Hi, Bza here (aka Brian who formally lived in Wando and now Bundang).
I've been using a fair amount of ideas here, so I thought I would share some of my own lesson plans finally. One lesson that went over decently was a cultural comparison lesson. It actually was my co-teachers idea, though I of course made the way too detailed power point.
I came up with 6 different aspects of culture to talk about:
1) Important histortical events and heroes
2) Celebrities and pop (music, movies, and what people like).
3) Symbols, foods, and sports.
4) Holidays.
5) Hobbies.
6) What we like doing with: friends, at school, family culture, and couple culture.
I put together a powerpoint to talk about these aspects of Canada that took about 20 minutes or so to go through.
Then I broke the class into 6 different groups and had them write about these aspects of Korean culture.
Group 1: Important historical events in Korea & important heroes.
Group 2: Korean celebrities & popular culture (music, movies, and what people like).
Group 3: Korean symbols, foods, and sports.
Group 4: Korean holidays.
Group 5: Korean hobbies.
Group 6: What Koreans like doing with: friends, at school, family culture, and couple culture.
I gave the students 15-20 minutes to work in groups and had them present their answers at the end of class.
It was a pretty good way to go into a bit more detail about Canada, they loved seeing some of the photos in the slideshow. And of course, writing about Korea comes naturally to the students as well.
Some of the groups actually got quite creative with the presentations as well and demonstrated some games as well.
I probably got a little carried away with the powerpoint, so a more pared down presentation would work better. Perhaps an additional worksheet reviewing Canadian culture could be thrown in there too.
