Watch a clip from a popular K-drama, Cheese in the Trap (Watch 2:48-4:52) and answer the following questions about the professor’s explanation of the evaluation system in full Korean sentences.

1. 성적에서 출결¹ 은 몇 퍼센트² 예요?

2. 시험은 몇 퍼센트예요?

3. 과제는 무슨 종류³ 가 있어요?

4. 이 수업에 교재가 필요해요?

5. 지각⁴ 몇 번이 결석⁵ 한 번하고 같아요?

¹출결 attendance
²퍼센트 percent
³종류 type
⁴지각 late
⁵결석 absent

Meet with your partner(s) and video-record your best performance. You are an exchange student at a university in Korea. You attend a 개강 파티and try to make new friends. Ask and answer questions to get to know each other and gather new information about college life in Korea.

1. Guided Conversation Practice

You meet and greet one of your Korean peers in your department at the beginning of the semester.

가: 안녕하세요! 저는 _____________(이)라고 합니다. 이번 학기 교환학생이에요.

나: 안녕하세요, ____________ 씨. 만나서 반가워요. 한국에 온 지 얼마나 됐어요?

가: __________________________________________________

나: 아, 그래요? 한국어를 정말 잘 하시네요! 한국어 배운 지 얼마나 됐어요?

가: __________________________________________________

나: 한국어 쉽지 않지요? 뭐가 제일 힘들어요?

가: __________________________________________________

나: 맞아요. 하지만 여기 있는 동안 한국어 실력이 많이 늘 거예요. 한국에 있는 동안 뭘 하고 싶어요?

가: __________________________________________________

나: 친구들도 많이 사귀었어요?

가: __________________________________________________

나: 한국 대학교에서는 개강 파티 때 술도 많이 마셔요. 미국은 어때요?

가: __________________________________________________

나: 와, 그래요? 한국하고 다르네요! 오늘 재미있게 보내세요. 그리고 학교나 수업에 대해 질문하고 싶으면 저한테 연락하세요¹. 제가 도와 줄게요.

가: 와, 정말요? 감사합니다!

2. Create Your Own Dialogue with a fellow exchange friend

Now you meet another exchange student from a different country. Exchange information to get to know each other. Each person should have at least four meaningful turns.

(맛보기)

가: 안녕하세요! 저는 교환학생 ________________(이)라고 해요.

나: 안녕하세요! 저도 교환학생이에요. 저는 ________________(이)라고 해요.

…

¹연락하다: to contact

The culture of 개강파티 at Korean universities is important for students to build camaraderie and relieve stress as they start a new term. These events help freshmen adapt to university life and foster relationships between senior and junior students. Typically, there are various types of 개강파티, including:
Orientation and MT (Membership Training): Universities host orientation and MT for freshmen, lasting one or two nights, with activities like games, team-building, singing, and dancing.
Departmental and Club Parties: Departments and clubs organize their own parties, usually in the evening, often involving meals and drinking. Excessive drinking was common in the past but is decreasing now. (Source)
Returning Students’ Adaptation: Returning students from military service participate to readjust to school life, which helps them quickly adapt to university life and positively impacts their academic and social activities. (Source)

Write a script and audio/video-record yourself.

You are an exchange student at a university in Korea. You are going to create an advertisement to find a language exchange partner to post on the school’s Instagram account. Follow the attached script format and explain the following:

1. Describe how long your Korean learning journey has been.
2. Describe your current Korean proficiency by stating what you are good at and what you are not good at in Korean.
3. Explain what you would like to achieve through this language exchange program.

안녕하세요, 여러분! 저는 _____________(이)라고 합니다.

저는 언어 교환 친구를 찾고 있어요.

Add the information you would like to describe in at least six sentences.

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