Korean Culture - The land and nation -

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Korean Culture - The land and nation -

• Population 66 million
• (44 million in south)
• Area 220,000 sq km
• (about same as England/ Alabama)
• Language Korean own language and
• own writing characteristics
• language system is derived from
• Ural Altai (Mongolian) system

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Korean Culture - The land and nation -

• National Flag See the picture
• National Flower Moogoongwha
• (Rose of sharon)
• Religion 25 Christianity
• 20 Buddhism

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Korean History

• BC 2333 Dangun established the 1st
  kingdom, Kochosun
• BC 108 Kochosun fell down by Han
• BC 37- AD 668 Koguryo was formed in the north
• BC 57- AD 935 Shilla was formed in the south
  east
• BC 18- AD 660 Baekjae was formed in the south
  west
• AD 676 Shilla united the three kingdoms
• AD 918- 1392 Koryo succeeded Shilla
• AD 1392-1910 Chosun succeded Koryo
• AD 1945 Korea Republic was formed after
  WW-II
• 1950- 1953 Korean War

Kochosun Koguryo Shilla Baekjae Shilla Koryo Chosun Korea
BC 2333 BC 57 AD 676 AD 918 AD 1392 AD 1945
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Korean Creativity

• AD 647 Shilla built world first star
  observation tower
• (Chomsungdae)
• AD 1234 Chosun Invented world first printing
• (iron font)
• AD 1443 King Sejong Invented Korean Alphabet,
• (Hangeul)
• AD 1591 Admiral Lee Soon-shin invented world
  first
• iron clad battle ship,
• (Turtle ShipZodiac Years

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Yes/ No answering

• Question form Answer Meaning
• Positive Yes Yes
• No No
• Negative Yes No
• No Yes

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Korean numbers

• English number changes nomination at the 3rd
  digits.
• Korean number changes nomination at the 4th
  digits.
• English number
• 1, 0 0 0, 0 0 0, 0 0 0
• billion million thousand
• Korean number
• 1 0, 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0
• eok man

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English vs Korean Words Order

• English Korean
• S V C S C V
• S V O S O V
• S V O C S O C V
• (Eng) I was reading a novel in the library,
  yesterday.
• (Kor) I yesterday the library in a novel reading
  was.
• Koreans need processing time to rearrange the
  words in the sentences before speaking.

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Accent Pronunciation

• Korean words has almost no accent.
• Korean has no V(F) and TH sound.
• Students may use wrong accents or
• will pronounce very flatly.
• Students may pronounce Pader for
• Father and Sink for Think.

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Tips to communicate

• SPEAKING
• SPEAK very SLOWLY
• Emphasize the KEY WORDS
• WRITE down and let one READ
• HEARING
• Be patient WAITING until one answers
• LET the person WRITE down the word
• (accent or pronunciation may differ)