Bi-weekly post #4

[Jenna Lee]

For the seventh week of class, we watched the second half of “Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds” with english subtitles. She showed us this movie not only because it was such a big hit in Korea and internationally, but also because it showed the perspective of the afterlife by ancient Korean history and Buddhism. After we finished the movie, we wrote a paragraph on the movie, on how we felt after the movie and what was interesting to us, all in Korean. Then, Jimin took a look at them, and helped us fix any grammatical errors we made. For the eighth week, we learned the first half of Korean history, starting from Gojoseon, which was the oldest Kingdom/country in Korean history. Then, we learned about the three large kingdoms, which included Goguryeo, Baekje, and silla. Next, we learned about Goryeo, Joseon, and the key historical characters of Joseon, such as King Sejong, general Lee Soon Shin, etc. We also learned about the important battles, such as Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. Then, we spent most of our time learning about the Japanese imperialism era, which was from 1910-1945. We learned about the key activists such as Ahn Joong Geun, Kim Goo, and how much they have done for the independence for Korea. Finally, we learned about the Korean War and the politics in South Korea within the past 50 years.