
(Joshua Daley)
Secondary School
(H.K. Keum)
Elementary School
(Y.S. Lee)
Secondary School
(H.K. Keum)
Elementary School
(Y.S. Lee)
Listening
(Walter Foreman)
Medical Check-Up (#301)
Class 4 (08:00~09:30)
Class 5 (09:30~11:00)
Class 6 (11:00~12:30)
4:00pm∼5:30pm
Free Study Time: 2:00pm~5:00pm
Opening Ceremony: 5:30pm
(Student Hall-Auditorium 4F)
Class Meeting: 3:00pm~4:30pm
Class 1 (#012)
Class 2 (#301)
Class 3 (#315)
Listening
(Walter Foreman)
English Camp
(David Fingerote)
Task Based Learning
(Paul Robert)
English Camp
(David Fingerote)
Task Based Learning
(Paul Robert)
Explore Korea
(Joshua Daley )
6:00pm~
Welcoming
Dinner
630pm~8:00pm
(Student Hall
-Cafeteria 3F)
Korean Movies
8:00pm~10:00pm
(Dorm Cafeteria)
Elementary School
(Y.S. Lee)
Listening
(Walter Foreman)
English Camp
(David Fingerote)
Task Based Learning
(Paul Robert)
Explore Korea
(Joshua Daley)
Secondary School
(H.K. Keum)
Listening
(Walter Foreman)
English Camp
(David Fingerote)
Task Based Learning
(Paul Robert)
Explore Korea
(Joshua Daley)
Secondary School
(H.K. Keum)
Elementary School
(Y.S. Lee)
English Camp
(David Fingerote)
Task Based Learning
(Paul Robert)
Explore Korea
(Joshua Daley)
Secondary School
(H.K. Keum)
Elementary School
(Y.S. Lee)
Listening
(Walter Foreman)
1 (012)
Surviving in Korea
(Charles Ko)
Speaking
(Nick Mitchelmore)
EPIK Life
(Vanessa Temple)
Task Based Learning
(Paul Robert)
Explore Korea
(Joshua Daley)
Secondary School
(H.K. Keum)
Survival Korean
Elementary School
Lessons
(Y.S. Lee)
7:00pm∼8:00pm
Listening
Level -1 (C1, C2)
(Walter Foreman)
-2 (C3, C4)
English Camp
-3 (C5, C6)
(David Fingerote)
Level -1 ~ 6
Co-teaching
Level
(Scott McLaughlin)
2 (301)
Reading/Writing
(David Deubelbeiss)
Surviving in Korea
(Charles Ko)
Speaking
(Nick Mitchelmore)
EPIK Life
(Vanessa Temple)
3 (315)
Songs & Chants
(H.A. Kim)
Reading/Writing
(David Deubelbeiss)
Surviving in Korea
(Charles Ko)
Speaking
(Nick Mitchelmore)
4 (401)
Co-teaching
(Scott McLaughlin)
Songs & Chants
(H.A. Kim)
Reading/Writing
(David Deubelbeiss)
Surviving in Korea
(Charles Ko)
EPIK Life
(Vanessa Temple)
Speaking
(Nick Mitchelmore)
Co-teaching
(Scott McLaughlin)
EPIK Life
(Vanessa Temple)
Songs & Chants
(H.A. Kim)
Co-teaching
(Scott McLaughlin)
Reading/Writing
(David Deubelbeiss)
Songs & Chants
(H.A. Kim)
2 (301)
3 (315)
4 (401)
5 (415)
6 (416)
24
(Tue)
Medical Check-Up (#301)
Class 1 (08:00~09:30)
Class 2 (09:30~11:00)
Class 3 (11:00~12:30)
2:00pm∼3:30pm
Korean Cultural Experiences (Korean Folk Village in Yong-in)
1 (012)
23
(Mon)
11:00am∼12:30pm
Class Meeting 10:00~11:20
Class 4 (#315)
Class 5 and 6 (Dorm Cafeteria)
1 (012)
21
(Sat)
09:00am∼10:30am
5 (415)
6 (416)
Korean Movies
8:20pm~10:00pm
(Dorm Cafeteria)
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2009 EPIK Orientation
Time
Date
Class
25
(Wed)
09:00am∼10:30am 11:00am∼12:30pm
1 (012)
Songs & Chants
(H.A. Kim)
Reading/Writing
(David Deubelbeiss)
2 (301)
Co-teaching
(Scott McLaughlin)
Songs & Chants
(H.A. Kim)
3 (315)
EPIK Life
(Vanessa Temple)
Co-teaching
(Scott McLaughlin)
4 (401)
Speaking
(Nick Mitchelmore)
EPIK Life
(Vanessa Temple)
5 (415)
Surviving in Korea
(Charles Ko)
Speaking
(Nick Mitchelmore)
6 (416)
Surviving in Korea
Reading/Writing
(David Deubelbeiss) (Charles Ko)
A (301)
26
(Thu)
K (405)
4:00pm∼5:30pm
6:00pm~
Model Lessons
Making Lesson Plans &
Preparing Lessons
A (301) Nick Mitchelmore
B (305) Craig Tronsgard
C (308) Yangsoon Lee
D (309) Hyunah Kim
E (310) David Fingerote
F (316) Scott McLaughlin
G (333) Haekyung Keum
H (402) Peter Demarco
I (403) Rowoon Lee
J (404) David Deubelbeiss
K (405) Chad Hollett
Preparation of
Lesson
Presentation
7:00pm∼8:00pm
(Each classroom)
Korean Movies
8:20pm~10:00pm
Korean
Traditional
Farewell
Music & Dance
Dinner
2:00pm~3:00pm
Performances 6:00pm~8:00pm
3:30pm~4:30pm 4:50pm~5:50pm (Student Hall
A (301), B (305), C (308), D (309), E (310), F (316),
-Cafeteria)
(Designated
(Student Hall
G (333), H (402), I (403), J (404), K (405)
Rooms)
-Auditorium)
Lesson
Presentation 1
~
2:00pm∼3:30pm
Lesson
Presentation 3
Lesson
Presentation 2
Meeting with
POE
Supervisors
Loading the Luggage on the POE bus: 7:30am~09:40am
Questionnaire & Closing Ceremony: 10:00am~10:30am (Student Hall-Auditorium 4F)
Escorted to Each POE/MOE: 10:30am~11:00am
27
(Fri)
※
L1-A
L1-B
L1-C
(C1,C2) (C3,C4) (C5,C6)
301
315
Kim
Sun
302
304
L2-2
(Class 2)
305
308
L2-3
(Class 3)
309
310
L2-4
(Class 4)
316
L2-5
(Class 5)
333
402
L2-6
(Class 6)
403
404
405
L3
(Cl~C6)
416
Free
Talking
Cheon School Intro School Intro School Intro School
Intro School Intro School Intro
POE(MOE)
Busan
Daegu
Ulsan
Incheon
Daejeon
Gwangju
Jeju
Room
012
301
302
305
308
309
310
POE(MOE)
Chungnam
Chungbuk
Gangwon
Jeonbuk
Jeonnam
Gyungbuk
Gyungnam
Room
315
316
402
403
404
401
415
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401
L2-1
(Class 1)
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Day 1
Feb. 20 (Fri)
Time
Schedule
● Medical Check-up
(Building #7) Room 301)
08:00am∼12:30pm ∙Class 1 (8:00am~)
∙Class 2 (9:30am~)
∙Class 3 (11:00am~)
※ Please come to the place on time.
● Class Meeting
∙Class 4 (Lecture room 315)
10:00am∼11:30pm
∙Class 5 & 6 (Dorm. cafeteria)
※ Please bring the EPIK orientation book and your passport or a copy of it.
● Opening Ceremony & Orientation about EPIK
(Student Hall-Auditorium)
5:30pm∼6:30pm
∙Opening performance : “Daybreak”, refer to <Appendix 4>
∙Welcoming remark by NIIED President
∙Introduction of EPIK staff
∙Orientation about EPIK by EPIK Director
∙Overview of Orientation 2009
● Welcoming Dinner
6:30pm∼8:00pm
(Student Hall-Cafeteria)
∙Buffet dinner and refreshments will be served
∙Break the ice and mingle with each other
refer to <Appendix 1>
You are not permitted to have any food even drinking water for 6 hours before the
checkup (Don't eat breakfast. Some snack will be prepared for after the test.)
You must wear cotton t-shirt for the x-ray. (You may wear EPIK t-shirt.) To save
some time, please don't wear anything that has metal.
What to do: Overview of Orientation schedule, Guide for Opening Ceremony, Field trip,
Fill out the opening Bank account form, Missing documents, Indispensable tips from
EPIK Coordinator
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Day 2
Feb. 21 (Sat)
Time
Schedule
● Medical Check-up
8:00am∼12:30pm
9:00am∼12:30pm
3:00pm∼4:30pm
(Building #7) Room 301)
∙Class 4 (8:00am~)
∙Class 5 (9:30am~)
∙Class 6 (11:00am~)
※ Please come to the place on time.
● Lectures
∙Class 4 (#401)
∙Class 5 (#415)
∙Class 6 (#416)
※ Please bring the EPIK orientation book and be seated 10 minutes earlier.
● Class Meeting
∙Class 1 (#012) Class 2 (#301) Class 3 (#315)
※ Please bring the EPIK orientation book and a copy of your passport.
● Korean Movie Night
8:00pm∼10:00pm
(Dorm. Cafeteria)
∙Movie title: King And The Clown
Starting from Feb.21, Korean movies will be played during the orientation as following
schedule.
