How Is the ProjectBased Learning Incorporated into Korean
How Is the Project-Based Learning Incorporated into Korean Curricular Young A Jung yjung 3@gmu. edu George Mason University
QUESTIONS 1) How the students develop their cultural competency by creating Korean short films and how their former cultural knowledge acquired through the K-pop (drama, movie, songs, etc. ) is embedded in their works? 2) How effectively used students’acquired grammar knowledge and speaking ability in their film scripts and performances?
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION (ACTFL) • ACTFL 5 Cs Cultures Std 2. 1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied. • ACTFL 5 Cs Cultures Std 2. 2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
HOW TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS? • Competition • Course Requirements • Film Festival • Creating Archive
COMPETITION • Individual Project • Group Project • Voting for the Best and the Second-best Films
COURSE REQUIREMENTS 5 to 15 percentage of the final grade depending on course contents and proficiency levels
Student Evaluation Participation and preparation: 150 In-class written tests: 200 A+: 966 - A: 926 -965 A-: 896 -925 1000 B+: 866 - B: 826 -865 B-: 796 -825 895 Workbook 100 Language Lab 20 Voca. Quiz 80 C+: 766 - C: 726 -765 C-: 696 -725 795 Cultural Presentations: 100 Movie Making Project 100 Midterm exam: 100 Final Exam: 150 D: 596 - 695 F: 0 -595 (failing grade)
FILM MAKING PROJECT (GROUP WORK) • You are expected to create a 5 minute Korean short movie or drama. The theme of your movie is open and can be a parody of an already-released Korean movie or TV drama. The number of a group cannot exceed 5. A specific rubric will be announced during the semester. The due of a completed video work is May 1 st. You need to upload your work on the Youtube with English subtitle. The best piece will go the 16 th Korean Learning Students’ Short Film Festival.
TYPICAL TIMELINE • • • First Film script due (March 30) Final script for film project due: (April 13) Start Film Shooting and editing: (April 18 -20) Film Shooting and editing: till the end of April Uploading edited film on the Youtube and send the link to the instructor (May 1) • Korean film screening (May 2) • The 16 th Korean Learning Students’ Short Film Festival (May 4, Friday)
DIFFERENT GENRES KORE 110: Drama KORE 201: Commercial/ PSA/ Cooking Show KORE 202: News KORE 330: Documentary KORE 305: Video Resume KORE 310: Parodies of Historical Dramas KORE 320: Music Videos KORE 321: Parody Films KORE 340: Documentary about North Korean Culture
Example: Rubric 11
Rubric: Cont. 12
Rubric Exceeds Expectations Title/ Theme Topic Meets Expectations Topic is extremely current Topic is of vital interest to the audiences Title accurately describes the presentation Theme is specific and clear The idea is brilliantly creative Every member plays their roles and their actions are excellent Exact usage of Korean Using exact sentence structures and rich vocabularies Does Not Meet Expectations Topic is current Topic is of interest to the audiences Title accurately describes the presentation Theme is somewhat specific Can tell collaborative efforts Topic is out-of-date Topic is of marginal interest Title does not capture presentation Theme is vague Cannot find any creativity KORE 110 Film Making Rubric Performance Editing and Music Refined editing Very effective background music Some members perform and their actions are good Using standard Korean Using correct sentences and some learned vocabularies Only few members act and performance is not good enough Using broken Korean Using incorrect sentences and poor vocabularies Worked editing Somewhat effective music No or few editing Not relevant or not effective music/ no music
Example : Script 2 • Dad: Happy birthday sweetie! I can’t believe you’re already 8 years old! 생일 축하해!! 니가 벌써 8살이라니 믿을 수가 없어! • Su-An: Dad I’m 12 아빠, 12 살이에요. • Dad: Right, happy ninth birthday uh *looks at smudged writing on hand* Susan • 그래 아홉번째 생일 축하한다, 수잔 • Si-An: My name is Su-An…… 아빠, 내 이름은 수안이에요. . . • Dad: Of course Sarah! Here’s your present! 15 • 당연하지 사라! 자, 선물이야!
Korean Learning Students’ Short Film Festival 1. Every Semester Event 2. Creating Festivity for both Instructors and Students 3. Rewarding for Students’ Efforts 4. Public Recognition for Students’ Creative Works 5. Shaping a Learning Community 6. Effective Platform for Advertising on Korean Studies and Related Information
What We Learned about Assessments for a Critical Language, Korean 1) Assessing Knowledge-> Assessing Using Language 2) Learner-Centered Lesson Plan and Assessments 3) Performance Based Assessment (PBS)
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