The course offers students an opportunity to learn about traditional culture that Korea has nurtured for thousands of years.

Understanding of Korean traditional culture will be discovered by different ways:

– by exploring history, literature, art, traditions and rituals and customs of

– daily life of Koreans from ancient times until the present,

– by recognition of symbols, values and heritage of Korea,

– by cross-cultural difference comparison, discussion and reflection.

The course is a combination of lectures and tutorials and it implies interactions between teacher and students. Students are supposed not only to listen and take notes, but to participate in the lesson discussing and searching for the knowledge.

Making reports and participating in discussions, students acquire sense of the customs and traditions of Korean culture and those of theirs.

Grading categories:

1. Lesson attendance – 20%

2. Participations in discussions during the class – 20%

3. Test results – 30%

4. Making a report – 20%

Grading scale:

91-100 %- A

81-90%  – B

71-80%  – C

61-40%  – D

<61%    – fail

1.      Guide to Traditional Korean Culture/Korean Culture and Information Service. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 2011. – 282 p.

2.      Hoare,  J.  Korea – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture Kindle Edition, 2012. – 172 p.

3.      Kim, Dong-uk. Palaces of Korea (Korean Culture Series №3), 2006. – 137 p.

4.      Kim, Sung-woo. Buddhist Architecture of Korea (Korean Culture Series №9), 2012. – 152 p.

5.      Koo,  John H. and Nahm, Andrew C. Introduction to Korean Culture, 2008. –479 p.

6.      Cho, Yong-hee, Han Yumi, Tcho Hye-young. Korean Culture in 1000 Keywords, 2019. – 272 p.

7.      Lee Chung-myun, Arirang of Korea. Han, Sorrows and Hope, 2013. – 380 p.

8.      Lee, Sang-Oak. Korean Language and Culture, 2008. – 444 p.

9.      Shaffer, David E. Seasonal Customs of Korea (Korean Culture Series №7), 2007. – 207 p.

10.  Wanne Joe, A Cultural History of Modern Korea: A History of Korean Civilization, 2001. –  904 p.

11.  Yong Joon Bae. Journey in Search of Korea’s Beauty, 2010. – 430 p.

12.  조정순, 박나영, 구다헤. 이야기가 있는 한국어 한국 문화. 2010. – 224 p.

13.  허용선, 한국 문화 유산 100, 2012. – 240

Electronic resources

1.      http://folkency.nfm.go.kr/ Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture

2.      http://russia.korean-culture.org/ko Korean Cultural Center in Russia

3.      https://vseokoree.com/ Web Recourse about Korea

Li Ekaterina

Associate professor in Irkutsk State University

Institute of Philology, Foreign Languages and Media Communication

Address : 204 – 8 Lenin st, Irkutsk, Russia 664025

Phone : +7-902-1-710-492

E-mail : trzh@yandex.ru, trzh1980@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

Period: 1997 – 2002

Institution: Irkutsk State Linguistic University

Major: Linguistic and Intercultural Communication

Qualification: Russian-Korean-English Translation and Interreting

Degree: Specialist Degree

Period: 2005 – 2011

Institution: Irkutsk State Linguistic University

Major: Philology

Degree: PhD in Philology

Theses: «Interaction of  Universal and Ethnocultural strategies in Political Discourse» (Korean and Russian)

TRAINING ABROAD:

Period: March – July, 2001

Country: Republic of  Korea

Institution: Kyeongbuk Foreign Language Techno College

Program: student exchange

Period: August, 2004

Country: Republic of  Korea

Institution: National Institute of Korean language

Program: Invitation Training for Foreign Specialists of Korean Language

Period: June – August, 2017

Country: Republic of  Korea

Institution: National Institute of Korean language and Ewha Womens University

Program: Invitation Training for Foreign Specialists of Korean Language

Outstanding Achievements: Grand Prize for Achieving Outstanding performance in Training Program and Certificate of Appreciation from Ewha Womens University

Period: July 2017, July 2018

Country: Republic of  Korea

Institution: Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Government and Andong University

Program: Gyeongsangbuk-do Global Youth Culture Camp

TEACHING WORK EXPERIANCE

Period: 2002 – 2006

Institution: Irkutsk State Linguistic University

Occupation: Lecturer

Period: 2006 – 2013

Institution: Irkutsk State Linguistic University

Occupation: Senior Lecturer

Period: 2013 – 2016

Institution: Moscow State Linguistic University Eurasian Institute of Foreign Languages

Occupation: Associate Professor

Period: 2017 – Present

Institution: Irkutsk State University Institute of Philology, Foreign Languages and Media Communication

NON TEACHING WORK EXPERIANCE

Period: 2001 – 2010

Institution: «Sputnik» Travel Agency

Occupation: Guide for Korean tourists groups

Period: 2002 – 2017

Institution: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Eastern Siberia

Occupation: Translator of Korean language

Period: 2015 – Present

Institution: Association of Translators and Interpreters of Irkutsk Region

Occupation: Translator and Interpreter of Korean language

OTHER ACCTIVITEIS CONNECTED WITH KOREAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION

2005 – Present

Organization of Annual Speech Contest for Students of Irkutsk

2016 – Present

Organization of Speech Contest for Students of Siberia region together with Consulate General of Republic of Korea in Irkutsk

2016 – Present

Organization of Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) in Irkutsk

2017

Organization of Quiz on Korea for Students of Irkutsk Universities and Schools

2018

Organization of «Workshop on Korean Social and Cultural Education for Korean Teachers in Siberian Federal District» supported by the Korean Studies Grant Program of the Academy of Korean Studies

2019

Organization of «Workshop 2019 on Korean Language, Culture, History and Society for Korean studies scholars and educators in Siberian Federal District of Russia» supported by the Korean Studies Grant Program of the Academy of Korean Studies

Culture

ü Taegeukgi (the flag of South Korea)

ü Mugunghwa (the national flower of South Korea)

ü Arirang (the most famous Korean folk song)

ü Kimchi (Korean traditional dish)

ü Taekwondo (Korean traditional martial art)

ü Hanbok (Korean traditional  dress)

ü Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

ü Jongmyo Shrine

ü Changdeokgung Palace Complex

ü Hwaseong Fortress

ü Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

ü Gyeongju Historic Areas

ü Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

ü Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

ü Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

ü Namhansanseong

ü Baekje Historic Areas

ü Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea

ü Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies

ü Hanok (Korean traditional house)

ü The Four Ceremonies (환혼상제)

ü The Lunar Calendar and Seasonal customs (Seolnal, Daedoreum, Budda’s Birthday, Dano, Chuseok)

ü King Sejong the Great

ü Yi Hwang was a Korean philosopher and writer

ü Shin Saimdang was a Korean artist, writer, calligraphist, and poet Admiral Yi Sun Sin

(a Korean naval commander)

ü Shamanism

ü Daosiam

ü Confucianism

ü Christianity

ü Traditional Poetic Forms ( hyangga, sijo, kasa)

ü Famous Characters of Korean Literature (Chunhyangjeon, Hong Gil Dong)

ü Masks and Mask Dance-Dramas

ü Pansori (Korean genre of musical storytelling

ü Modern Korean Performing Arts (Nanta and other non-verbal performance)

ü Romantic Celebrations Every 14^th of the month (St. Valentine’s Day, White Day, Black Day, etc.)

ü Titles Addressing People

ü Food and alcohol

ü Work and leisure (work conditions and leisure activities: Hiking, Jimjilbang, Noraebang, etc. )

ü Namdemun and Dongdemun gates

ü Insadong

ü Hanok Village

ü Gyeongju

ü Hahoe Folk Village

ü Busan Jagalchi Market