Welcome to Korean 11 at Navigate!

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FIRST ASSIGNMENT

Instructions: This assignment is worth 10% of your final grade for the course so be sure to complete it
carefully and thoroughly.

1. Answer all questions to the best of your ability, and in your own words.
Plagiarized work will not be accepted.
2. IMPORTANT: We will NOT accept .pages files nor links to documents through Google Drive or Dropbox.
3. IMPORTANT: We will only accept Word documents.
4. Contact your teacher for help if you need it.
5. When you have completed this First Assignment, send all parts of it in one email to:
[email protected].

YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT BEGINS HERE

Please do not submit your First Assignment until all four
parts (Parts A, B, C and D) are complete.
Introduction to your FIRST ASSIGNMENT
Why are you studying a new language? Since every language and its culture are intertwined, studying a
language is ultimately about connecting with another culture. Furthermore, to effectively use a language, one
must understand the cultural context in which the communication takes place. In this First Assignment, you
will have the opportunity to learn about another culture and you will also share your reasons for wanting to
learn Japanese.

Part A Part B
Part C Part D

PART A Essay - 10 marks (5 marks per answer)

In your essay, respond in detail to each of the topics listed below. There is a minimum word count of 300
words for this essay. Be sure to include a final reflection (a conclusion) at the end of your essay.

1. Why have you chosen to study Korean? What benefits do you believe there are in being able to
communicate in Korean? What are your impressions of the language, the people, and the culture?

2. What connections do you have to this language…do you speak it at home; do your parents/grandparents
speak the language? Have you visited a country where Korean is spoken? If so, write about that experience.

INSERT YOUR 300-WORD ESSAY HERE:

PART B: Read, Reflect and Respond - 15 marks - (3 marks per answer)

Read 15 Language Learning Resources at Your Fingertips (open the attached PDF or click
on this link: 15_Language_Learning_Resources_at_Your_Fingertips.pdf) and answer the five
questions below with detailed answers, in English or in Korean, based on the information
in the article and on your personal experience. You may insert your answers here on this
document or create your own document and attach it to the email that you send to
[email protected] when you have completed all parts of this First Assignment.
Insert your detailed answsers below each question

1. Write about 3 of the Language Learning Resources described in this article that you think
are the most relevant and useful for you and explain why. (1 mark per answer)
Answer:
a)

b)

c)

2. What makes it sometimes difficult to understand native speakers of a language? (3 marks)

Answer:

3. Why might travelling or living in a place where Korean is spoken be a good way to learn
the language? (3 marks)
Answer:

4. How can you find native speakers of a particular language in your community? (3 marks)
Answer:

5. What are 3 things that you can read, watch, or listen to in order to improve your vocabulary? (3
marks)
Answer:

PART C: Indigenous Peoples’ Perspectives and Knowledge – (10 marks)

Part C1: Acknowledgement (2 marks)

As per the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

For more information, here is a link to the document:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-
peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf

Action 62
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments, in consultation and collaboration with Survivors,
Aboriginal peoples, and educators, to:
i. Make age-appropriate curriculum on residential schools, Treaties, and Aboriginal peoples’ historical and
 contemporary contributions to Canada a mandatory education requirement for kindergarten to Grade
Twelve students.

Action 63
We call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal
education issues, including:
i. Developing and implementing Kindergarten to Grade Twelve curriculum and learning resources on
Aboriginal peoples in Canadian history, and the history and legacy of residential schools.
iii. Building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.

It is important and respectful to acknowledge and to know that Indigenous languages are interconnected with the land,
the place, the peoples, the plants, animals, ocean, lakes, mountains, songs, dances, origin stories, etc. of all living things.

Research the original caretakers of the land where you live, work, and play. Write your own land acknowledgement like
the one that some staff members at NIDES include in their email signature to acknowledge where we live, work, and
play (see below). Use this map to help you: https://maps.fpcc.ca

Choose ONE (highlight a or b) of the two possible situations for yourself:

a. If you identify with Indigenous ancestry:

Do you live on the land of your ancestors? Is there a local protocol to welcome or acknowledge the territory?

