Discussions Post #5

[Hannah Esther Lee]

I have noticed that many Korean entertainment has started appearing on American media platforms. Especially on Netflix, I started seeing a lot more K-dramas, documentaries, and reality shows that portray the Korean culture. After the rise of the drama Squid Game, which portrays a lot of Korean culture, users started drawing attention to these specific cultural factors. These shows, however, require a lot of knowledge structures apart from the language itself to understand the true meaning and purposes of the media. To understand the context of current media, I would need to be familiar with sociolinguistics as well as strategic competency. Some exemplary shows include The Glory, Physical: 100, and Single’s Inferno. I would like to possibly cover one of them for my final presentation and examine the social contexts, verbal and nonverbal communications, and the different functions, and styles to understand the native speakers and improve my own fluency. Currently, during my learning plan, I mostly have been focused on the grammatical competency. However, I would like to start focusing more on pragmatic competence to enhance my perception of these entertainment shows.