The “Korean Wave” is a collective term used to refer to the phenomenal growth of Korean culture and popular culture encompassing everything from music, movies, drama to online games and Korean cuisine just to name a few. More and more people over the whole world are starting to acknowledge Korean culture thanks to this phenomenon. However, this phenomenon could be further taken advantage of if the proper approach is taken.
This course will explore all the ways in which this cultural phenomenon could be made use of from a pedagogical perspective. Going beyond the purely aesthetic of the phenomenon and seeing real examples of how Korean dramas, K-pop songs, etc. could be integrated into any classroom to further understand some key subjects (not limited to the teaching of Korean as a foreign language).