Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NNCS-0698
Organization's ID:
KORN3700
Organization:
National Cryptologic University
Location:
Hybrid
Length:
2 weeks (80 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 4 survey of North Korean language and culture
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to increase students' global linguistic, sociolinguistic and intercultural competence in North Korean dialect and society. Students will improve their structural, lexical, and socio-cultural competences to include: knowledge and control of vocabulary, idioms, grammar forms, syntax, and socio-cultural references in North Korea. Comparisons with South Korean society will be drawn to assist students in better understanding North Korean society and vernacular.

Learning Outcomes:

  • analyze aural and written North Korean texts and evaluate implied meaning of texts in contexts for various topics with 100% accuracy
  • compare and contrast the societal elements within both North and South Koreas utilizing socio-linguistic, socio-cultural, and intercultural competencies
  • evaluate information, messages, nuances, connotations, and significance identified in aural and written texts
  • create cohesive and coherent opinion and criticisms when engaging in meaningful discourse using critical thinking skills
  • synthesize researches, analyses, and socio-cultural information and make a presentation or write an essay on North Korean Society with 90% accuracy
  • make a gist, summarize, translate, and transcribe in North Korean reading and listening texts at the 2+ level or higher with 100% accuracy

General Topics:

  • North Korean language - language differences between North and South Koreas
  • North Korean daily life - foods, clothing, and housing
  • North Korean women - women's roles and status
  • North Korean new generation - Jangmadang generation
  • North Korean political ideology - Juche ideology
  • North Korean economy and the market economy elements - Jangmadang
  • North Korean education
  • North Korean-specific culture - birthdays of Kim, Il-sung and Kim, Jung-Il
  • North Korean leader speeches - Kim Jong-un's speeches
  • North Korean defectors
  • North Korean technology and science - North Korean smartphones and use
  • North Korean medical systems
  • Pending and current issues on North Korean society, military, and security
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations

Minimum Passing Score:

77%
Supplemental Materials