This semester my cultural learning goals will be as follows:
1. I would like to learn more about the educational system in South Korea. Some of the questions I would like to explore are whether they have the elementary, middle and high school similar to the one in the US? How fierce is the competition between students? What type of extracurricular activities do they indulge in? What is the cost of education? Is bullying present in South Korean schools? What percentage of students go to college?
2. I am also interested in learning about the work place in South Korea. I have watched a couple of dramas about the hierarchy system in the office and also the discrimination between men and women at work.
3. South Korean myths, legends and superstitions intrigue me as well. I would like to learn more about this topic and its presence in the everyday lives of people.
4. I would also like to know about the chaebol community in South Korea.
The principle methods of reaching my cultural goals will be:
1. Talking to Korean friends and my language partner.
2. Reading articles about the topics.
3. Watching videos and korean television shows.
These cultural goals will enable me to understand the Korean culture even better as well as let me relate more to the Korean people's way of thinking. I would also like to know how different Korean cultural is from the US culture and how that contributes to the political and economic issues faced by South Korea.
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