HISTORY OF KOREAN LANGUAGE 2

History of Korean Language 2 is one of the core courses within the Korea curriculum of the Corso di Laurea in "Lingue, Culture e Società dell'Asia e dell'Africa Mediterranea".
Its formative objectives are to be identified within the learning of linguistic and philological competencies
History of Korean Language 2 concludes the path of philological and historical analysis of the Korean Language and writing systems' evolution, starting with History of Korean Language 1. In the second part we will deal with themes such as the dissemination of the new alphabet, after its invention in the XV century, the conflicting relationship between alphabetic and other writings (Literary Sinitic included), until the end of XIX and the beginning of the XX century, when the alphabet is proclaimed element of national unity and of recognition of the 'Koreanness' of the Choson people, ahead of the Japanese annexation and of the loss of territorial and national sovereignty.

Knowledge and comprehension:
- knowing and understanding the main elements of the history of Korean language and writing systems from the 15th century to the modern period.
- connect them with historical and cultural developments studied in other courses of the same curriculum, relevant to the same historical period
- know and analyze primary sources introduced both in the original version and in translation, make critical comments on them and connect them to othe historical and cultural events of the relevant period.

Ability to apply knowledge and comprehension:
- ability to analyze and explain texts written in different writing systems, by utilizing given interpretation methods

Judgment abilities:
- ability to produce critiques on textual, historical and literary themes included in the study programme, by recurring to critically and historically solid arguments
- ability to evaluate all kinds of literary primary sources

Communicative abilities:
- ability ot express and elaborate in writing the contents of the course programme, using critical approach and not mnemonical strategies.

Learning abilities:
- learn how to take notes effectively and thoroughly
- how to integrate the study on different materials (notes, slides, manuals, creative texts and academic articles)
- learning to study autonomously with materials and on subjects not covered in class
- Learning how to deal with materials in English

Having passed the exam History of Korean Language 1.

Students will continue the programme started with History of Korean Language 1, in examining the development of Korean Language in the Middle Korean and Modern periods.
At the end of the course students will have studied more in-depth subjects such as primary sources, writing systems and orthography, grammar and grammar variations occurred in the language from the XVI century onward.
The course will develop along a historical-philological analysis of Korean Language, following the evolution and development of writing systems, already presented during the History of Korean Language 1.
Particular attention will be givent to the dissemination of the new alphabet, by analysing the various phases and the different typologies of primary sources and the dichotomy between sources in vernacular and in Literary Sinitic from the XV to the end of the XIX century.
Moreover, the direct contact with original documents (and their English/Italian translation) will empower students and allow them to reflect on the various modalities in which the new alphabet was slowly and steadily disseminated in the country, from its invention in the XV century onward.

References:
Hangeul, Voices of Diversity, ed. Jangseogak Archives of the Academy of Korean Studies, AKS Press, Seoul: Dec. 2018, pp. 224, ISBN: 979-11-5866-438-1
Lee Iksop and Ramsey S. Robert - The Korean Language, State University of New York Press, Albany, 2000
Lee Ki-Moon and Ramsey S. Robert - A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007 (only chap. 6-7).

Other readings and references:
Martin Samuel E. - A Reference Grammar of Korean, Tuttle Language Library, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan, 1992.

Additional materials will be distributed during classes and uploaded on the dedicated moodle platform.

The final test for this course will be a written exam consisting of a test containing at least ten open questions.

The course consists of teacher-led classes held by the class instructor and it will be complemented by other online activities, such as visits to national libraries, museums and other Korean institutions, as well as of videoconferences with Korean experts, in English and in Korean (translation will be provided each time by the course instructor). Students will also be provided with additional study materials.

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