MLL 372 - Korean Folktale and Culture

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C; Diversity
A survey of Korean folktales that explores cultural values and beliefs related to morals, justice, and diversity. Emphasizes valuable insights into Korean heritage and its enduring relevance to modern global communities. Taught in English with an optional Korean module.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 with grades C- (CR) or better
Repeatability: Repeatable for credit for maximum of 8 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Diversity
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify and interpret key themes and motifs present in Korean folktales and how they are representations of culture and society from stories, films, and articles. (UD-C1, UD-C2)
Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and social significance of folktales as a means of expressing and preserving shared beliefs, values, and traditions in local communities through group discussions and debates. (UD-C3, DO2)
Compare and contrast Korean folktales with different regions and cultures, recognizing commonalities and variations in custom, gender, social system, religion, sexuality, disability, immigration status, race, identity, and/or age. (UD-C2, DO1)
Collaborate with peers in creating and presenting a folktale project that shows its social connection to various communities and how it continues to shape its moral beliefs to benefit local and global communities. (UD-C3, DO1, DO2)
Explore and analyze how the values that are presented and taught in traditional Korean folktales have evolved and assimilated with US culture to create the individual and collective Korean American identity (UD-C2, DO2, DO3)
Learn to embrace the thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and values of other cultures and peoples. (DO4)

UD-C. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities;
analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human; and
demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.

Diversity Overlay Learning Outcomes

describe the histories and/or experiences of one or more U. S. cultural groups and the resilience and agency of group members;
identify structures of oppression and the diverse efforts and strategies used by groups to combat the effects of oppressive structures;
analyze the intersection of the categories of race and gender as they affect cultural group members’ lived realities and/or as they are embodied in personal and collective identities;
recognize the way that multiple differences (including, for example, gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability, immigration status, gender expression, color/phenotype, racial mixture, linguistic expression, and/or age) within cultural groups complicate individual and group identities.