Date
Time
Movie
Feb.21 (Sat)
8:00pm-10:00pm
King And The Clown
Feb.23 (Mon)
8:20pm-10:00pm
200 Pound Beauty
Feb.24 (Tue)
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Brotherhood of War
Feb.25 (Web)
〃
The Host
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If you have any missing documents please submit them to your class leader or assistant
until Feb. 24(Tue) 5:00pm.
Required Documents
● Sealed Recommendation Letter
● BA/MA Diploma
● Sealed Transcript
● Teachers Certificate
● TESOL/TESL/CELTA Certificate
● Proof of Teaching Experience
● Criminal Check
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Day 3
Feb. 22 (Sun)
Time
Schedule
9:30am~10:30am
● Depart from the Campus - Arrive at the Folk Village
※ Please wear your EPIK t-shirt.
11:00am~12:00pm
● Folk Village Tour with tour guides
12:00pm-2:00pm
● Lunch and Free time (Korean Food Court #26)
※ Lunch menu will be chosen by GETs' preference inside the Folk Village
restaurants.
2:20pm~4:00pm
● Performances (Performing Arena #39)
∙Farmers' Music and Dance (2:30pm)
∙See-saw Performance (3:00pm)
∙Acrobatics on a Tightrope (3:10pm)
∙Equestrian Feats (3:30pm)
4:30pm~5:30pm
● Depart from Folk village - Arrival at the dorm
5:30pm~
● Dinner
Purpose : To help EPIK GETs to understand Korean traditional life
Things to Remember
－EPIK GETs must be on time and board the designated bus 10 minutes prior to departure.
－Each member must watch out for his/her own safety.
www.koreanfolk.co.kr/folk/english
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Day
Time
9:00am~12:30pm
2:00pm~5:30pm
7:00pm~8:00pm
Schedule
● Lectures
※ Please bring your orientation book and be seated 10 minutes earlier for every lecture.
※ Bring your laptop and use it to make your lesson plan.
● Survival Korean Lessons
∙Level Ⅰfrom Class 1 & 2 (#301) : Yoon-kyung Kim
∙Level Ⅰfrom Class 3 & 4 (#315) : Hyun-woo Seon
∙Level Ⅰfrom Class 5 & 6 (#401) : Min-ji Cheon
∙Level Ⅱ C1 (#302, 304) C2 (#305, 308)
C3 (#309, 310) C4 (#316, 333)
C5 (#402, 403) C6 (#404,416)
∙Level Ⅲ C1~C6 (#416)
※ Rooms are subject to change.
● Korean Movie Night: refer to <Appendix 2>
8:20pm-10:00pm
(Dorm. Cafeteria)
∙Monday (23) Movie : 200 Pound Beauty
∙Tuesday (24) Movie : Brotherhood of War
Aim : To learn survival Korean for daily and school life in Korea
Participants : GETs who want to join survival Korean classes (Applicants only)
Classes will be divided into 3 classes according to applicants' Korean capability.
－Level Ⅰ: Beginners who have never learned any Korean (How to read Korean characters, especially vowel and consonant sounds, and basic greetings)
－Level Ⅱ : Someone who can just read Korean letters to some extent but don't know the exact
meanings (1st day-Self introduction, 2nd day-School terms)
－Level Ⅲ : Someone who can read and speak Korean to some extent and wants to share and
do free talking with native speakers. (Q&A in Korean)
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Day 6
Feb. 25 (Wed)
Time
Schedule
9:00am~12:30pm
● Lectures
∙Class 1 (#012) Class 2 (#301)
∙Class 4 (#401) Class 5 (#415)
2:00pm~5:30pm
● Model Lesson and Lesson Planning
∙Class A (#301) Class B (#305) Class C (#308)
∙Class D (#309) Class E (#310) Class F (#316)
∙Class G (#333) Class H (#402) Class I (#403)
∙Class J (#404) Class K (#405)
※ Rooms are subject to change.
7:00pm-8:00pm
● Preparation of Lesson Presentation
(Each lecture room where you will present)
Class 3 (#315)
Class 6 (#416)
● Korean Movie Night: refer to <Appendix 2>
(Dorm. Cafeteria)
8:20pm-10:00pm
∙Movie Title: The Ghost
During this session, lecturers will show you some demonstrations of real classes and
give some tips to make your lesson plans.
Since you have all heard, seen, breathed in all the lectures, it's the time for you to plan
and practice your own lesson to present on following day.
Stationary for making your teaching materials will be brought to your class (paper, scissors, markers, tapes, etc.)
If you want to print out your lesson plan or make photocopies, please come to EPIK
office. (You may bring your USB or mail it to yourself to print it out.)
If you need more preparation and practice time after 5:30pm, classrooms will be open
until 8:00pm. Please do not hesitate to use it.
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Day 7
Feb. 26 (Thu)
Time
9:00am~3:00pm
Schedule
● Lesson Presentation 2 (9:00am~12:30pm)
● Lesson Presentation 3 (2:00pm~3:00pm)
3:30pm~4:30pm
● Meeting with POE Supervisors
∙Introduction of POEs and Schools
4:50pm~5:50pm
● Korean Traditional Music & Dance Performances
(Student Hall-Auditorium)
※ Please be seated on time.
6:00pm~8:00pm
● Farewell Dinner (Student Hall-Cafeteria)
∙All GETs and supervisors from POEs come together and mingle with
each other.
You will have a chance to receive information from District Officers about your schools.
Everyone will be divided into the following rooms according to your placements.
Busan
(# 012)
Daegu
(# 301)
Ulsan
(# 302)
Incheon
(# 305)
Daejeon
(# 308)
Gwangju
(# 309)
Jeju
(# 310)
Chungnam
(# 315)
Chungbuk
(# 316)
Gangwon
(#402)
Jeonbuk
(# 403)
Jeonnam
(# 404)
Gyungbuk
(# 401)
Gyungnam
(# 415)
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Day 8
Feb. 27 (Fri)
Time
Schedule
● Luggage loading
Time
7:30am~9:40am
POE(Provincial Office of Education)/MOE
07:30-08:00
Chungbuk, Chungnam, Daejeon, Incheon
08:00~08:30
Gangwon, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Jeju, Gwangju
08:30~09:00
Gyungbuk, Gyungnam, Daegu, Ulsan
09:00~09:40
Busan
※ Please keep your POE/MOE loading time.
10:00am~10:30am
● Fill out the EPIK Orientation questionnaire
● Closing Ceremony
∙Awarding of 2009 EPIK Orientation Certificate
∙Closing remarks
∙Memories of 2009 EPIK Orientation
10:40am
● Board the POE/MOE bus and farewell
EPIK hopes you will have a wonderful experience with the students of Korea.
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II. Korean Culture and Life
1.
❙Joshua Daley
Waegwan Middle School in Gyeongbuk
[email protected]
Welcome to Korea! For some of you, this is the start of an adventure that will change and influence you for the rest of your life. For others, this is a second, third, or even longer experience in the Republic of Korea (ROK). Each and every one of you comes from a different background, with different experiences, knowledge, skills, desires, and hopes that will affect not
only how you interact with the country and culture you find yourself immersed in, but also the
quality of your own experience. In this lecture we will focus on the wonderful country that we
find ourselves in, and all the different ways to visit and explore the rich culture, history, and
sights that are hidden all throughout the ROK. While a country and culture as old as Korea can
and does have Volumes of academic texts written about it, we will start this lecture with a brief
survey of Korean history, from antiquity to the modern republic we find ourselves in. We will
also focus on transportation, geography, culture, and what I like to call Unique Korea. Please
feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Remember, it’s not only what you wish
to take from this country, it’s also what you bring that will affect your experience in the ROK.
And We’re Off!!
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For those who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of East Asian history in
general and Korean history in particular, good luck and I applaud you. There are museums,
graduate programs in any number of countries, and countless books dealing with the vastness
of Korean History. This will not be a course for you. This will be a brief survey on the history
of the Korean Peninsula, the various cultures and countries that have held power in this region,
and the current government and political situation. I will be presenting you with the historical
information, personages, and timeline from the perspective of the type of information that you
will see, hear and learn about as a foreigner who is living in Korea. Let’s Jump right in.
Over the next 5,000 years, the Korea peninsula experienced many changes in the political, social, and technological aspects of its country, through immigration of Korean ancestors from
transitory Altaic tribes from Northern Asia (Mongolia), to trade, contact, and conflict with outside powers such as the Han Chinese.
While there were many smaller states and a long history after the fall off the Gojoseon kingdom, the next major time in Korea history you will hear about will be the Three Kingdoms.
The three kingdoms were the three major Korean kingdoms between the 5th and 10th centuries
of the Common Era. These kingdoms often fought against each other for territory, power, and
influence, along with allying with each other against foreign powers. Their territory and influence changed greatly over the course of their power.
Yi Seonggye, a Goryeo general sent to attack Chinese forces to the north, returned to Goryeo
and overthrew the ruling family. He then founded the Joseon dynasty in 1392. This dynasty
would last for over the next 500 years until the Japanese Imperial annexation of 1910.
The Joseon Dynasty would eventually fall to the expanding influence of Imperial Japan
through the 1905 Protectorate Treaty and the subsequent Japan-Korea Annexation treaty of
1910. Throughout the next 35 years, modern infrastructure and administration were implemented throughout Korea for the benefit of civil control, trade interests, and mineral
exploitation.
