Elaborations

• identifying linguistic/textual features used in different types of text, for example,different degrees of formality and flexibility expressed in conversations, speeches, letters, emails and electronic text messages
• recognising how language use, such as the level of politeness, reflects the intention of the speaker or author and impacts on the further development of relationships, for example, switching from a polite style to an intimate style (저를 좋아해요?; 나 좋아해?)
• comparing language structures in Korean and English and how these are used to create affinity or distance, for example, the use of 반말 or colloquial language
• comparing elements of communication such as body language, the use of personal space and silence in different cultural contexts and exchanges