LANGUAGE – CULTURE TRANSLATION PROJECT FOR
VIETNAMESE LEARNERS’ STUDY OF ENGLISH WORD USAGES IN KOREAN
July 18, 2019 – July 31, 2019
On the 31st of July at the Meeting Hall C303 The Closing Ceremony of Language-Culture Translation Project (LCTP) between Chung Ang University (CAU) and University of Foreign Language Studies – UD (UFLS) was held in the warm atmosphere where the students of the two universities completed their presentation and were presented the certificates of participation.
The project was a mutually beneficial collaboration between CAU and UFLS-UD with the close collaboration between the professors and staffs of UFLS-UD and CAU. The exchange program consists of (1) the project for language-culture translation between Korean and Vietnamese (by way of English loanwords) between CAU and UDN English students and faculty (*Faculty and students of Korean language department can join in this project.), (2) Short-term workshop on the topics of language and culture, (3) English student exchange during regular semesters and (4) Research collaboration among faculty members of CAU & UDN English departments. The Teams were set up with 20 Korean students who are all majoring in English language and literature – six students are male, and fourteen are female, 10 Vietnamese students from Faculty of English making 5 groups (four CAU students and two UFLS student in each group).
Topics for LCT Seminar
1. Project Mission
A lexical analysis of English words within the context of their usage in Korean language
The comparison of the usages of English words between two different cultural contexts
2. Understanding lexical origins of Korean language
3. Cultural context of translation
4. Various types of English word in Korean language
Schedule for Seminars & Workshops
1. LCT Seminar (Four Sessions)
Activity
Outlining and overviewing the program
How to manage the group activities
Reviewing two student-workshops
Class-wide & group discussions on the worksheets
Reviews on further developments
Class-wide discussion on the findings and reflections during the group peer review
Group Presentation
2. Student Workshop (Eight Sessions)
- Activity
- Assigning roles to each group member
- Overviewing the word list
- Working on the worksheet
- Group Peer Review
- Working on the worksheet (revision process)
- Preparing for Group Presentation
3. Outlining Group Activities
Activities
1. Defining each word with usage examples (Korean & English)
2. Comparing contextual difference between English and Korean usages
3. Sharing the findings with all group members
4. Transferring all the findings into Vietnamese (UFLS students)
5. Group Presentation (CAU 1 + UFLS 1)
It is hoped that students from both universities can have more significant events like LCTP with which students can enhance their critical thinking, creative thinking and teamwork skills with fruitful outcomes.
