Generation Gap and Other Essays
Generation Gap is a flexible, fascinating, and relevant resource for non-native and heritage students of Korean alike.
As students advance to the intermediate level, they look beyond grammar mechanics and seek intellectual engagement in Korean language and culture. Hye-Sook Wang’s original essays introduce provocative and stimulating topics ranging from college life in Korea and America, Korea-Japan relations, Korea's gender divide, dating and marriage customs, folk traditions, family systems, and globalization and the "Korean Wave."
Generation Gap is the perfect supplement to a primary Korean textbook, or an exciting primary textbook for a third- or fourth-year course at the high school or college level. When used as a primary textbook, Generation Gap can be completed over the course of two semesters. Comprised of both task- and content-based language learning material, each of the twenty units starts with background (in Korean and English) and warm-up questions. Comprehension, vocabulary, discussion, and composition exercises follow to help students improve their reading comprehension, practice language skills, and make cultural comparisons in Korean. A vocabulary list accompanies each unit, and a comprehensive vocabulary index and exercise answer keys are included for quick reference.
Generation Gap is the first book to be released in the Cheng & Tsui Readings in Korean Culture Series, which offers supplemental readings for students with different levels of Korean language proficiency.
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Generation Gap
Preface |
v |
Unit 1 한국과 미국의 대학생활 |
1 |
College Life in Korea and America |
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Unit 2 여가시간과 영화 |
17 |
Leisure Time and Movies |
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Unit 3 내 인생에 좋은 영향을 미친 사람들 |
33 |
My Heroes, My Role Models |
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Unit 4 한국사회와 예절 |
47 |
Korean Society and Etiquette |
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Unit 5 한국의 가족제도 |
61 |
Family Systems and Life |
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Unit 6 한국과 미국의 데이트와 결혼풍습 |
75 |
Dating and Marriage Customs in Korea and America |
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Unit 7 아름다움과의 전쟁 |
91 |
Fighting with Beauty |
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Unit 8 한국사람과 흡연 |
107 |
Koreans and Smoking |
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Unit 9 한국인의 남아선호사상 |
123 |
Koreans’ Preference for Boys |
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Unit 10 해외에서의 한국인의 인상 |
139 |
Koreans’ Image Abroad |
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Unit 11 세계화와 외국어 학습 |
155 |
Globalization, Korea, and Learning Foreign Languages |
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Unit 12 변화하는 사회와 한국여성 |
171 |
Changing Society, Changing Women: Women in Korea |
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Unit 13 세대차이 |
187 |
Generation Gap |
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Unit 14 스포츠와 한국사회 |
201 |
Sports and Korean Society |
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Unit 15 미신을 믿는 한국사람들 |
217 |
Korea’s Folk Traditions and Superstitions |
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Unit 16 한국 대중문화와 한류 |
231 |
Korean Pop Culture and the “Korean Wave” |
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Unit 17 한국인과 음주 |
247 |
Koreans and Drinking |
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Unit 18 한일관계 |
263 |
Korea-Japan Relationship |
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Unit 19 은퇴와 노인문제 |
277 |
Life after Retirement |
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Unit 20 한국의 종교 |
293 |
Religion in Korea |
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Glossary |
307 |
Answer Key to Exercises |
336 |
I really liked this book. It is exactly what I was looking for. This book is designed for intermediate students of Korean and helps them to make the transition to a more advanced level.
Generation Gap is a flexible, fascinating, and relevant resource for non-native and heritage students of Korean alike.
As students advance to the intermediate level, they look beyond grammar mechanics and seek intellectual engagement in Korean language and culture. Hye-Sook Wang’s original essays introduce provocative and stimulating topics ranging from college life in Korea and America, Korea-Japan relations, Korea's gender divide, dating and marriage customs, folk traditions, family systems, and globalization and the "Korean Wave."
Generation Gap is the perfect supplement to a primary Korean textbook, or an exciting primary textbook for a third- or fourth-year course at the high school or college level. When used as a primary textbook, Generation Gap can be completed over the course of two semesters. Comprised of both task- and content-based language learning material, each of the twenty units starts with background (in Korean and English) and warm-up questions. Comprehension, vocabulary, discussion, and composition exercises follow to help students improve their reading comprehension, practice language skills, and make cultural comparisons in Korean. A vocabulary list accompanies each unit, and a comprehensive vocabulary index and exercise answer keys are included for quick reference.
Generation Gap is the first book to be released in the Cheng & Tsui Readings in Korean Culture Series, which offers supplemental readings for students with different levels of Korean language proficiency.