School of Humanities  
 
 
MDS-20028 Seoul Summer School - South Korean Film  
Co-ordinator: Dr Beth Johnson    Room: CBB0.026, Tel:34576  
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Level: 2 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733147
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for

English and American Literatures Single Honours (Level 2)
English with Creative Writing Single Honours (Level 2)
English Dual Honours (Level 2)
English Major (Level 2)
English Minor (Level 2)
English Single Honours (Level 2)
Film Studies Dual Honours (Level 2)
Film Studies Minor (Level 2)
Media, Communications and Culture Dual Honours (Level 2)
Media, Communications and Culture Minor (Level 2)

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Barred Combinations

Students who take this level two Seoul Summer School module will not be permitted to take the level three iteration of the module as well.

Prerequisites

Students must be able to spend the whole of July in Seoul, South Korea completing the module.

Description

This module enables students to spend 4 weeks in the summer (end June to end
July) at a partner university in Seoul, attending a course in Korean Film Theory and Filmmaking. It will take place at Dongguk University in South Korea.

Attending the Summer School is an excellent way to explore the multifaceted Orient - in a metropolitan city where East meets West. Moreover, many interesting places around South Korea can be visited.

Attending a standard academic module in a four week condensed timeframe you will be studing 'Introduction to Korean Film and The Film Production Workshop'. This will combine time in the classroom, introducing you to the theories of Korean Film interspersed with a filmmaking practicum.Your study will be guided by field and University instructors. You will undertake three assessments - (two in Seoul and one on your return to the UK).

There are additional costs associated with undertaking this module that must be borne by students, namely return flight to Seoul, insurance, accommodation and living costs for the four-weeks; however, Keele and Dongguk University work together to organise student accommodation in halls nears the Dongguk campus so that students do not have to do this independently.



Aims

The module will enable students to broaden their Keele experience by attending a summer session at one of our partner universities, Dongguk University in Seoul, South Korea.
This will provide them with intercultural learning, working with students from Korea and other exchange students from around the world in their home environment.
This particular course aims to enable students to understand the fascinating filmmaking culture in South Korea as well as to engage with the theoretical study of Korean Film history and socio-cultural contexts of filmic production and distribution. The module will also provide a platform for the students to work and learn with different international partners.
The element of experiential learning is added in the course in order to facilitate a reciprocal relationship between practice and learning.


Intended Learning Outcomes

evaluate how visual and social discourse and representations relate to social and material practice of filmmaking will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
explain theoretical concepts in relation to representations in selected Korean filmic texts will be achieved by assessments: 1,3
describe and analyse a range of visual texts that represent and negotiate Korean identity in various ways will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
apply cross-cultural and inter-textual methods of reading film, taking into account different theoretical and ideological approaches to national identity will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3


Study hours

30 hours lectures
30 hours practicum
10 hours formal application and interview preparation
50 hours preparation and completion of assessments
30 hours class preparation


Description of Module Assessment

01: Essay weighted 40%
1500 word essay
1500 word essay analysing one or more filmic texts studied on the module

02: Group Project weighted 40%
In a group plan, film, edit and produce a short filmic text about an aspect of studying/living in Seoul
Students must work together in an international group (groups to be designanted by Dongguk University staff) to plan, film, edit and produce a short filmic text about an aspect of studying/living in Seoul, South Korea and/or their experience of internationalisation. The duration of the finished film will be between 5 and 10 minutes in length. The film must clearly tell a story and display a coherent, interesting and orient/English inspired narrative.

03: Reflective Analysis weighted 20%
Reflective analysis (1000 words) considering new theoretical and practical skills acquired in South Korean film study
Reflective analysis (1000 words) considering new theoretical and practical skills aquired in South Korean film study


Version: (1.06B) Updated: 02/Oct/2013

This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information.