Homework 2: Grammar in discourse
Overview:
You will analyze the Korean the traditional Korean story “Beauty and the monk “for use of “the”=”은/는”and“This=이/가”, and write a report on your findings. Your report should apply the theories of “The” usage that we learned in class. The expected length of your report is around 1,000 words.
The report should display close analysis of the story, and evidence that you understand the functions of “This” and “The”that we discussed in class.
No additional library research is required; however, the report should be written in the style of an academic paper.
How to Analyze the Story:
Begin by counting the number of times that each of the characters in the story appears marked with ThisandThe. Create a table the same as or similar to the one shown below:
| Character: | This “이/가” | The “은/는” | Particle used when mentioned for first time |
| Monk | |||
| Tiger | |||
| Beauty | |||
| other | |||
| TOTAL |
Then, think about how these results relate to what you have learned about Thisand Thein class and in your library research. Look for interesting sentences that could work as examples of the patterns that you are finding. Also, are there any other patterns emerging in the data that are not captured in the table? If so, how can you include them in your analysis?
Report structure
Structure your report so that it includes the following sections:
Reviews the functions of Theand Thisthat we learned in class
States goals of the research
Present your table and describe the results. Use examples to illustrate the patterns you find.
Discuss how the results of your analysis compare with what we learned in class
Grading Rubric:
The report will be given a % score out of 100. When grading the homework, I will adhere to the rubric below.
| 98-100 | A+ | – As for A, but answer is particularly well articulated and goes above and beyond the requirements of the task |
| 90-97 | A/A- | – Answer meets the requirements of the task in every way and represents a well-thought out response to the question/task – Answer is clearly written and well expressed – Answer demonstrates excellent understanding of materials covered in class |
| 80-89 | B | – Answer meets the requirements of the task in most ways and represents a solid response to the question/task – Answer is clearly written, but there may be some weaknesses in expression – Answer demonstrates solid understanding of materials covered in class |
| 70-79 | C | – Answer is vague or unconvincing and does not meet all of the requirements of the task – Writing style is sloppy – Answer demonstrates limited understanding of materials covered in class |
| 60-69 | D | – Answer does not make any meaningful connection to the task at hand – Writing style is poor and incomprehensible – Answer demonstrates poor understanding of materials covered in class |
| 0-59 | F |