Korean Level 4, Activity 8: 성격이 어때요?/ What is your Personality Like?
Description:
In this activity, students will describe their personality and their family members’ personality. They will also learn how to compare and contrast their personality to other people’s personality.
Semantic Topics:
personality(성격), introvert(내향적인), shy(수줍은), extrovert(외향적인), outgoing(외향적인), funny(웃긴), kind(친절한)
World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1 Students gather and compare and contrast information through a variety of sources on topics of interest to support their opinions and perspectives.
- Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of Korean culture.
- Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of Korean culture and their own.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1 – Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
- CLTR 1.1 – Analyze the cultural practices/patterns of behavior accepted as the societal norm in the target culture.
- COMP 2.2 – Compare and contrast appropriate gestures and oral expressions in the target culture with the learner’s culture.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can describe other people’s personalities.
- I can compare my childhood experiences and personality with my current personality.
- I can state my similarity and differences with another person.
Materials Needed:
Warm-Up:
1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity.
오늘의 학습목표를 소개하는 것으로 수업을 시작하세요.
2. Discuss students’ family members and their personality.
가족들의 성격에 대해 이야기해 봅시다.
- My mom is a quiet person.
- 저희 엄마는 조용한 분이세요.
3. After talking about their family members’ personalities, students will compare and contrast with their own personalities.
가족들의 성격에 대해 이야기한 후에 자신의 성격과 비교해 봅시다.
- My mom is quiet, but I am loud.
- 저희 엄마는 조용하신데 저는 시끄러워요.
Main Activity:
1. Students will begin the activity by watching a video clip from a Korean show called Running Man.
한국의 TV 프로그램인 런닝맨을 보고 활동을 시작합시다.
2. Instruct the students to pay attention to the characters and their behaviors.
학생들이 인물의 성격에 집중하도록 하세요.
3. After watching the video, students will pick one character and describe the person’s personality.
영상을 본 후에 한 인물을 선택하고 그 사람의 성격을 묘사해 봅시다.
- Kwangsoo is funny.
- 광수는 웃겨요.
4. Then, students will compare and contrast their own personalities with the person they picked.
그리고 그 사람의 성격과 자신의 성격을 비교해 봅시다.
- Kwangsoo tends to joke around, but I do not.
- 광수는 장난기가 많은데 저는 없어요.
5. Students will also discuss their personality or activities they used to do when they were younger.
또한 자신이 어렸을 때의 성격이나 어렸을 때 한 활동을 이야기해 봅시다.
- I used to swim when I was little.
- 저는 어릴 때 수영을 했어요.
6. Have students compare and contrast their childhood with their current personality and what activities they are participating in now.
어릴 때의 자신과 지금의 자신을 비교해 보세요.
- I used to do ballet when I was a child, but I do not anymore.
- 저는 어릴 때 발레를 했지만 지금은 안 해요.
Wrap-Up:
Discuss the following question to finish the lab(이 질문으로 랩을 마무리하세요):
- What type of person do you get along with the best? On the other hand, what type of person do you not get along with?
- 어떤 성격을 가지고 있는 사람과 가장 잘 어울리나요? 반대로 잘 맞지 않는 사람들의 성격은 어떤가요?
End of activity:
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence.
- (Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.)
- Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can describe other people’s personalities.
- I can compare my childhood experiences and personality with my current personality.
- I can state my similarity and differences with another person.
