Theme: Perceptions of Diversity Topic: Social Justice/Discrimination Title:  Being a Foreigner Mode of Communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational Culture Standard: Practices and Perspectives

Task: Read the following articles and watch video clips.  Write your reflection in Korean.

Articles

• http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181219000492
• http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3057147
• http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/813529.html

Video Clips

1. Please respond to the following survey questions as asked in the given article.

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/813529.html

• Question 1: What was your first impression when you first came to Korea? How is it different from your expectation?
• Question 2: What kind of things or questions do you hear a lot in Korea?
• Question 3: Have you ever been discriminated against or had unpleasant experiences because of your nationality, skin color, or religion? Please share some things you’ve heard from other foreigners.
• Question 4: Have you seen internet posts or messages criticizing foreigners?

2. While studying abroad, have you ever encountered any situations in which you felt you were treated differently because you are a foreigner?  Or have you ever heard of or noticed any situations where foreigners were treated differently?
3. If so, please share the experiences and your feelings about them?
4. List 5 keywords that express your feelings in those situations (i.e. treated unfairly/uncomfortably).
5. What was your reaction in such situations?  If you were in the same situation again, what would you do?  Would you act differently?
6. If similar situations occur in your own culture, how would you react?