South Korea has experienced massive changes in its population, political style of government,
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security, economic situation, society, culture, and freedoms in the last 61 years. South Korea
has gone from being near destroyed at the end of the Korea War to being one of the World’s
leading economies, a leading exporter of manufactured goods, and an industrial leader. South
Korea is one of the most information rich and accessible nations in the world with a strong and
efficient infrastructure to support commerce, travel, and tourism. It has a rich history and culture that you will discover so much more about in your time here.
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Korea is a wonderful country that has lots of interesting sights, festivals, people, and activities
for you to see and enjoy. There are many different sites, organizations, and ways to find out
about and enjoy all the different aspects of Korean life. This guide will be referencing different
information that you will be able to use to help you in your time here in the ROK.
There are many different ways to travel around South Korea, and depending on what country
and how you grew up, these can seem all the way from Space Age Future Tech to downright
Old School. With a little patience, courage, and knowledge of Korean geography and means of
travel, you will find it’s very easy and convenient to travel all through the country.
Train KTX, Saemaul, Mugunghwa
Trains are the most common and easiest way to travel throughout Most of Korea. There are
three types of trains, KTX (referred to by many people as Bullet trains), Saemaul (direct or express trains, more expensive and quicker most often) and Mugunghwa (local trains that stop at
all of the smallest towns). There are various different train lines that go to the different regions
of the country, and you are even able to purchase tickets online as a foreign. Tickets can easily
be purchased at the train station from an agent or from an automated ticket machine. Just be
careful, you might end up standing if the train is full, as standing tickets are sold.
For
schedules
of
all
three
types
http://info.korail.com/2007/eng/eng_index.jsp
of
trains,
refer
to:
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For more information regarding the KTX, refer to: http://www.korail.go.kr
Flying- Domestic and International
It is possible to book both Domestic and international flights from Korean airports using travel agents or internet sites. The most common domestic travel by air is to Jeju-do, while the
largest international terminal is in Seoul. Many flights from Daegu or Busan international airports connect in Inchon international airport.
Refer to the following websites regarding seat availability and price.
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By Bus
Buses are an excellent way to travel throughout Korea. In some of the more rural areas of the
countries, they are the only way to get from town to town, or to your nearest train station.
Limousine buses/Airport buses
There are many buses that go all around Korea to/from Inchon airport. Sometimes they
are faster in getting to towns than other forms of transport. But they are pricier than the
express buses.
Express Buses
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Most towns/cities have express bus terminals. Express buses travel from town to town.
They have a set schedule and it is best to check the time schedule at the terminals.
Local
Get to know the buses in your area. It may save you a lot of time and money.
By Taxi
Taxis are another convenient method of transportation. For those who plan to party after midnight on the weekends, taxis are the BEST method of transport. Be warned, the taxi rate is
higher after midnight. Taxi rates can be negotiated sometimes between cities and even late at
night. Know how much a normal taxi ride would cost you where you are going and try to negotiate that price.
By subway
A subway is available in all major cities (Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejon, and Gwangju).
Subways are an easy and convenient way to travel in the major cities, learn them, and love
them.
Seoul subway
For information about the Seoul subway system, refer to: http://www.seoulsubway.co.kr
Also, refer to this site http://www.smrt.co.kr/index.jsp#
This is a useful site look for the subway map option and click on the English link. Another
box will appear with a Seoul subway map in English. This website helps in two ways
showing you the fastest route or a route with minimal transfers from point A to point B.
It will also tell you how long your subway trip will be. All in all, in Seoul, estimate 2 minutes per stop.
Pusan subway
Refer to: http://www.subway.busan.kr/korea/main/
This site offers the same service as the online Seoul subway site.
Daejeon subway
Refer to: http://www.djet.co.kr/index.do
There are many travel companies in Korea but the following ones cater to foreign and English
speakers. They have great options and can provide you and your friends a great service.
Adventure Korea http://www.adventurekorea.com
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Trips are arranged for the weekends and public holidays. They range from trips to North
Korea-Geumgang Mountain, Kaesong City, to several annual festivals like the famous
Boryeong Mud Festival, fun activities such as paintball, water rafting/bungee jumping, rice
planting, outdoor rock climbing, hiking, and trekking in the wilderness. This is ideal for those
seeking adventures, open to learning more about Korean culture, and making new friends.
Xanadu Travel Agency http://www.xanadu.co.kr/eng/
A travel agent that offers quality flights from Korea and arranges trips within Korea.
Trips vary from North Korea Geumgang Mountain, Kaesong City trip, major annual festivals
around Korea, such as the Boryeong Mud Festival, and other major fun activities offered
seasonally.
USO Travel http://www.uso.org/korea/
Their most popular service is the DMZ tour, which includes the JSA and Panmunjom. It is
cheaper than other travel agencies and the guides speak English. Although USO is part of the
US military, their services are also for non Korean citizens. They also have a canteen that
serves American favorites which is open to non-US military visitors.
Kangsan Travel http://www.kangsantravel.com
This is a great English speaking travel agency that can help you arrange international trips.
They have set tour groups, along with flights, rail passes, hotels, or vacation specials all
throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.
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Korea is such a rich and diverse country that it would be impossible for me to highlight all the
things you need to see or do in your time in this country. Whether you like shopping, high life,
modernity, or are more an outdoor, hiking, climbing, scuba adventurer, Korea has something
for you. There is always a festival, event, performance, or some type of activity just around the
next corner. With a little research, good luck, and maybe some travel, you can see so much of
this wonderful country. Soon Koreans will be saying, “Wow, you’ve seen more of my country
than I have”.
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For information on festivals, refer to the website a month or two prior to the event. Most festival websites are not updated in advance -especially the English sites. Some of the festival
websites are not offered in English it helps to know Korean or get someone who can help you
with the translation. Should you need information early, ring them! They will have the
information. Or refer to http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/index.kto or http://www.korea.net
for all your festival travel directions and more.
Spring
1. Jinhae Gunhangje/Cherry Blossom Festival http://www.jinhae.go.kr
2. Hi Seoul Festival http://www.hiseoulfest.org
3. Chuncheon International Mime Festival http://www.mimefestival.com
4. Hampyeong Butterfly Festival http://www.inabi.or.kr
5. Uiryeong Bullfighting Festival http://bull.uiryeong.go.kr/html/main.html
Summer
1. Boryeong Mud Festival http://www.mudfestival.or.kr
2. The Great Battle of Hansan Festival http://www.hsdf.or.kr/en/index.php
3. Muan White Lotus Festival http://eng.muan.go.kr/
4. World Taekwondo Festival http://www.tkdfamily.net/home/en_main.html
5. Muju Firefly Festival http://www.firefly.or.kr
Autumn
1. Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan)
http://www.pifan.com/eng/index.asp
2. Gimje Horizon Festival http://www.egimje.net
3. Jinju Namgang Yudeung Lantern Festival http://www.yudeung.com/english/?pg=history
4. Chungju Martial Arts Festival http://www.martialarts.or.kr/
5. Icheon Rice Cultural Festival http://www.ricefestival.or.kr/
Winter
1. Hwacheon Sancheoneo (Mountain Trout) Ice Festival
http://www.narafestival.com/ global/content_view.asp?bc=F001&bo__idx=11961
2. Daegwallyeong Snow Flower Festival http://www.snowfestival.net/
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3. Taebaek Snow Festival http://festival.taebaek.go.kr/part2/home/html/main.html
4. Sunrise Busan Festival http://www.festival.busan.kr/
5. Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival http://buriburi.go.kr/
Even though Korea is a very small country, it has a great diversity in culture, geography, and
activities. I highly recommend you to not fall into the Big City trap, of spending your time in
Seoul/Inchon/Busan/Daegu/Daejon/Gwangju. Get out there and see the country, meet the people, and live the life.
1. Lotte World http://www.lotteworld.com/Global_eng/Main.asp
2. Seoul Namsan Tower http://www.lifeinkorea.com/travel2/seoul/124
3. 63 Building http://www.63city.co.kr/63cityhome/eng/jsp/tour/main.jsp
4. Korean War Memorial Museum http://www.warmemo.co.kr/eng/intro/message/message.jsp
5. Gyeongbukgung Palace
If you access the previous 10,000 Won note, this is where the Gyeonghoeru Pavillion is
located. The current 10,000 Won note has the celestial clock also located here in the
National Folk Museum.
6. Cheonggyecheon Stream
For a relaxing and cool walk, start at Gwanghwamun, pass through Dongdaemun shops,
and end at Seoul Forest Park.
7. Namsangol Traditional Korean Village
8. National Museum of Korea http://www.museum.go.kr/eng/index.jsp
9. Seoul Arts Center http://www.sac.or.kr/eng/
10. Insadong
This is a traditional Korean street in the center of Seoul with shops and restaurants.
In Gyeonggi province
1. Korean Folk Village, Suwon
2. Tigerworld waterpark, Bucheon http://www.tigerworld.co.kr
3. Everland & Caribbean Bay, Yongin http://www.everland.com/MultiLanguage/english/
4. Icheon Ceramics village, Icheon http://www.ceramic.or.kr
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Be sure to not miss out on the annual Icheon Ceramic Festival and take advantage of the
training program, Traditional Korean Ceramics for foreigners.
5. Goyang http://www.goyang.go.kr/fl/index_eng.html
Getting involved in Goyang alone will keep you busy. A few of the highlights are as follows:
A short walking distance from Jeongbalsan subway station will lead you to Ilsan Lake
Park. This is a man made park that takes about 45 minutes to walk around the lake
once. For more information on activities refer to this site (Korean only):
http://www.lake-park.com/. Lake Park also attracts many visitors for the annual world
flower exhibition.
La Festa, a shopping mall, near Lake Park holds weekly live concerts which are replayed on a Korean music channel.
6. Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon http://ehs.suwon.ne.kr/
In Chungcheongnam province
For more information regarding this province, refer to: http://tour.chungnam.net/ctnt/engl/index.jsp http://www.baekjetour.net/eng/
Some of the highlights of this province are as follows:
1. Daejeon http://www.metro.daejeon.kr/english/index.htm
Expo Science Park http://www.expopark.co.kr/
2. Gongju http://www.gongju.go.kr/html/en/culture/culture_01_02.html
Gongju National Museum http://gongju.museum.go.kr/engweb/main/main.html
3. Seocheon http://www.seocheon.go.kr/eng/
Hansan Ramie Fabric Festival
4. Cheonan http://www.cheonan.go.kr/english/
Independence Hall of Korea http://www.independence.or.kr/EN/index.php
5. Buyeo http://www.buyeotour.net/eng/index/index.asp http://ago.buyeo.go.kr/new_buyeo/
datas/sall.htm
Jeongnimsaji Temple, Beakje Royal Tombs Park
In Chungcheongbuk province
Chungcheongbuk province is worth visiting for its Chungjuho lake, Sangsu Herb Land, and
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Heungdeok Temple/Early Printing Museum. To see what Cheongju has to offer, refer to this
site: http://english.cheongju.go.kr/
In Gangwon province
This province is famous for the filming of the drama, Winter Sonata. International fans come
to visit this province for its filming venues, ski resorts, water rafting, bungee jumping, swimming (rivers and beaches), and lots more! Their provincial website is as follows: http://
en.gangwon.to/main/index.html
1. Chuncheon http://tour.chuncheon.go.kr/eng/
Be sure to sample their famous dish of ddak galbi in Myeongdong (a street with restaurants specializing in this one dish). This is a spicy chicken dish cooked in the center of
your table.
2. Sokcho http://sokcho.gangwon.kr/foreign/eng/html/main.html
3. Hongcheon http://www.hongcheon.gangwon.kr/english/index.htm
4. Nami Island http://www.namisum.com/
5. Pyeongchang http://en.yes-pc.net/
In Gyeongsangbuk province:
1. Daegu http://english.daegu.go.kr/
Daegu is well known for their herbal medicine market (one long street) and for their huge
outdoor mall. One highly recommendable experience is exploring Heainsa Temple. They
provide a temple stay program. For more temple information: http://80000.or.kr/eng/main/
2. Gyeongju/Kyongju http://www.gyeongju.go.kr/eng/main/index.asp
Gyeongju is known as the museum without walls. There is much to see here. Some recommended places (certainly not restricted to) are as follows:
Bulguksa Temple, Seokguram Grotto, Mount Tohamsan
Tongil Teejong -otherwise known as the grand bell for unification
Anapji Pond
3. Andong http://www.andong.go.kr/open%5Fcontent/en/
Andong known for its traditional mask dances, the Wolryeonggyo Bridge is a must see! At
selected times during the day and evening, this bridge has a special water fountain display.
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In addition, be sure to ask about the Tosanseowon academy that is on the previous 1,000
Won note. Other Andong highlights include:
Hahoe Village http://www.tourandong.com/english/sightseeing/sightseeing.htm
Andong International Mask Dance Festival http://www.maskdance.com
4. Goryeong http://www.daegaya.net/english/main.htm#
Daegaya Iron Making Festival
Royal Tomb Exhibit Hall
5. Uljin http://eng.uljin.go.kr/index.html
Uljin is known for its valleys, beaches, and the Uljin Snow Crab Festival.
In Gyeongsangnam province:
Busan (Pusan) http://www.pusanweb.com
Busan is known for its many beaches, festivals (eg Jagalchi and international film),
seafood, and Russians. Haeundae beach attracts not only local residents but foreigners
as well. There is beach volleyball open to all foreigners and the Busan Aquarium.
Ulsan http://english.ulsan.go.kr/
Miryang City http://eng.miryang.go.kr/main/
There are various festivals including the Samrangjin strawberry festival.
In Jeollanam province:
Mihwangsa temple in the Haenam Ttangkkeut village provides a temple stay program, refer
to the following site as follows: http://www.mihwangsa.com/home.html#. Another recommendable temple to visit is the Daeheungsa temple. When visiting Jeollanam province, exploring Gwangju, Songho beach, and the Dadohae Maritime National Park http://www.dadohae.or.kr/eng/main.asp, are a must! You may want to consider paying a visit to all the many islands between mainland Korea and Jeju Island, such as Geomundo and Baekdo Island.
In Jeju:
On this island alone, there are many festivals. For all your Jeju Island information, refer to
this website: http://english.tour2jeju.net/main/. Some places of recommendation include the
Teddy Bear Museum, hiking up Mount Halla, Gimnyeongsagul Cave, Hallim Park at
Hyeopjaegul Cave (highly recommendable in Spring!), Jeju Miniature Theme Park, and
Jeongbang Waterfall.
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Korea has 20 national parks. Some of the best ones are:
1. Songnisan National Park
2. Jirisan National Park
3. Bukhansan National Park
4. Seoraksan National Park
Korea has 22 provincial parks that are managed by the province they are located in. Some
parks cover multiple provinces. A famous park is:
5. Gajisan Provincial Park (Yeongnam Alps)
Each park has its own unique history. An excellent site for all your hiking information:
http://koreaclimbs.blogspot.com/
Chuseok Unless you are invited to spend time with a Korean friends family, Make
plans, and make them early
On Buddha’s birthday, be sure to attend the Lotus Lantern Parade in Seoul to celebrate.
In one area of Seoul, the busy streets are closed and you will witness some amazing
lantern displays. The parade is usually the Sunday preceding Buddha’s birthday. On the
day itself the celebrations are held in the temple of Insadong area.
Seollal/Lunar New Year’s -there are fire festivals around Korea. The most famous is
the one on Jeju Island. Information online is limited. The best way to find out if they
will have one in your area is by the local advertisements.
Most of your favorite non-Korean food is easily accessible in Seoul, particularly in the
Itaewon and/or Kangnam area. Also, Daegu and Busan have lots of foreign Restaurants.
American, Italian, Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, and other types of food can be found in many of
the larger cities. In smaller towns, there may be foreigner restaurants, but you never know how
authentic the foreign food will be.
Top 5 Korean Food items
When it comes to Korean food, the most common and acceptable (or not acceptable but
well known) dishes for foreigners include: kimchi, kimbap, bulgogi, galbi, and ramen.
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For something a little different, but just as good for foreigners are as follows:
Gamjatang
Pork bone and
potato stew
Hoddeok
Korean sweet
(cinnamon)
pancakes
Jajangmyun
Black bean paste
noodles
Omurice
Omelet fried rice
Gyeran jjim
Steamed
eggs
Street food is also very common in Korea all year round and is very affordable. Some street
foods are: Cinnamon pancakes, silkworm larvae, ddokbogkee (thick rice noodles in red/spicy
sauce)
Always carry with you:
Tissues -some restrooms don’t have any or have run out (and it is not replaced for a
long time!)
Wallet with cash and your alien card -cash is always the preferred method of payment
Cell phone -survival requirement in Korea!
Should you have any questions in Korea, however random it may be, this is the number
you should call for assistance. You have the option of speaking to an English operator.
1330 -Korean Travel Information (KTI) phone number
Dial the local area first that you are in before punching in 1330. Option 2 is the English
operator.
Something to kill time, as you travel long distances -e.g. a book to read, an MP3 player, etc
Hand Sanitizer -not all public restrooms provide water and soap. Have it in your care
package wish list from home
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Korea is a very wonderful and open country, culture, and community. You will make many
friends, both Korean and foreign, in your time here. Friends make traveling, adventures, and
your mishaps/memories all the more enjoyable. Ask questions, find out about places to go and
things to see, and stay in contact with many people. It’s the easiest and fastest way to find out
about fun things to do and ways to travel. Enjoy your time, your adventure, and your life here
in the ROK. Best of wishes, KOREA FIGHTING!!
Special thanks go out to Giovanni Romeo of Myunyeong boy’s middle school for his assistance in the compilation and editing of information contained in this lecture. Also, Angela Hur
of the Talk program, thank you so much for your support and for giving me permission to use
photos, language, and formatting from a similar presentation that she provided to me. Finally,
Thank you to Korea for being such a Wonderful Place.
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2.
－ Life in Korea as an EPIK Teacher
❙Vanessa Temple
Mulmae Elementary school
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－Have your visa in your passport
－Have your degree, criminal record check with you and make copies of everything in case of
emergency
－Have a couple hundred dollars to support you for the first month
－Go to a Hospital to get your medical check up done (about ￦50,000-60,000)|
－Go to Immigration to pass in all your paper work and get your Alien Registration Card
(ARC) should cost about ￦10,000
－Apply for a Multiple Entry Visa stamp if you want to do any traveling outside the country,
at immigration for an extra ￦50,000. You will get you ARC (card) back after about a week.
(I do believe that you are the fortunate bunch that has this stuff taken care of you by
EPIK!)
Once you have your ARC you can now go to a bank and set up an account.
You can now also start to look for a cell phone, Internet connections, cable TV and a house
phone! But in the mean time- you can use the PC Bangs (internet cafes) located everywhere.
Look for the signs that say “PC”
Your school should provide you with the basic necessities as stated in your contract, but any
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extras you will have to find on your own. You will probably need shower slippers for your
bathroom because there usually isn’t a bathtub. If your scared to venture into the local markets,
there are 7-11’s everywhere that might have stuff you recognize. Buy bottled water for
drinking.
