The Korean wave

Glossary
*korean wave: The popularity of South Korean popular culture in other Asian countries
*prominent : important or famous
*ferment: to (cause something to) change chemically through the action of living substances, such as yeast or bacteria
*fermented soy bean paste: a category of fermented foods typically made from ground soybeans, which are indigenous to the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia.
*lactobacillus: any Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, which ferments carbohydrates to lactic acid, for example in the souring of milk: family Lactobacillaceae

The Korean wave
We will present about the “Korean Wave”. The Korean Wave, also known as the “Hallyu”, refers to spread of South Korean culture around the world. Chinese first coined the term “the Korean wave”, to describe the popularity of Korean Dramas. And today, the meaning of “the Korean wave” has been expanded to almost every Korean culture. [1]
First, Korean Dramas are very popular especially in Asia, for example, China and Japan. ‘Winter sonata’ starring ‘Bae Yong-joon’ has swept Asia, especially Japan.[2], and ‘Jewel in the palace’, ‘East of Eden’ is also very popular.

Next, K-pop is also loved today. K-pop means Korean pop music. Dongbangsingi, Girl’s generation , Wonder Girls and Super Junior are some of the most popular K-pop singers.[3]

Korean movies also have many fans in the world. They have been awarded many prizes in prominent competitions, for example Cannes Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival and International Berlin Film Festival. “Old boy”, “Memories of Murder” and Secret Sunshine” are representative prize winners.[4]

The last, Korean food become known to the world today. Because it is tasty, healthy and has low fat, Korean food is helpful to people who want to reduce their weight. Kimchi made of cabbage, and Bean paste pot stew made of the fermented soybean paste are fermented food so they are rich in lactobacillus, a kind of good bacteria.[5] And Bibimbop has various vegetables so it is colorful, eye-catching and tasty.

Reference
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_wave
[2] http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=001&aid=0001681848
[3] http://n.newswave.kr/sub_read.html?uid=164951&section=sc11
[4] http://www.ccdailynews.com/section/?knum=151125
[5] http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=003&aid=0004146361

Discussion
1. -Except the text, What do you think might be popular abroad?-
What other aspects of Korean culture do you think might be popular abroad?
2. Why is the Korean wave popular?
3. What is your favorite Korean cultural item in the text? Why?
4. How can we make the Korean wave more popular?

* Class # 157,

Group # 2,

member
김성빈
이정아
정혜지
지현수

Lack of Sportsmanship

Text

Sportsmanship is basic manners, etiquette of sports. It is a spirit that players, coaches, assistants, trainers and audiences have to have. The contents of sportsmanship are suppression of negative emotions, compassion and fair play. Sportsmanship is very important because it is the code for ethics of sportsman. If people don’t have sportsmanship, they can harm others. Also, there is great confusion in the stadium. For these reasons, athletes must show sportsmanship.
However these days, some violence happens in sports.
For example, [1] In soccer, during on ACL(Asian Champion’s League) match ‘Suwon’ of Korea and ‘Al-sadd’ of Qatar, there was a violent happening. The reason was the ungentlemanly behavior like goal of Al-sadd’s player in the second half. As soon as Al-sadd’s player put the ball into the net and a Suwon supporter ran on to field. After he hit the player, the fight spread other players, coaching staff and security guards. They pushed, punched, even kicked each other. The game was thrown into chaos.

Similarly, [2] in baseball, in the 2011 Korean series playoff between SK Wyverns and LOTTE Giants there was a violent happening. In this case, the reason was a drunken fan’s rude behavior. He blamed opponent player and threw plastic bottle on to the field. He even hit a guard and broke his a tooth.

So, why did these problems happen?
Because people want their team to win too much. Regionalism is one of the causes. People cheer for their region teams. If a country team win a sports game, the citizen would shout with joy. It’s natural. But the problem is that it is a bit much.
Another reason is they’re disappointed with the result from the match. People cheer their team with all their energy. They believe in winning at all costs.
We have to consider these things seriously. We think that there are to improve sportsmanship. The first is being aware of the problem. People always remember the winner. To take the sportsmanship, we shouldn’t focus on the grade, but we should just enjoy the game.
Next, we should think of opponents as friend not rivals. Here is a good example. [3] At the 10,000-meter speed skating race, in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Dutch spectators gave a standing ovation to Lee seoung hun, who won a gold medal.

