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Countrygirl
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject: Cultural Tips in Teacher's Guide |
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Seriously! I mean, seriously!
And I quote from the Grade 5 Elementary Teacher's Guide:
- The culture of exclamation
"Western people show exclamation even over trifles. This phenomenon isn't found an oriental culture that appreciates people who control their feeling and taciturn. We can usually see Americans who are moved so easily by things that Koreans aren't effected by. This means they are accustomed to expressing feeling freely and frankly.
In western culture, they start a conversation about the weather when they meet someone for the first time: 'It's a lovely day, isn't it?'. This is referenced to the inclement weather in England.
The people who live in an area with nice weather like Korea aren't touched by this kind of thing but Englishmen can be impressed."
I'm learning so much about my own culture by reading these notes. I have no idea that the weather in the west was so bad and that's why we always talk about the weather!........(sorry, had to stop typing for a bit - coughing fit due to yellow dust). And I had no idea that oriental culture controls their emotions so well!! I'd love to keep writing about this, but there's lots of yelling in the hallway, so I want to see what is going on.
(Does anyone know what chapter the Teacher Guide explains- the culture of sarcasm. I can't wait to read it. I can hardly control my emotions in anticipation!!!!!!)
In all seriousness, does anyone know if these 'cultural notes' are written in the Korean Teacher's Guide or just the English Teacher's Guide? |
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that guy
Joined: 29 Feb 2004
Location: long gone
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| In all seriousness, does anyone know if these 'cultural notes' are written in the Korean Teacher's Guide or just the English Teacher's Guide? |
I don't know if they're in the KT's guide but I did see some "cultural tips" nicely translated in this years batch of 6th grade "Step and Jump." |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| that guy wrote: |
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| In all seriousness, does anyone know if these 'cultural notes' are written in the Korean Teacher's Guide or just the English Teacher's Guide? |
I don't know if they're in the KT's guide but I did see some "cultural tips" nicely translated in this years batch of 6th grade "Step and Jump." |
There are "culture lessons" in my books but they are mostly in Korean so I don't know what they say. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:18 pm Post subject: Re: Cultural Tips in Teacher's Guide |
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"[i]Western people show exclamation even over trifles. This phenomenon isn't found an oriental culture that appreciates people who control their feeling and taciturn. |
Had to look up taciturn. But yeah my coteachers never comment on the weather they just say chuwah when ever someone opens the door or mashisaeyo when ever they put something in their mouth. Just have fun correcting it and showing them that westerners can use chopsticks, eat spicy food(of more than one spice), and often take their shoes off before going into a house. |
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smilehappy
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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I've read them all, they crack me up.
There is one about how western people put their elderly in homes, so the elderly envy the oriental system... |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:47 am Post subject: |
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Grade 6, Chapter 7:
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| Perspectives on jobs differ across the countries. There's no sexual discrimination in jobs in America. So we can easily see many women who are bus drivers or fire fighters. Also, women soldiers played a great role in Gulf War. But, it's not so difficult to find sexual discrimination in English vocabulary. In Korea, people have preferred to have jobs which end with 'sa' such as Ph.D,([bak sa]), a judge([pan sa]), a prosecutor([gum sa]), etc. However, people's perspectives on jobs have changed with the development of technology and science. Besides, sexual discrimination has disappeared and women choose jobs according to their ability and competence. |
Grade 3, Chapter 8:
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| American and British people tend to be less sensitive to cold than the people of Korea. Therefore, when Koreans travel abroad, they often asks for extra room heat or hot-water. From time to time, they can't get it for them before the temperature falls down to the prescribed limited temperature level of that country. In regards to perspectives on wearing clothes, people of western societies are usually dressed simply. Westerners tend to focus on practicality instead of trying to following the fashion trends. |
Sample sentences showing the use of n_igger in the Daum dictionary:
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�But you're a nigger, aren't you?� he asked.
�그렇지만 너는 흑인이잖아?�라고 그가 물었다.
충실하게 일하다
serve[work] faithfully;work like a horse[nigger]
a nigger lover
흑인차별대우
We don't keep niggers, we don't want social equality.
우리는 흑인들은 받지 않아요. 우리는 사회적 평등을 원하지 않습니다. |
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yeremy
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: Anywhere's there's a good bookstore.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:50 am Post subject: Cultural tips in Teachers Book |
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| I have heard that the above mentioned cultural tips are in the Korean English teachers Teacher's Book at the public school elementary level. I always felt free to ignore them, and I did. Whenever I ran across a particularly foul one, I always pointed it out to my co-teacher at that time. Sometimes they didn't believe me when I said it rubbish, but my co-teacher last year was easily smart enough to figure it out for herself. It was always sad to me that a foreigner signed off on the translation and publication of those teacher's books. Just my opinion. |
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smilehappy
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:59 am Post subject: Re: Cultural tips in Teachers Book |
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| yeremy wrote: |
| It was always sad to me that a foreigner signed off on the translation and publication of those teacher's books. Just my opinion. |
Are you sure? If that's the case, I think even less of these books |
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jiyull
Joined: 21 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
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| Check the publication date... |
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