Korean culture lesson

1. Solarium card
Plant seeds to get closer to Korea, Korean and Teen culture in Korea



2. Hyo_make and write your own thank you letter

- Introduce one of the most prevalent value in Korea Value system, Hyo
- The essence of Hyo is to respect others and show one's gratitude toward others

*Intro

1) Greet and share today’s lesson aims (0.5min.)

2) Clarify the meaning of a term, value system (1 min.)

3) Give directions about how to use the Diamond map (2 min.)

4) Watch a video and find Korea’s social or ethical values in it (7 min. + 5 min.)
>15min. /

>>PPT (sound check!), handouts (Diamond map), 5 different colors of pens

*Development

1) Learn the typical form of writing a letter in Korea (1 min.)

2) Learn some simple but useful Korean expressions for writing a letter of gratitude / a thank you letter

(5 min.)

3) Write a letter of gratitude applying what we learned from steps 1 and 2 (20-25 min.)

>30 min. (max)

>>Hanji, pressed flowers, glues and 6 scissors

 

*Consolidation

1) Show and present your own letter

2) Wrap up the class

>5 min.-10 min. (according to Development step 3)

>> Self-reflection papers (due date: Thurs. 23th May, my last day)  

>>> 50 min. class

Lesson to share with students

I want to introduce one of the prevalent values or spirits in Korea: Hyo.

It means filial devotion to one's parents, the elderly and others. Filial devotion is deeply rooted in our Korean society and has been established (engrained or embedded would be better words) in Koreans’ mentality for more than half a century, from the Josun Dynasty era. The essence of Hyo is to show your gratitude and respect to others. The very starting point is your parent, as with them one usually forms the most intimidate relationship one can have from one’s birth, then, that admiration can overflow to others and expand to the whole society. People in Korea, consider Hyo a natural duty of every person and its origin came from Hyo-jae of Confucianism.

In May, we honour the devotion and sacrifice of parents and teachers.  

On 8th May, it is Parents' Day.  Children often buy one carnation, write a thank you letter, and sing songs for their parents. On 15th May, it is Teachers' Day. The showing of gratitude and respect to parents gets bigger and overflows to others, like teachers and the elderly. That is the beauty of the Hyo. It connects each individuals to the whole society with gratitude and affections, thereby tightening the bond between them.

*Scenes