Your school might provide you with air conditioning, but it’s definitely worth the investmentKorean summers are extremely humid. You might also want to get a small electric floor heater
for the winter to keep the chill out of the air; they are relatively inexpensive and will save you
money on your gas heating bill.
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After the “Honeymoon” phase wears off, the novelty and the newness is gone and you will
suddenly realize you are living and working here. The majority of you will soon start to see the
aggravations of day to day to life of living in another country. You will start to crave food from
home, and start to compare little things about your new host country and your home country.
For some it willbe worst than others, so stay positive and know that it does pass, and it is simply your mind adjusting to a new way of life. Mood swings will be expected, but hang in there!
Stay away from the whiners and people who are constantly complaining about the way things
are done here! It will only make adjusting to the new culture that much harder.
After a few months you will start to get the swing of things, pick up some of the language and
find your groove of what works for you in Korea. You may still find certain aspects irritating,
but it becomes less and less frequent and intense. Before you know it, you’ll be bopping your
head to the latest K-Pop song. Just remember: Patience is your sanity.
Be an observer, don’t compare it with your own country, and just take it all in without
judgment.
Learn about the culture and the history, find a hobby- something you want to learn or some
thing you love doing. Take time for you, just to relax and process all this new information.
Find positive people to hang out with. Join a club that includes foreigners and Koreans.
Everyone’s experience is different, so make this your own experience-take this year and challenge yourself to learn about you and your new environment.
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Get to know your contract; it is set up in your benefit: make sure any questions or issues you
have are cleared up before you sign on. Better to know now than be surprised 3 months down
the road.
It might feel like your on vacation for the first little while, and that’s normal. But try to remember why you came here: to work. You will be expected to act like a professional and do
your job to the best of your ability.
Everyone has the same contract, but not every school has the same policies. Try not to compare your situation to other teachers.
There will most likely be a syllabus or curriculum for you to follow, once you get comfortable with the schedule you can talk to your co teacher to add some creative supplement materials to the classes if you wish. You will be expected to do a winter and summer English camp,
and to occasionally attend ceremonies and festivals. You are also expected to stay at school for
8 hours/day, usually 8:30-4:30, even if you only teach 3 classes that morning. Your Korean co
workers will sometimes have a different schedule than you, as they have to work Saturday
mornings and most often have a heavier workload than you.
Most of you will have a co teacher who will be in the class with you while you teach. You
might get a great co teacher, or you might not! Your co might speak fluent English, or they
might not. Just try to find a system that works for both of you- who is going to lead the class,
what material you will cover together or separately. It is also important to show your co workers that you are making an effort to fit in to the school and be friendly with the other teachers,
try to spend your spare time getting to know the teachers in your school; it will be much
appreciated.
At first your students are going to hang on every word that falls from your mouth. They will
have lots of questions for you and about your home country. But the excitement quickly fades
and it would be a good idea to have a plan for discipline. Be firm- your students will be confused with relaxed attitude compared to that of their Korean teachers and will try to get away
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with more. It will up to you to find a discipline method that works best for you.
Also finding ways to relate to your students will help you form a better, more respectful bond
with them. Understanding that Korean children have completely different expectations put on
them than you did as a child will help you form better relations with them. Learning about the
latest Korean bands, movies and TV shows will also help to keep their interest! But one thing
is certain- you will adore your students, and they will adore you.
Every school has a different dress code; some are business formal, while some places are OK
with jeans. Better ask your co teacher and check out what the Korean teachers usually wear to
class.
The Korean education system is set up much differently than what you might be used to in
your home country. Going with the flow and accepting the way they do things here will cause
way less headaches for you than trying to implement your own methods. Remember, your job
here is a GUEST ENGLISH TEACHER. You are not here to try to change the Korean
Education system, but you can still find your own style and work with what you have in front
of you!
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“°When Languages, backgrounds, methods and goals aredifferent, reaching common ground
can be a challenge” － I.C.C. Korea
Although Korea is a developed country, and has the 11th largest economy in the world, it is
still very conservative in some aspects. Korea was referred to as the “Hermit Kingdom” for a
long time as is known for being quite homogeneous, considering for the majority of its history
is has ONLY been Koreans living here. Because of this, there is still quite a fascination and curiosity with visitors from other countries. You will be stared at, but try not to let it bother you
too much, they usually are not aware they are being rude, and it is human nature to have an interest in anything different or that stands out, and believe me... you will stand out.
If you have tattoos or piercing, be prepared to draw even more attention. You might want to
cover them up while teaching.
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Try to dress a little more conservatively than you might at home unless you are going out to
the clubs. Westerners have an image in Korea of being more sexually liberated and party lovers- It would be nice if you kept this in mind when out and about, and helped to create a more
positive image of foreigners in general. For example, going to the public bath house in your bikini and drinking beer while in the hot tub will definitely be frowned upon. Bath houses are for
bathing, and like everything else in Korea, there are certain rules or etiquette to be followed.
You are a teacher here of course, but when you leave your school, you are still being observed
and representing your country.
Koreans are quite proud of their culture and traditions, and are very accustomed to doing
things a certain way because it has always been done that way. You might find this, sometimes
“linear thinking” irritating at times, but this is simply the Korean way, and it will much easier
for you to just go along with it for the most part.
Elders in Korea (including your school Principal) are treated with the utmost respect in
Korean society. It is important to learn things that will help you to show your respect to your
superiors, such as bowing, using very formal speech and accepting and giving things with both
hands.
Smoking in front of your co teachers and especially your principal will not be considered
good etiquette, and even more so if you are a woman.
Eating and restaurant etiquette could be a whole topic on its own, so you will have to learn as
you go, or ask a Korean acquaintance to give you some tips.
Shoes are never worn inside houses or temples and most restaurants.
Bare feet indoors are ok but wearing socks is much better. Flip flops do not Count as shoes in
Korea- they are more like slippers.
Koreans are also much more indirect in conversing than we are, and will for the most part
avoid confrontation at all costs. If you are angry at something, try to not to create an argumentative situation. Remaining calm and asking questions might get you further. Korea is also
a very group oriented society; team or family accomplishments are much more important than
individual success.
Korea is generally a very safe country, but there have been instances where western women
seemed to be the target of harassment, or worse. Use common sense and your intuition and always lock your doors at night.
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Want some reasons to learn some Korean?
－It’s SUPER easy
－You have to eat, and it helps to know how to order your favorite Korean food from the
menu.
－You will be able to read bus signs and the subway maps to get around, or ask someone for
directions, and tell the taxi driver where you are going.
－Will be able to express yourself using more than just ridiculous body gestures
－Will let you understand the culture better
－It’s easier to make Korean friends... or meet members of the opposite sex
－You will more than likely meet other foreigners taking Korean classes
－Koreans will respect your attempt to learn their language and culture.
－People who can speak 2 languages are just cool
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Lonely Planet: Korea 7 edition, (2007)
By Ray Bartlett, Rob Whyte and Martin Robinson
An Introduction to Korean Culture
By Andrew C. Nahm (Author)
The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies
By Mi｣ Breen (Author)
Learning to Think Korean: A Guide to Living and Working in Korea
By Robert, L. Kohls
Korea Calling: The Essential Handbook for Teaching English and Living in South Korea
by Jay W. Freeborne, Allegra J. Specht
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Culture Shock: A survival guide to customs and Etiquette
By Sonja Vegdahl and Ben Seunghwa Hur
－Korean: Lonely Planet Phrasebook by Minkyoung Kim, J. D. Hilts, and Lonely Planet
Phrase books
－Survival Korean: Korean Study Guide by Stephen Revere
－Survival Korean: Basic Grammar Skills by Stephen Revere, Jin Jae-Hee
http://wiki.galbijim.com/
http://www.eslcafe.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rhymeswithjeju/
www.jejulife.net
www.facebook.com has a lot of groups for foreigners living in Korea
TV- there a few English channels available, but Arirang is a channel especially for expats living in Korea.
The Groove magazine, Seoul (www.groovekorea.com), Eloquence Magazine, 10 Magazine,
Seoul Travel & Culture Magazine and Guidebook (www.seoulselection.com), The Korean
Herald (www.koreaherald.co,kr) ,Korea Times (www.koreatime.co.kr), International Herald
Tribune (www.joonganddaily.joins.com)
－These weekly and monthly magazines usually have event calendars for foreigners and info
on new restaurants, bars and museums.
－At the airports, and tourist information booths they usually have maps of every province
and tourist booklets
－A monthly map and guide is published for the Seoul and area called “Beetle Guide” and
“Seoul Escort”
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Food:
GMARKET: a Korean site with an English shop- you will need a membership
http://www.gmarket.co.kr/index_eng.asp
－Hanam Supermarket- Hannam, Seoul
－Foreign Foods Market- Itaewon, Seoul
－Lotte Mart, E-Mart, Costco or Hyundai Department store sometimes have an imported
foods section and are located all over Korea
－there are usually small independent stores that carry imported goods in most cities, just
ask around.
English bookstores:
－Kyobo, Bandi and Luni have English sections and located throughout Korea
－What The Book?
www.whatthebook.com
－Seoul Selection: English Books on Korea
www.seoulselection.com
－Call 02-1330 several languages, 24hour line
The official tourist site for Korea www.visitkorea.or.kr
－Information for Seoul/ Korea Bus routes: http://bus.seoul.go.kr
－for Korea Rail, KTX
: http://info.korail.com/2007/eng/eng_index.jsp
English speaking Hospitals and Clinics are located throughout Korea but mainly in the larger
cities. Any of the resources listed above will have information.
