Traditional and Contemporary Korean Culture

Comprehensive Unit235 pagesGrade Level: High School – Community CollegeIncludes curriculum unit + CD-ROM This unit explores Korean culture, i.e., the beliefs, customs, arts, and ways of life shared by—and often unique to—people living on the Korean peninsula. How did this culture develop? How has it changed over time? How has it stayed the same? By examining these essential questions, students will come to learn that a country’s culture is both anchored in its past—in historical events that have gained special meaning and in customary beliefs and practices that have lingered and survived—and a result of adaptation to changing times. Lesson topics include Korea’s history, land, and climate; religion in Korea; Korean family life; Korean art; Korean popular culture; Korean food; and education in Korea. Lesson One sets the context for the rest of the unit by providing students with basic background information about Korea’s history. Lesson Two introduces students to religions in Korea, fo