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Korean Culture & Hallyu

Eleventh graders explore Korean culture and the Korean Wave (한류, hallyu) — 케이팝 (K-pop), 드라마 (K-drama), 한복 (hanbok), 태권도 (taekwondo), and 한글 (Hangul) — seeing how tradition and pop culture both shape Korea’s global reach.

Grade 11Culture & Hallyu50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explore hallyu.
  • ✓Learn cultural icons.
  • ✓Connect tradition & pop.
  • ✓Share a favorite.
Essential Question

From K-pop to hanbok — what is the Korean Wave, and what defines Korean culture?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Korean Culture Explorer

Project this and tap each. Have students explore icons of Korean culture and the Korean Wave.

🌊 Explore Korean culture & Hallyu — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — The Korean Wave

6 min

What is hallyu, and what defines Korean culture today?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Play a K-pop clip.
  • Ask what they know.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Culture & Hallyu

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Culture Explorer.
  • Present each icon.
  • Note tradition vs pop.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a hallyu icon.
  • Name a tradition.
  • Say a favorite.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Name.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Keipap-eul joahaeyo” (I like K-pop).
  • Describe a cultural icon.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a cultural icon.
  • Say why it matters.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

ACTFL
Cultures 2.2

Explore cultural products (K-pop, hanbok).

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Cultures 2.1

Explore practices & traditions.

ACTFL
Connections 3.2

Connect to global media & culture.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: present a cultural topic.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Culture cards with images.
  • Tradition vs pop chart.
  • Use short clips.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with keipap & hangeul.
  • Use pictures/clips.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Research a K-pop group or drama.
  • Make a culture poster.
  • Compare to your culture.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🌊Culture cards
  • 💻The Korean Culture Explorer
  • 🖼️Images & clips
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

한류 (hallyu)Korean Wave케이팝 (keipap)K-pop드라마 (deurama)drama한복 (hanbok)hanbok (traditional dress)태권도 (taekwondo)taekwondo한글 (hangeul)Hangul (alphabet)문화 (munhwa)culture전통 (jeontong)tradition
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is 한류 (hallyu)?
The Korean Wave — Korean pop culture’s global popularity.
QUESTION 2
What is 한복 (hanbok)?
Traditional Korean clothing.
QUESTION 3
What is 한글 (hangeul)?
The Korean alphabet.

Reflect: culture & Hallyu.

Have students name a favorite part of Korean culture and say why in Korean. A printable Korean culture sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 드라마 (deurama), 문화 (munhwa), 전통 (jeontong), 케이팝 (keipap), 태권도 (taekwondo), 한글 (hangeul), 한류 (hallyu), 한복 (hanbok)
  1. K-pop
  2. drama
  3. hanbok (traditional dress)
  4. Korean Wave
  5. culture
  6. Hangul (alphabet)
  7. tradition
  8. taekwondo

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is 한류 (hallyu)?
  2. What is 한복 (hanbok)?
  3. What is 한글 (hangeul)?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 케이팝 (keipap) · 2) 드라마 (deurama) · 3) 한복 (hanbok) · 4) 한류 (hallyu) · 5) 문화 (munhwa) · 6) 한글 (hangeul) · 7) 전통 (jeontong) · 8) 태권도 (taekwondo)
Part B: 1) The Korean Wave — Korean pop culture’s global popularity. 2) Traditional Korean clothing. 3) The Korean alphabet.