Another is a legal aspect. We also think more security is needed in stadiums.
Last, there should be fines for people who break the rules.

References
[1]http://news.chosun.com
[2]http://www.hani.co.kr/popups/print.hani?ksn=501593
[3]http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201002241807155&code=980901

Glossary

Confederation: n. an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.

Erupt: v. When a volcano erupts, it throws out a lot of hot, melted rock called lava, as well as ash and steam.

Violence: n. Behavior which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people.

Regionalism: n. a strong feeling of pride or loyalty that people in a region have for that region, often including a desire to govern themselves.

obsession: n. If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.

Conscious: adj. aware of, alert to, responsive to, sensible of.

Facet: n. A facet of something is a single part or aspect of it.

Suppression: n. the act of preventing yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion.

Opponent: n. a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument.

Aspect: a particular part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem, etc.

Ovation: n. enthusiastic clapping by an audience as a sign of their approval

Security: n. the activities involved in protecting a country, building or person against attack, danger.

Discussion Question
1. Do you have a sports team that you like? What’s the team? Why do you like the team?
2. When the team that you like loses what is your reaction?
3. Have you ever heard about the events that we -telled- talked about? What was your feeling when you heard them?
4. Do you have other suggestions to -improvement- improve sportsmanship.

#Class 157, Group 6
Member’s name: 김미선, 박한결, 송태영, 안진아

K-pop

1. Glossary
K-pop : K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electro-pop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea. In addition to music, K-pop has grown into a popular subculture among teenagers and young adults around the world, resulting in widespread interest in the fashion and style of Korean idol groups and singers. –Wikipedia
Teen idol : A member of a boy band or girl group or a young solo artist (such as IU). In Konglish, “Idol” means “teen idol” –by Professor
One-dimensional : Simple and not considering or showing all the parts of something – used to show disapproval –Longman Dictionary
Repetitive : Done many times in the same way, and boring –Longman Dictionary
Memorable : very good, enjoyable, or unusual, and worth remembering –Longman Dictionary
Addictive : An activity that is addictive is so enjoyable that you do not want to stop. –Longman Dictionary
Aggressive : Very determined to succeed or get what you want.
2. Text
Our presentation is about K-pop. Recently K-pop is a hot issue. K-pop is defined as “Korean-pop music”. The leaders of K-pop are : Wondergirls’ nobody, Girl’s generation’s tell me your wish, gee and etc.[1]

They were famous-by holding concert and playing aggressive strategy.[2]

K-pop has high-quality. K-pop is hot in Asia(Japan, China, Taiwan, Philipine, etc), Europe(France, etc), and America(L.A, etc).[3]

K-pop is just teen idol music. The problem is that K-pop is only teen idol music, so it is one-dimensional. K-pop advertises Korea and exports Korean culture. K-pop has a repetitive but memorable and addictive style. Some K-pop singers don’t sing very well. e.g) Yoona and Hyo-yeon of Girls’ generation and So-hee of the Wonder Girls.[4] Some group will be successful but not all. The group will be ranked top in billboard chart.
3. Discussion question
1) Who is your favorite K-pop singer? -> Why -or why not-?
2) Do you agree that K-pop music is famous in the world? -> Why or why not?
3) If K-pop is famous, why do you think so? -> -Why or- If it isn’t, why not?
4) What do you think K-pop will be like in the future?
5) How can we make K-pop more famous around the world?

4. references
[1]http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201110270817271002
[2]http://sportsworldi.segye.com/Articles/EntCulture/Article.asp?aid=20110722001626&subctg1=10&subctg2=00
[3]http://n.newswave.kr/sub_read.html?uid=166322&section=sc11
[4]http://www.kyeongin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=575332

Class#157, Group#1
김덕현, 박근수, 허수성, 이정민

Gag Concert”

Glossary
Ambiguous – [adjective] having more than one possible meaning
Sympathy – [noun] when you show that you understand and care about someone’s problems
Satire – [noun] when you use jokes humour to criticize people or ideas
Bittersweet – [adjective] containing a mixture of sadness and happiness
Mention – [verb] to briefly speak or write about something or someone

These days, TV program “Gag Concert” has parts that deal with issues.
Thy are “Aejeongnam” and “Mantis preschool”

“Aejeongnam” tells you how to resolve the ambiguous situation.[1]

In the process, People gain sympathy.
In addition, “Aejeongnam” gets big smiles because their solutions favor women.[2]

“Mantis preschool” has social satire.
In the process, people smile and have bittersweet feelings.
They mention the situation that people can’t mention easily by satire comedy.[3]
So people gain sympathy but their comedy is misunderstood by people.
As a result, “Mantis preschool” was a big issue.