Good Luck in your new host country!!
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3.
❙Charles Ko
Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education
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First try of anything comes to us with excitement along with a bit of nervousness. We all have
some sort of experiences in facing something new in the past and depending on how we dealt
with and coped with those new situations, those became either a fond memory or disastrous
memory.
As we all know, culture doesn’t mean a single situation but it relates to entire lives of the
people. Frankly speaking, living in a new culture is not as easy as many of us think it is. I’m
sure all of you already have some knowledge about Korean culture and some may even have
experienced it. Well, I have a good news and a bad news. The good news is that you are already half way there to a successful year as an EPIK teacher since you know Korean culture
already. The bad news is that knowing the culture and living the culture are two totally different things. The latter, definitely is much more difficult.
Knowing and understanding certain cultural behaviors or situations will not actually help us if
we don’t accept them as is. In other words, the culture you know but don’t approve of will continue to bother you and upset you throughout the rest of your year in Korea.
I will divide today’s lecture into two parts; one about the culture shock you are likely to face
once you start your life in Korea, and another about some courtesy that you should be aware of
in order to have a trouble free relationship with Koreans.
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While I was teaching ESL in a high school in the States, I don’t really remember any instance
of the whole faculty members officially dining out together. In Korea, so many teachers
(officially or unofficially) eat out quite often. Probably, when you are assigned to a school and
start working, you will be eating out at least twice on the first week as a welcome party. Many
Korean restaurants usually have low tables where guests sit on the floor to eat. When teachers
go out to eat, chances are, they will go to a place where you have sit on the floor. Sitting
cross-legged on the floor for at least an hour’s dining can be a pain at first, but it will get easier
for you as time goes on. Try not to stretch your leg under the table. Just stand up and go to the
bathroom and come back if you feel like you are going to have a cramp on your leg.
Avoid sticking your chopsticks in your rice as this means the food is reserved for the dead.
Instead, lay the chopsticks across the top of the rice bowl or put them next to your bowl on the
table. Koreans also do not usually lift the rice bowl off of the table when they eat. Blowing
your nose during a meal is considered very rude and will usually earn you many stern glances
from other patrons. Shoes are always left at the door.
Koreans eat communally which means that, except for their own bowl of rice, all food is
placed in separate dishes in the center of the table and everyone takes from the dishes as they
eat. There is usually one or two main dishes consisting of a soup dish and a meat dish, with all
others being smaller side dishes of all types of food. This sharing of food together means very
much to Koreans, as they believe that the sharing of food and alcohol brings people closer to
one another and is often the basis for building closer personal relationships.
Everyone usually waits to begin the meal until the eldest or most senior person has started
eating. Once a person has finished eating, they usually have a glass of water and leave the table
without much ceremony. In a restaurant or more formal setting however, people will always
wait till everyone is seated and no one will not leave the table until everyone has finished.
Once everyone has finished eating, everyone usually gets up and leaves the table quite
abruptly. There is rarely any lingering after the meal.
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In Korea, just like any other country in the world, respect must be shown to someone older
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than you. However, how people show their respect differs throughout the world. When you
meet someone older, before shaking hands (of course using two hands), you should bow first.
Younger people do not address older people by their given names. Although calling someone
using Mr.___ or Ms. ___ may be polite in English speaking countries, some Koreans understand them as titles given to younger or employees who are in lower status. To Korean English
teachers (who understand western cultures), it would be okay to use the title Mr. or Ms. but to
non-English teachers, I recommend using the title ‘(full name) sunsengnim’ for teachers,
‘gyojang-sunsengnim’ for principal, and ‘gyogam-sunsengnim’ for vice principal.
Since age is important in determining hierarchy, it is very common to ask someone their age
shortly after meeting. In Korea, being the same age means that you are automatically “friends,”
which means that terms of respect can be dropped and demeanors can be much more relaxed.
But don’t forget that people in different age groups can not be considered friends in Korea.
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When passing something to or receiving something from another person, particularly someone of higher social stature or of greater age, good manners dictate that a younger or lower in
stature person uses two hands, while the older or higher in stature person may give or take using just one. For example, when an older teacher gives you a sheet of document, you should receive it using two hands. Also, when you are giving anything to an older person, you should
use two hands. Regardless of age or social stature, people who are not familiar with each other
always use two hands to give or receive items, pour alcohol or shake hands.
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Traditionally, Koreans love drinking in all kind of situations. Many Koreans actually drink almost everyday. I sure that it doesn’t refer to everyone, but it is true that many people when
they start drinking at night, they drink until they get drunk. In Korea, one very unique system
is that people who get drunk together become good friends the next day (among men). It
sounds funny, but if a teacher wants to drink with you, that means that teacher wants to have
good relationship with you. When Koreans drink, rather than going to a bar, many teachers just
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drink at a restaurant while eating. Because Korean restaurants (not bars) don’t sell beer that are
small like the ones from your country, everyone drinks in a cup and many of them drink soju
instead of beer (they don’t want the beer belly). As they drink, it would be a smart thing to
keep an eye on the glasses of fellow teachers. Koreans don’t like to pour their own drinks and
they will probably be very happy when you pour drinks in their glasses (They must hold their
cup when you pour and you should use two hands). Even if you don’t drink, you should at least
have a cup of water when they propose a toast. The biggest difficulty I’ve had was the principal or the VP going to all teachers pouring soju in the ‘same glass’. It is considered rude to
refuse. If you don’t drink, politely take the soju glass and give him the coke (or 7-up) bottle.
He will understand and give you a shot of coke (or 7-up) instead. It is polite, as you drink, to
turn your head awayfrom the person who poured you. After you drink, you should give the
glass back and offer to pour him a drink too (whichever type he/she wants). You may think it’s
very unfair but many of them who circulate while pouring soju in other’s glasses, they try to
pour you a full glass but they want you to pour back only a small bit. About sharing a glass
with all the teachers, you don’t have to share if you have something against it (feeling that it’s
not clean), but from their perspective, that is one way of showing that they want to have good
relationship with you.
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When you spend your past-time outside of school, you should start off with some attitude
adjustment. Don’t allow little things to annoy you or stress you out.
First of all, you will inevitably draw lots of attention in the public. Even if you look just like
other Koreans in town, people will look and stare at you when you speak English. Get used to
being stared at.
In Korea, there are men, women, and ajumma. Ajumma usually are married women who are
not grandmother yet. These people are strong and you many actually bump into many of them
on the street. Many times when they shoulder you hard and you look back to say something,
the chances are they won’t even look back and just continue their way. In Seoul subway train,
some people actually throw their bag onto a seat where you were about to sit on, and rush into
the seat before you can sit down. It is considered rude even in Korean society, but the best
move is to just walk away.
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When you stand in line anywhere, try to stand right behind the person in front of you. If you
leave some space, someone might think you are not in line and try to stand in front of you. I
don’t know why, but Koreans have smaller personal space compared to western people and
they tend to stand very close to the person in front of them. Don’t be bothered by it.
If you plan to drive, you need extra patience to live in Korea. Buses and trucks are the scariest
things. Don’t even go near them. When someone honks at you, they will not just give you a
short honk but a long loud horn. If you feel that you are not doing anything wrong, don’t get
mad but just ignore them. That is the best thing you can do to stay stress free on the road.
In Korea, there is a service called ‘teri-oonjeon’. This is a service which people come to the
place where you are drinking and drive you home in your car. The cost is quite reasonable.
Don’t ever drink and drive.
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Koreans use a lot of borrowed words from English. They usually are written in Korean language but still English words. E.g.) computer, coffee, shower, monitor, mouse, keyboard,
printer, pen, table, etc. (they will sound somewhat different from English because of the stress
system) Korean language is quite difficult to learn. However, reading can be quite easy. All
you need to do is memorize the Korean phonetic alphabets and practice a little bit. Once you
learn how to pronounce Korean phonetic alphabets, you will find Korean life much easier than
before. You will be able to order food on your own, commute on your own, etc.
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Koreans are very group oriented. In other words, getting along well with all teachers in your
school can give you a very memorable year. The easiest way to get along with them is to show
them that you are tryinghard to be part of Koreans. Some native English teachers think that being a real foreigner and acting like one is better because they are here to not only teach language but also culture of their own country. However, I recommend you to be a foreigner in
front of all students only. When you are with other teachers, it is best to show them that you
are trying to become one of them.
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Also, if you want to have a pleasant life outside of school, you must first have an attitude of
not judging. Don’t judge things as right or wrong. They are just different. If you can’t change
your situation, then change your attitude. Adjusting well and having positive experiences can
only come through the willingness to accept and understand.
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4.
❙Prof. Hyun Yong Cho, Ph.D.
Institute of International Education,
Kyung Hee University
URL: http://iiejhy.khu.ac.kr
E-mail: [email protected]
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Korea is a country where greeting someone is done in many ways. When meeting an elderly
person, you must use a more formal style of speech, and must bow courteously. When greeting
someone, you should bend down a little and bow your head. To an elderly person you would say
“안녕하세요?[Annyeonghaseyo]?/안녕하십니까?[Annyeonghasimnikka]?”, whereas among
friends you would say, “안녕? 잘 있었니?[Annyeong]? [Chal itseotni]?” When you visit an elderly person’s house, it is polite to give a big bow when arriving.
저는__________입니다.
저는__________ 사람입니다.
[jeo-neun __________imnida]
[jeo-neun __________saram imnida]
I am __________.
I am from __________.
만나서 반갑습니다. Nice to meet you.
감사합니다. Thank you.
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Compare countries’ names below to what you know.
