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basic information
-capital: Seoul
-population: 46, 884,800
-size: 38,023 sq. mi
-climate: temperate, more rainfall in summer
-monetary unit: won
-urbal v. rural: 22%/ 78%
-religion: 49% Christian, 47% Buddhist, 3% Confucius, 1% other
-language: Korean (official)
-ethnicity: homogeneous (except for approx. 20,000 Chinese
-government: republic

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cultural values
-great respect for elders; your status is raised based on your age
-beliefs based on Tangun myth: importance of harmony, human welfare, and national identity
-strong bond amongst immediate and extended family
-Confucianism's Five Moral Codes (Three Moral Bonds of Human Relations):
a. love among parents and children (parents love, children respect)
b. justice between rulers and subjects (rulers are just, subjects are loyal)
c. distinction between man and wife (man calls, wife follows)
d. order between young and old
e. trust between friends

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education system
-educators viewed as part of the extended family; greatly respected
-structure similar to US: national, municipal, and district levels
-grade levels and ages similar to US. Pre-K to college: age 3-25
-teach moral education
-letter grades given at elementary level, ranked amongst peers in middle and high school, letter grades in university
-stay in homeroom most of the day at all levels
-2-3 hours of homework in middle school per night, and even more in high school
-lecture style learning
-students do not discuss nor ask questions. teachers welcome questions but students feel ashamed to not understand.
-no group activities and no groups due to ability
-rote memorization is the primary learning style
-schools are co-ed. after school study groups are gendered
-move to other rooms for music and art
-teachers move from class to class in middle and high school to teach their subject
-one hour specials
-few discipline issues
-teacher is serious and strict
-direct eye contact with the teacher is considered inappropriate and disrespectful
-call teacher "teacher"
-teachers are given gifts on Teacher's Day and Thanksgiving. impolite to open gifts immediately.

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Cultural Dimensions
- Power distance
slightly hierarchical society.
- Individualism/Collectivism
Individualism
- Masculinity/Femininity
Masculinity
- Uncertainty Avoidance
uncertainty avoiding countries
- Long-term/Short-term Orientation
Long term
- Restraint/Indulgence
Indulgence

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Additional classroom information
- Students will submit paperwork by holding it out to the teacher with both hands.
- Your students may not apologize for burping, sneezing, coughing, or passing gas.
- Students will not look the teacher in the eye.

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Teacher-Student Tips
- Before teaching a student that is Korean you should look into the culture of the student somethings that we don't know may upset them.
- Working in groups are not something they are use to. If you do want to try to put them in a group of the same gender and age until they get comfortable.

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additional classroom info
-The students may be meek and will not jump at the chance to show what they know. Do not take this personally
-These students will most likely thrive in group project scenarios because they are collectivist
-Connecting with the family is a must because the country is so family oriented

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Basic information
-Capital: Port-au-Prince
-Population: 6,867,995
-Size: 10,714 sq. mi.
-Climate: Tropical along the coast
-Urban/Rural Life: 80%/ 70%
-Religion: 80% Roman Catholic, 16% Protestant. Half of the population practices voodoo.
Languages: French and Haitian Kreyol
Ethnicity: 95% African descent, 5% mulatto ( African-European)
Government: Democratic republic with legislative, judicial, and executive branches

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Education system
- Preschool, Kindergarten, High School and University schools are not required.
Elementary schools grade 1-6, ages 6-12 are 4-6 hours/day mornings or afternoons Sept-June. Little, if any, but mainly in math and English or French.
-Most lessons are characterized by teacher-fronted lectures.
-Test and quizzes are very strict and formal.
- In rural schools, where books cannot be afforded, teachers write the entire lessons on the chalkboard, and the students copy every word onto their papers.
-Students speak only when asked a question.
Students attach great importance to their grades.
-Corporal punishment is permissible both at home and at school.
- A formal relationship exists between the teacher and the students, and the teacher has total authority.
- There is no concept of Parent-Teacher Association in Haiti, and parents believe that the teacher knows what is best for the student.

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Cultural values
-Elements of Haiti's culture comes from African traditions.
-The majority of Haitians are pure descendants of African slaves brought to the island by French owners.
- Voodoo combines African religious beliefs and rituals with beliefs and symbols of Roman Catholicism.
- Most Haitian people claim to be Roman Catholic, almost all practices voodoo in some form. Haitian religion believes in louas, or spirits, that are believed to help families by either bringing good fortune or harming enemies. Haitians have vibrant oral culture full of jokes,

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-Flaitz, Jeffra, and Leslie Kosel. Eckstein. Understanding Your International Students: an Educational, Cultural, and Linguistic Guide. University of Michigan Press, 2003.

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cultural dimensions
POWER DISTANCE
-not a power hungry culture
INDIVIDUALISM/COLLECTIVISM
-collectivistic
MASCULINE/ FEMININE
-feminine
UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE
-okay with the unknown
LONG/ SHORT TERM
-short
RESTRAINT/ INDULGENCE
-a mix

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implication for the classroom
-classroom, grade, and test set up are rather similar to the US
-class sizes are much bigger in Haiti, so students might have problems adjusting
-high school students in Haiti are already career fixated
-students in Haiti have little if any homework, so parents might have trouble understanding why we put emphasis on it.