Getting to Know Korea

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Category: In-Service Courses

February 7, 28, March 13, 20, 27, 2004 

This course, which was offered under the auspices of the New York City Department of Education’s professional development program, drew an enrollment of 20 educators from the greater New York City area. It met on five Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM for lectures and discussion sessions in the mornings and a variety of hands-on activities or field trips in the afternoons. It offered an introduction to Korea’s history, geography, culture, society, art and language. The instructors and their topics were: Charles K. Armstrong, associate professor of history, Columbia University (history); Mark Bokenhauer, professor of geography, St. Norbert College (geography); Linda Lewis, director of area studies, School for International Training (culture and society); Heinz Insu Fenkl, director of interstitial studies, New York State University at New Paltz (folktales); Cathy Spagnoli, a professional storyteller (storytelling); Grace Park, an independent artist and calligrapher (calligraphy and painting); Shin-Hark Suk, Korean language instructor, Queens College and The Korea Society (language and the Korean alphabet); Kyungwon Ahn, an independent artist (traditional handicrafts); In-young Sohn, a Seoul-based choreographer and professional dancer (celebrating holidays through dance); and chefs at the Korea Palace Restaurant (Korean cuisine). Three graduate credits were awarded to the enrollees who attended all the sessions, completed the required reading and submitted a satisfactory comprehensive final assignment.