Proposer

Lee, Jae-Youn
Chosun University Girl's High School
teacher
Physics
Republic of Korea


|Title Understanding traditional culture using folk song

|Purpose

A song is a kind of universal language which is common to every one in the world. It also contains the history and culture of the country which the song comes from. As folk songs are easy to approach, it is suitable to educate international cultures through them.
In this project, web materials and CD-ROM titles are produced and shared by selecting some folk songs which have distinct background of the country's culture and history. To Korean students, they can learn more about another country's culture and practice practical English. To the students of other countries, they can use the contents on the web to acquire mutual understanding of cultures through this project.

|Contents/ Methods/ Activities

A. Selecting folk songs according to the level of the students in each nation.
B. Reproducing the folk songs and dances : Producing Flash materials and other software with the songs and dances.
C. Learning the folk songs : Learning one by one within a fixed period. When learners are practice the songs and dances, they also learn about the culture of the country. When they have any questions, they ask the related ALCoB about them.
D. The cyber-contest : Holding a cyber-contest once a term. When the test materials are recorded and loaded on to the web site, cyber-voting is carried out and awarded for the good ones.

|Participants



ID: josom

Republic of Korea
Lee, Jae-Youn
teacher,Physics
Chosun University Girl's High School
josom@hanmail.net
http://ww.chosun-g.hs.kr/webclass/josom
   

ID: bpqw

Republic of Korea
Lim, Jaewoo
teacher,Music
Science Information Department
bpqw@chol.com
http://cafe.godpeople.com/familiar