KORE 321: Korean Proficiency through Visual Culture

KORE 321-K02: Korean Proficiency Through Drama
(Fall 2026)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM T

Mason Korea (119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea) - Hybrid

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Section Information for Fall 2026

  • This is a course for the Korean native speakers.
  • This is a hybrid course where we meet only once offline + online assignments. 

This course aims to foster Korean linguistic proficiency through Korean TV series, often called “Korean Dramas,” while learning about Korean culture. In this course, students will watch the episodes of the TV series “Lovely Runner (2024)” to learn how to critically analyze Korean dramas as cultural texts to understand Korean culture and society while refining their linguistic proficiency in Korean. 

             The course is aimed at students at the near-native or native level. Students will learn to write academic papers at the college level by writing research papers on Korean culture reflected in Korean drama as a team. Students will also learn how to present their papers in formal and academic settings as they prepare to present them at the K-Culture Conference. 

             Throughout the course, students will train themselves to observe Korean cultural practices as outside observers and think about their universal and particular aspects from a global perspective. Using drama as a text, students will explore how the drama reflects changes in Korean society and culture, such as changes in gender norms, family structures, power dynamics within relationships, and social prejudices related to people with disabilities. Students will gain a critical eye to observe changes in Korean society and culture as they build the K-Culture Archive and write research papers.                  

             As their last project, students will produce Korean dramas as teams. Students will engage in creative writing as they write the script and learn how to collaborate and build ideas together with their teammates as they develop genre, characters, and storyline.  

The course is designed for native or near-native speakers of Korean who are familiar with Korean culture, and the official language of instruction is Korean. International students who wish to take the course are strongly encouraged to discuss it with the instructor beforehand. 

 

This is a hybrid section with face-to-face meetings and asynchronous online coursework restricted to native speakers of Korean.

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Develops Intermediate-high level Korean reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while increasing understanding of Korean culture through authentic Korean visual culture such as films, TV dramas, commercials, and music videos. Students who complete the course will gain an understanding of local and global Korean visual culture as well as acquire upper level Korean linguistic proficiency. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Recommended Prerequisite: KORE 202, appropriate placement score, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Korean

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