Developing a University-level Language Class : Learning Korean with a Korean TV Show titled Differential Class |
Ji-Hye KIM |
TV 강연 프로그램을 활용한 대학 한국어 수업 개발 |
김지혜 |
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Abstract |
Korean classes in university should provide students not only with language knowledge (i.e. vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, etc.) and communication skills (i.e. listening, speaking, reading, and writing), but also with content knowledge and chances to think deeply. Based on this assumption, this study presents a Korean class model that uses a TV show with the aim of improving Korean proficiency, and content knowledge and thinking ability. The TV show exploited here is Differential Class (in Korean, 차이나는 클라스), the format and topics of which are fairly similar to the ones of university lectures. For example, the running time is around 50 minutes, and the topics are psychology, education, history, etc. The show also includes devices that helps to improve metacognition, which is required for lecture listening. Moreover, in terms of the contents, Differential Class has several educational benefits: a) expanding language and background knowledge, b) strategy enhancement for understanding, and c) developing questioning and discussing skills. The researcher, thus, judged the TV show as an appropriate material for Korean classes, and exploited it in her classes after going through the preparation, utilization, and expansion phases. The class was 75-minute class a week and conducted for two weeks. The description of the class is on Chapter 4 of this paper. |
Key Words:
TV 강연 프로그램, international students, non-major university Korean classes, lecture listening, TV lectures, TV shows, Differential Class |
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