독일(Germany) [dogil]
인도(India) [indo]
러시아(Russia) [reosia]
일본(Japan) [ilbon]
미국(U.S.A) [miguk]
중국(China) [jung-guk]
탄자니아(Tanzania) [Tanzania]
태국(Thailand) [taeguk]
베트남(Vietnam) [betnam]
프랑스(France) [peurangseu]
영국(England/ U.K.) [yeong-guk]
호주(Australia) [hoju]
In Korea, when eating together with the elders, it is polite to wait for them to pick up their
spoons or chopsticks, before picking up your own. Also, you should not leave the table until
the elders have finished eating and put their utensils down.
When drinking alcohol, the elders will pour the liquor. You should hold the cup with two
hands, when receiving it. Afterwards, you should pour the liquor for the elders, again making
sure that you use two hands. One more thing, you should never smoke in front of the elders.
Traditional Korean food consists of rice, soup, Kimch’i, and various side dishes.
When setting the table it is proper to put the soup to the right of the rice, the spoon to the right
of the bowl of soup, and the chopsticks to the right of the spoon. The Kimch’i is placed to the
middle-rear of the table and the side dishes should be placed around the Kimch’i.
When eating, you should not hold your spoon and chopsticks at the same time. The spoon is
used when eating rice and soup, while the chopsticks are used for the other remaining foods.
The following are Korean holidays. Holidays are marked with numerals. We have a three-day
holiday for the important holidays such as New Year’s Day(설날[Seollal]) and Korean
Thanksgiving Day(추석[Chuseok]). Try to find these holidays on your Korean calenders.
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New Year’s Day
January 1st on the lunar calendar
Anniversary of the ‘Samil’
independence Movement
March 1st
Arbor Day
April 5th
Buddha’s Birthday
April 8th on the lunar calendar
Children’s Day
May 5th
Memorial Day
June 6th
Constitution Day
July 17th
Independence Day
August 15th
Chuseok (Thanksgiving)
August 15th on the lunar calendar
National Foundation Day
October 3rd
Hangeul Proclamation Day
October 9th
Christmas
December 25th
The most important days are New Year’s Day and Thanksgiving Day.
New Year’s Day is January 1st on the lunar calendar. On this day, people wear traditional
Korean clothes, called Hanbok, and have a good time with their families. People think when
you eat a bowl of rice-cake soup, you grow one year older. The younger give a big formal bow
to their elder on New Year’s Day while saying “새해 복 많이 받으세요. [Saehae bok manibadeuseyo]”. It means “Have lots of blessings on the new year. Happy New Year.”
Thanksgiving Day is August 15th on the lunar calendar. There are a lot of rice cakes and fruit
prepared to eat. Some families gather together and make Songpyeon. If you make Songpyon
attractive, you will give birth to a pretty daughter. The moon is full and beautiful on that night.
People observe memorial services and visit their ancestral graves. This tradition has been observed for a long time.
People sometimes represent their thought in actions; not in words but gestures. Gestures are
different from country to country, so they sometimes create misunderstandings.
For example, Korean people wave their hands back and forth when they are signaling ‘Come
here’ to another. It is normal that the back of the hand is upward. When the palm of the hand is
upward, people are sometimes offended because they use this gesture to call animals. In some
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countries, when the back of the hand is upward, it means ‘Go’. Some foreigners actually turn
and walk away when Korean people wave their hands meaning ‘Come’.
When Korean people talk straightening their index finger, they mean ‘One’. The thumb is
used in order to show the meaning ‘Best’. When counting numbers, Korean people usually
start with the thumb. When making a promise, they hold their little fingers to each other.
Who is considered a beauty in contemporary Korean culture? She may be tall and has a small
dainty face, double eyelids, and big eyes. Then, what is traditional beauty in Korea?
Traditional Korean culture did not consider a tall, thin woman beautiful. In the past, Koreans
liked a woman to be a little bit chubby because they thought a chubby woman was happy-looking. The belief was that people with big eyes were cowards.
Of course, the mind is more important than the appearance, and people believe people with
good hearts can be the real beauty.
Samulnori is a percussion instrument ensemble which consists or four instruments: Soi
(Kkwaenggwari, small gong), Janggo (hourglass drum), Jing (gong), and Buk (drum).
Soi and Jing are made of metal while Janggo and Buk are made of leather. Metal instruments
sound different from leather instruments. Metal instruments make strong sounds while leather
instuments make soft sounds. Soi leads the other musical instruments. Soi and Jing sounds engulf the other instrumental sounds. Janggo plays short rhythms and Buk plays the role of echoing Janggo.
All of the instruments have nicknames: Soi - ‘Cloud’, Jing - ‘Rain’, Janggo - ‘Wind’, and Buk
- ‘Lightening’. All the nicknames are from nature. The sounds of the four instruments also are
similar to the sounds of nature. So it can be thought that the sounds of playing the four musical
instruments are the sounds of nature or of the universe.
We have a big party at a baby’s first birthday in Korea. It is called ‘Doljanchi’. Families and
relatives gather together to celebrate the baby’s first birthday.
The guests usually give a gold ring or a gold bracelet as a present.
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Parents put threads, a pencil, a book, and money in a bowl and put the bowl in front of the
baby. We call this ‘Doljabi’. If the baby grabs threads, her/his parents believe the baby will
have a long life. If she/he grabs a pencil, her/his parents think she/he will become a good
scholar. If she/he grabs money, she/he will be a rich person.
If you were a baby, what would you grab?
When you ask Koreans, “How many people are there in your family?”, they can’t answer the
question easily. This is because they are not sure whether they should include only people living with them in their house or not. Married people consider that people living with them in
their own house are the family members. For example, when they live with their parents, they
include parents. Otherwise, they do not include parents in their family. But even in this case,
they say “Though we don’t live together, there are parents, sisters and brothers and so on”.
They say this because they consider the range of the family to be very wide. Koreans also
make statements like: “They were so kind to us. They treated us like family.” When we introduce close friends or people to someone, we give the impression they are just like a family
to us. This shows that the families are close and the range of the family is wide. Therefore,
some companies even call the customers family members of the company.
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The Great King Se-jong was the fourth reigning ruler during the Chosun Era. Many Korean
people say that King Se-jong was the greatest ruler in Korean history. One of the main reasons
is that he invented “Hangeul”, the Korean system of writing, in the year 1443 AD. Before
“Hangeul” was invented, Koreans used Chinese Characters, “Hanja”, when writing. However,
“Hanja” did not fit the structure and special characteristics of the Korean language, making the
use of it a bit uncomfortable. For this reason, King Se-jong, who had made an extensive study
of linguistics, created “Hangeul”, which represents the characteristics of Korean spoken
sounds. “Hangeul” consists of fourteen consonants and ten vowels, making it easy to remember and convenient to use. At the present time, Korea is known to have a low illiteracy
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rate. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) has a King
Se-jong Award. It is given to persons and organizations who help lower the illiteracy rate.
Korean vowels are represented by “ ․ , ㅡ, ㅣ”, which is referred to as “sun, earth and man”.
Mixing 3 depictions together is how the vowels were created. The surprising thing is that the
most essential characteristics of the Korean language is reflected through the display. King
Sejong created the effect of portraying bright and dark pictures through the mixing of these
figures.
Namely, the vowel “a(ㅏ)”, which portrays of the sun setting in the west, a dark picture, “o
(ㅗ)”, the sun rising from the horizon, bright, and “u(ㅜ)”, the sun below the horizon, dark.
From these basic vowels came the formation of the [y] sounding vowels “ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ and ㅠ”.
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There is a specific order when writing in Korean: From top to bottom and from left to right.
Read the following words with your teacher.
아이
child
오이
cucumber
위
up
우유
milk
이
tooth
왜
why
이유
reason
여우
fox
와!
Wow!
The Korean consonant shapes are similar to the shapes formed by the mouth and tongue when
making the actual sounds. Look at the following basic characters to see the similarities.
Form the basic consonants, extra lines were drawn to make the following characters.
ㄱ
ㅋ
ㄴ
ㄷ ㅌ ㄹ
ㅁ
ㅂ ㅍ
ㅅ
ㅈ ㅊ
ㅇ
ㅎ
Then, instead of making new characters, other letters were made by putting two characters
together.
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ㄲ
ㄱ+ㄱ=ㄲ
ㄸ
ㄷ+ㄷ=ㄸ
ㅃ
ㅂ+ㅂ=ㅃ
ㅆ
ㅅ+ㅅ=ㅆ
ㅉ
ㅈ+ㅈ=ㅉ
The consonant attached to the bottom of a syllable is called the “Patch’im”. Although all consonants can be used as a “Patch’im”, the sound of “Patch’im” is based on the 7 following consonants: ᆨ, ᆫ, ᆮ, ᆯ, ᆷ, ᆸ, ᄋ. The “Patch’im” is written at the bottom of the word
syllable.
Letter shape
Pronunciation
Example
ㄱ,ㄲ,ㅋ
-k
각, 밖, 부엌
ㄴ
-n
안
ㄷ,ㅅ,ㅆ,ㅉ,ㅊ,ㅌ,ㅎ
-t
곧, 옷, 갔지요, 낮, 꽃, 밭, 히읗
ㄹ
-l
달
ㅁ
-m
몸
ㅂ,ㅍ
-p
밥, 숲
ㅇ
-ng
강
1) Consonant + Vowel
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2) Consonant + Vowel + Consonant
Read the following words with your teacher.