Example: My name is _________. I come from the Hesquiaht First Nation. My family is ________ and I would like to
welcome you to our unceded traditional territories.

Insert identity statement and welcome here:

b. If are you a guest on these lands:

NIDES Example:
I respectfully acknowledge that the land we gather on is on the unceded traditional territory of the K’omoks people
(Pentlatch (Puntledge), Eiksan (Ieeksun), Sahtloot and Sasitla, the traditional keepers of this land. I would like to
thank them for the privilege of living on the land and the gift of working with their children.

Insert your land acknowledgement here:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Part C2: Learning requires the exploration of one’s identity (3 marks)

The following quote is from a K’omoks member speaking on self-identity and interconnectedness. As a community, we
are better together and part of that is acknowledging our voice and those that came before us.

“Knowing who we are and where we come from acknowledges how we know what we know and why we believe
what we believe. I think about space to be able to say out loud who I am and where I come from at the beginning of
class to let everyone know their voice is important and belongs in the class.”

Here is an example of a fictitious person’s identity:

My name is Phillippe Cloutier.
I am a man from Northern Ontario. I am of French, English, and Métis heritage.
My parents are Marie and André Cloutier. Both have passed on now.
My grandparents are the late Isabella & Oliver Smith and Natalie & Gabriel Cloutier.
I grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Create your identity and write it here:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Part C3: First Peoples’ Principles of Learning (3 marks)

You will explore the following four First Peoples’ Principles of Learning:

 Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the
ancestors
 Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal
relationships, and a sense of place)
 Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions
 Learning involves generational roles and responsibilities

Click on this link (or copy and paste the URL) to access a website with information about these four First
Peoples’ Principles of Learning:
https://firstpeoplesprinciplesoflearning.wordpress.com/learning-ultimately-supports-the-well-being-of-the-self-the-
family-the-community-the-land-the-spirits-and-the-ancestors/

The screenshot below shows where to access the drop-down menu to use for this section. Click on the arrow (in the left
sidebar) to see the First Peoples’ Principles of Learning and then select the principle, from the four principles listed
above, that you would like to learn more about. Click on the paragraph description to go to a page with detailed
information about the principle.
Which principle do you connect with and why? (3 marks)

Write the Principle of Learning that you selected here:

Write about how you connect with this Principle of Learning (minimum 3 sentences)

Part C4: Learning Inuktitut - (2 marks)

Explore the links below from the federal and the territorial governments and fill in the chart below.

http://www.icor.inuuqatigiit.ca/explore-our-culture

https://www.tusaalanga.ca/index.php/about-Inuktut

Write some interesting information that you Write at least one word or phrase in the
learned about the Inuktitut language Inuktitut language and provide its meaning
PART D: Cultural Connections - 15 marks - (5 marks per answer)

Respond in detail to each of the topics listed below. There is a minimum word count of 300 words for this
section. Be sure to include a final reflection (a conclusion) at the end of your essay.

1. Research and write about the origins of the Korean language.

2. Research and write about a country where Korean is spoken.

3. Select one city in a country where Korean is spoken and write about five places that you would like
to visit there or five things that you would like to do while you are there.

INSERT YOUR 300-WORD ESSAY HERE:

*Please check over all your work on this First Assignment and then be sure to save a copy
of this document on your computer; it will be a useful resource with valuable information about your
course. You may want to create a folder specifically for your Korean 11 course now and should save this
First Assignment document in that folder.

TOTAL SCORE: /50

 SUBMITTING YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT

When you have completed this First Assignment, please send it by email to
[email protected].

Please be sure to send it from an email address that you can access and that you
check daily so that you won’t miss any correspondence from us.
Also, be sure to attach all electronic and/or scanned parts of your First Assignment to
the email that you send to [email protected].

Enjoy your adventures in learning Korean!