Teaching Culture through Language
One socio-cultural aspect of the Korean language that foreign learners may encounter early is the extensive use of kinship terms in communicative situations. Korean kinship terms are carriers of important cultural information, thus misunderstandings or even breakdowns in communication are likely to...
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One socio-cultural aspect of the Korean language that foreign learners may encounter early is the extensive use of kinship terms in communicative situations. Korean kinship terms are carriers of important cultural information, thus misunderstandings or even breakdowns in communication are likely to happen if one lacks exposure to the cultural conceptualizations of these terms. Following the paradigm shift towards emphasizing intercultural communicative competence development in foreign language classrooms, the present study explores why teaching kinship terms in a Korean language classroom is important. The study presents an overview of the kinship terminological system and its relation to the cultural concepts and value system of Koreans, examines the current teaching situation of kinship terms primarily through language textbooks, and considers specific aspects that may affect the teaching of these terms. The study finds that insufficient attention is given to kinship terms, even though they are one of the most frequently used terms of address and reference. It is proposed that greater emphasis should be given to teaching kinship terms; furthermore, it is suggested that teachers should actively guide students to acquire the essential cultural knowledge about kinship terms.
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| spelling | doaj.art-681ade71c5bf43129cb013b3405b88962022-12-22T00:28:42ZengEötvös Loránd UniversityTávol-keleti Tanulmányok2060-96552786-29762021-12-0113110.38144/TKT.2021.1.173196Teaching Culture through LanguageKrisztina Nguyen0Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) One socio-cultural aspect of the Korean language that foreign learners may encounter early is the extensive use of kinship terms in communicative situations. Korean kinship terms are carriers of important cultural information, thus misunderstandings or even breakdowns in communication are likely to happen if one lacks exposure to the cultural conceptualizations of these terms. Following the paradigm shift towards emphasizing intercultural communicative competence development in foreign language classrooms, the present study explores why teaching kinship terms in a Korean language classroom is important. The study presents an overview of the kinship terminological system and its relation to the cultural concepts and value system of Koreans, examines the current teaching situation of kinship terms primarily through language textbooks, and considers specific aspects that may affect the teaching of these terms. The study finds that insufficient attention is given to kinship terms, even though they are one of the most frequently used terms of address and reference. It is proposed that greater emphasis should be given to teaching kinship terms; furthermore, it is suggested that teachers should actively guide students to acquire the essential cultural knowledge about kinship terms. http://ojs.elte.hu/tkt/article/view/3196Korean language teachingKorean language learningKorean kinship termsteaching kinship termsKorean as a foreign languageKorean culture education |
| spellingShingle | Krisztina Nguyen Teaching Culture through Language Távol-keleti Tanulmányok Korean language teaching Korean language learning Korean kinship terms teaching kinship terms Korean as a foreign language Korean culture education |
| title | Teaching Culture through Language |
| title_full | Teaching Culture through Language |
| title_fullStr | Teaching Culture through Language |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching Culture through Language |
| title_short | Teaching Culture through Language |
| title_sort | teaching culture through language |
| topic | Korean language teaching Korean language learning Korean kinship terms teaching kinship terms Korean as a foreign language Korean culture education |
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