Task 13. Riding the New Wave

Theme: Media

Topic: Multimodal Communication in the 21st Century

Title:  Riding the New Wave

Mode of Communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational

Culture Standard: Products, Practices and Perspectives

Task:  Observe and reflect in Korean.

  1. Please identify what people in the target culture use often in regards to:
  • Web search engines
  • Social Networking System (SNS)
  • Cellphones
  • Internet service provider
  • Smartphone apps.

2. Please introduce any TV shows/Youtube Channels/News/Manga/Movies/Pop-Music of the target culture that you enjoy.

3. Watch one TV News program and describe any characteristics you find different from your own culture. (e.g. language registers, news anchors, attitude, appearance, clothing, postures, presentation, interaction, subjectivity/objectivity, etc).