가방
bag
가족
family
고양이
cat
공책
notebook
공항
airport
교실
classroom
극장
theatre
김치
Kimch’i
꽃
flower
남자
male
남편
husband
냉장고
refrigerator
눈
eye
달
moon
대사관
embassy
대학교
university
도서관
libray
돈
money
딸
daughter
라면
Ramyǒn
맥주
beer
목
neck
몸
body
문
door
물
water
바람
wind
발
foot
방
room
백화점
department
store
병원
hospital
불
fire
비행기
airplane
빵
bread
사람
human
사전
dictionary
사진
photo
산
mountain
서울
Seoul
소풍
picnic
손
hand
손수건
handkerchief
수건
towel
수박
watermelon
시장
market
시청
city hall
식당
restaurant
신문
newspaper
신발
shoes
안경
glasses
약국
pharmacy
양말
socks
얼굴
face
연필
pencil
영화
movie
외국인
foreigner
왼쪽
left side
우산
umbrella
우체국
post office
운동화
sports shoes
은행
bank
이름
name
입
mouth
잎
leaf
자동차
automobile
장소
place
전화
telephone
젓가락
chopsticks
창문
window
책
book
책상
desk
칠판
chalkboard
태권도
Taekwondo
태극기
Korean
national flag
턱
chin
편지
letter
하늘
sky
학교
school
한강
Han river
한국
Korea
한국어
Korean
language
한글
Hangeul
할머니
grandmother
할아버지
grandfather
화장실
restroom
When finding words in a Korean dictionary, look for the order written below.
Consonants
ㄱ,ㄲ,ㄴ,ㄷ,ㄸ,ㄹ,ㅁ,ㅂ,ㅃ,ㅅ,ㅆ,ㅇ,ㅈ,ㅉ,ㅊ,ㅋ,ㅌ,ㅍ,ㅎ
Vowels
ㅏ,ㅐ,ㅑ,ㅒ,ㅓ,ㅔ,ㅕ,ㅖ,ㅗ,ㅘ,ㅙ,ㅚ,ㅛ,ㅜ,ㅝ,ㅞ,ㅟ,ㅠ,ㅡ,ㅢ,ㅣ
For example, a word beginning with the letter “ᆨ” would come before a word beginning with
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any other letter. Whereas a word beginning with “가” would come before a letter beginning
with “기”. Again whereas a word beginning with “각” would come before a word beginning
with “간”, and a word beginning with “같” would come before a word beginning with “개”.
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안녕하세요
The Korean greeting 안녕하세요[Annyeongha- seyo] can be used in almost any situation.
There is no difference between the morning, afternoon, and evening greetings in the Korean
language, and also between people you meet for the first time or people you know well. It is
okay to say just 안녕[Annyeong] to close friends or to your juniors.
김치
Kimchi is Korea’s representative food. It would be very
strange to have Korean food without kimchi. Koreans say that
it is hard for them to live even a day without kimchi. They tell
stories about how hard it was for them without kimchi when
travelling overseas.
Kimchi has another meaning. It is also used to mean to smile when taking pictures. If you say
kimchi instead of smile or cheese, you will have many pleasant memories about your stay in
Korea. Koreans often say that all that remains from travelling is pictures. Of course, you must
smile when saying kimchi.
건배
When meeting people from other countries, people sometimes naturally gather for a drink.
There are times when it is at a huge party, and times when a meal with a close friend leads to a
drink. If you can shout cheers in Korean, you will be able to make the atmosphere more
pleasant. In Korea, people generally say 건배[Geonbae]. Also, the expression 위하여
[wihayeo] is sometimes used, and this means For. Therefore, it will be even better to insert
somebody’s name or the name of a group before 위하여[wihayeo].
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예 아니요
These are expressions which mean yes/no in Korean. The 예[Ye]/아니요[Aniyo] of the
Korean language are different from English. They are focused on the speaker. For example,
when asked a question in a negative sentence, 예[Ye] has a negative meaning and 아니요
[Aniyo] has a positive meaning. To the question Don’t you love me?, 예[Ye] means No and 아
니요[Aniyo] means Yes.
좋습니다
좋습니까
The Korean expression 좋습니다[Jot- sseumnida] means Like, Good, or OK. When saying I
like Korea, I like the KOICA program, you can say Korea 좋습니다[Jot- sseumnida], KOICA
Program 좋습니다[Jot- sseumnida]. In Korean, -다 [da]is used when answering, and -까[kka]
when questioning. Therefore, 좋습니까[Jot-sseumnikka] is a question.
맛있습니다
’
맛있습니까
When having meals, Koreans want to know whether the guest finds the food delicious or not.
Therefore, it is good to tell the host if you find the food delicious. A useful expression to use is
맛있습니다[Masit-sseumnida]. Most probably, the Korean will have asked 맛있습니까?
[Masit-sseumnikka?] You can answer 김치 맛있습니다[Gimchi masit-sseumnida] The kimchi
is delicious, 불고기 맛있습니다[Bulgogi masit-sseumnida] The meat is delicious.
아주
It might be hard for you to remember the previous expressions 좋습니다[Jot-sseumnida] and
맛있습니다[Masit-sseumnida] when you return to your country. There is another useful expression to remember instead. It is the expression 아주[aju] which means very in English.
There is no problem in conveying your meaning by just answering 아주[aju], and you might
even find that Koreans will think it humorous. Since it is an expression of emphasis, it will be
more effective to give strength to your voice when using it.
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안녕히 가세요
안녕히 계세요
There are two kinds of greetings when saying goodbye in Korean. There is the greeting you
say to the people who are leaving the place, and the greeting you say to the remaining people.
You say 안녕히 가세요[Annyeonghi-ga-seyo] to the people who are leaving, and 안녕히 계
세요[Annyeonghi- gye-seyo] to the people who remain. 가[ga] means Go, and 계[Gye] means
Stay. Of course, you say 안녕히 가세요[Annyeonghi- ga-seyo] when everybody leaves.
반갑습니다
The expression 반갑습니다[ban-gap-sseumnida] means Nice to meet you in English. The
title of a popular folk song in North Korea is 반갑습니다[ban-gap- sseumnida]. For a more exact expression, you can insert 만나서[mannaseo] at the beginning. In the case you insert 만나
서[mannaseo], it means that it is a first meeting.
감사합니다
고맙습니다
The expression 감사합니다[Gamsaha-mnida] means Thank you. A softer expression is 고맙
습니다[Gomap-sseumnida]. Although it is not so in the present, Koreans do not usually use
expressions like Thank you or I’m sorry, especially if they think it is a small matter. Therefore,
there are times when Koreans are misunderstood to be unfriendly by foreigners. However, in
reality Koreans welcome foreigners with warm hearts, and it is hoped that foreigners will recognize this fact.
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너무 재미있었어요
’
You will probably have quite a few opportunities to watch games or performances in Korea.
‘재미있었어요’[jaemiit-seot-seoyo] is a nice expression to use when you want to express that
you had a good time. ‘너무’[neomu] or ‘아주’[aju] are used to mean that you “really” had a
good time. ‘재미있었어요’[jaemiit-seot-seoyo] also comes in handy when you want to say
you had a good time at a party or during a trip.
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어서 오세요
‘어서 오세요’[Eoseo oseyo] is how Koreans greet you when you enter a restaurant. This
means “welcome.” ‘어서’[Eoseo]originally means “fast”, but in this expression it is used to
express a sincere desire for the guest to visit one’s place. This is a nice expression to use when
you would like to welcome guests to your place or office.
식사하셨어요
If it is before or after meal time, Koreans use the expression, ‘식사하셨어요?,’[Siksahasyeot
-sseoyo?] not as a question to ask whether one has really eaten a meal, but as a form of
greeting. Koreans have a tradition of serving an abundance of food for guests who visit their
homes. This is how this type of greeting developed.
오늘 날씨 참 좋네요
Nice weather usually makes everyone feel happy. Koreans do not comment about weather as
a way of greeting someone. However, they use casual expressions like ‘오늘 날씨 좋
다’[Oneul nalssiga jota] or more formal ones like ‘오늘 날씨 참 좋네요’[Oneul nalssi cham
jonneyo!]to start a conversation. I suggest you try it out. Of course, on a nice day.
머리가 아파요
Keeping healthy is one of the most important things when traveling or living abroad. It is difficult when you become ill, especially in a new and foreign country. Visiting the hospital is
most important when you become ill. ‘머리가 아파요, 배가 아파요, 다리가 아파요’
[Meoriga apyo, baega apayo, dariga apayo] are expressions that you can use to explain where
you feel most ill. The expression ‘아파요’[apayo] means ‘It hurts.’ and can be used with any
part of the body. ‘머리가 아파요’[Meoriga apayo] is also used to express mental conditions of
stress.
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많이 드세요
It is hard to translate accurately the Korean expression, ‘많이 드세요’[mani deuseyo] into
English. Koreans consider it ill mannered if one runs out of food and therefore, usually prepare
large quantities of food when they invite guests for a party or any other event. Hence, the expression, ‘많이 드세요’ [mani deuseyo] signifies that the host has prepared a lot of food for
the guests.
안녕히 주무세요
After the sun sets, saying ‘안녕히 주무세요’ (sleep well)[Annyeonghi jumuseyo] in place of
‘안녕히 가세요’ (go well)[Annyeonghi gaseyo] can sometimes be a more appropriate way of
saying ‘good bye.’ ‘안녕히 주무세요’[Annyeonghi jumuseyo] is used in Korea by young people to show respect towards their elders before going to bed. ‘잘 자’ [Jal ja] is more commonly
used among friends or to young children.
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http://www.kosnet.go.kr
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http://www.teenkorean.com
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