It is good point that they portray the other side of adults social reality.
But they have to comply with the broadcasting review regulations to maintain the shows.
Then, they will give laughs to us for long time.

References
[1] http://star.fnnews.com/news/index.html?no=24370
[2] http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=008&aid=0002641967
[3] http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1109315284

Discussion Questions
1. Have you ever watched an episode of “Aejeongnam” that you sympathized with? Why was it sympathetic?
2. Why is satire comedy becoming popular?
3. Do you have any ideas that you want to send to “Aejeongnam”?

Class # 157 / Group # 4
Group Members : 김혜진, 정진웅, 홍지수, 박상현

Inha Univ Backstreets(I.U.B)

We will present about Inha Univ Backstreets(I.U.B). I.U.B are a complex place for Inha Univ Students because there are many places where we eat, buy things, drink, play, and sleep. Students go to I.U.B to eat, buy things, drink, play, sleep.So those streets are very friendly to Inha Univ Students. Among them, We will introduce about drinking. Among many kinds of drinking, we will introduce Makori.

We will introduce Makori’s pubs. First Auties is a representative Makori pub.

Their major food is jeon. jeon made by auntie are the best side dishes in Auties. They have many kinds of Makori. Among them, Jang-su Makori is the best Makori in Auties’s.

Second, Inhasam-chi is a representative Makori pub too. Inhasam-chi is a good Makori pub, but Makori pub’s most important point, Makori, is not good in Inhasam-chi. But the side dishes are very good. So that place is popular. Among them, sam-chi has the best side dishes. One of many features of that place is that they have fruit Makori. These two Makori’s pubs are representative Makori pubs. So enjoy Makori at that places!

Makori : korean traditional achol drink made by fermented rice.
Auties’s : makori pub’s located Inha univ. backstreets
jeon : korean panfried food. it made by knead made up vegetables and meat.
sam-chi : sam-chi is kind of fish. it is often used to side dish. it used this text as makori pub located inha univ backstreets

reference

http://www.cyworld.com/realityback/5272363

http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?type=image&media_id=52205&docid=134162

http://blog.naver.com/17700k?Redirect=Log&logNo=100100481740

http://cafe.naver.com/mp3downtowns.cafe?iframe_url=/ArticleRead.nhn%3Farticleid=71898&

* Class 157,

Group #3,

Digital Divide

Our presentation is about the Digital Divide. Digital divide is into defined as “The new information technology with the ability to access those that are not parties party deepened the gap between the economic and social phenomenon.” Digital divide is seperated into two parts.
First, the divide between old people and young people. Old people don’t know how to use digital devices. But young people can use digital devices very well, because the young people use digital devices more than old people. This digital divide causes generation divide.

Second, the divide between the nation’s capital and the countryside. Most of the countrysides has fewer computers than the capital. Then the countryside people can’t access digital information.
Therefore, Let’s think about solutions. We think about two solutions.
One is education for uninformed people. For example, we can find free lectures about computer. It teaches how to search, how to us the internet, how to find information about weather, traffic, and so on…
Next, poor people who don’t have computers can receive them from the government. It can be great solution by the government.

 Glossary
- Divide : split up or separate into parts.
- Separate : to take, force or keep apart (from others or each other)
- Access : the right, opportunity or ability to use, approach, meet with or enter something.
- Countryside : rural land situated outside or away from towns
- Generation : the average period between the birth of a person or animal and the birth of their offspring

 Discussion
1. Have you ever felt the digital divide? If so, tell us about your experience.
2. If the digital divide continues, then what problems could arise?
3. What are some other ways to lessen the digital divide?

 Reference
- http://ko.wikipedia.org/
- http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/psy_jjanga/1461658
- http://www.ajnews.co.kr/view_v2.jsp?newsId=20111102000117

* Class 157,

Group #: 5,

김아영, 소성화, 곽주이, 이혜림