This presentation provides basic background information about life in Seoul (and life in Korea) for incoming study abroad exchange students at Korea University for the spring semester 2014.
2. Which of the following ‘facts’
about Seoul are true?
A. Seoul is Korea’s largest city?
B. Seoul is Korea’s capital city.
C. Seoul hosted the closing ceremony
for the 2002 World Cup.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
3. Which of the following ‘facts’
about Seoul are true?
A. Seoul is Korea’s largest city?
B. Seoul is Korea’s capital city.
C. Seoul hosted the closing ceremony
for the 2002 World Cup.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
17. BIG “C” CULTURE: OBJECTIVE CULTURE
VISIBLE CULTURE
Economic, Educational, Religious, Governmental, Legal,
and Political Institutions and Systems; Architecture,
Dance, Music, Literature, Culinary Arts, Fashion, Heroes,
Holidays, Popular Culture; Age, Ethnicity, Race, Gender
Meaning of Time, Space, Life, Death, Myths and Legends,
Behaviors, Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, Conflict
Resolution, Definition of Right and Wrong,
Immigration/Work Status, Marital/Parental Status,
Personality and Thinking Style, Education, Sexual
Orientation, Group or Individual Roles, Country of Origin
small “c” culture: subjective culture
„hidden‟ culture
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20. Non-Koreans in Korea (2000 - 2013)
1,800,000
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
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Source: Korea Immigration Service
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