DISCUSSI0N TIME GB

1. DISCUSSI0N TIME GB

2. Virtual Reality • Ultimate • Promising • Imitation • 3-D and 4-D • Blood Vessels • Duplicate • Fooled

3. Discussion Questions • How can virtual reality help the U.S. military? • How has virtual reality been used in entertainment, such as the gaming industry? • How could virtual reality be used to help people with medical problems or phobias? • Do you think the movies like The Matrix or Inception, could ever reflect the future of our society?

4. UFOs and Aliens • Skeptical • Aliens • Lying • Flares • Appearance • Works of Art

5. Do you think UFOs and aliens are real? • Are there any Koreans or place in Korea, that resemble the myths like aliens and Roswell in the U.S.? • If the crop circles were not made by aliens, who do you think are making them? • If we ever met aliens, do you think they would be friendly or antagonistic to humans?

6. Teen N.K. Defectors • Undergo a culture shock • Defectors • Adjusting • Ethnocentrism • Horrified • Come out at the bottom

7. Have you ever met a North Korean? If so, how were they? • What is your stance on reunification? • How do you feel about corporal punishment? Have you personally experienced it? • Have you ever experienced culture shock? • Have you ever seen someone else experience culture shock?

8. Korean Military Life • Conscription • Draft • Branch • Mandatory service • National Guard/ Army Reserve • Basic Training • Barracks

9. Discussion Questions • 1. How difficult was the Army for you? • 2. What was your job in the military? • 3. What do you think of women serving in the military? • 4. Should Korea maintain a conscription army? • 5. How about free English education to all soldiers in the Army for two years? • 6. What was your worst experience in the military?

10. Reunification • Criticize • Censored media • Shot, my brain is shot, ... • Skyline • Diplomat • Taking a trip back in time • A trip down memory lane • Industrialized country / undeveloped country

11. Discussion questions • What is your opinion of Kim Jung Un? • If there is reunification, what kind of social problems would arise from South Koreans and North Koreans living together? • Why is it so difficult for reunification to happen? • How could reunification happen? • You are leaders of foreign countries. One group is Japan. Second group is China. Third group is Russia. Fourth group is USA. Take a stance on North Korea’s future and on what scenario your country would like most. Explain how it benefits your country.

12. SPACE EXPLORATION • Wright Brothers • Speed of sound • Space Missions • Launch, missile launch, satellite launch • NASA • Spacecraft • Man-made • Sputnik • Neil Armstrong

13. Discussion questions • Which countries are the most advanced in space exploration? • How could advantages in space help a country’s power? • Why is space exploration important for humans? • Do you think humans can sustain life in space? • What are some problems that must be solved before people can live on the moon? • How come it took so long after the USA for any other country to get to the moon?

14. Life in the 21st Century • In a diverse world, in a high-tech world, in a perfect world • Device / Gadget / Electronics • Mobile phone, cell phone, fax machine, smart phone • Projection TV, plasma TV, HDTV • Rare – a rare diamond • Sales – How are sales going?

15. Discussion Questions • What sort of technologies will change our societies in the future? Big data? 3D printing? NanoTechnology? Robots? • Which smart phone in your opinion is the best on the market and why? • Do you think that Samsung overshot on innovation in its latest Galaxy S4? (See commercial) • What sort of electronic products are you looking for in the future? Wearable devices? Smart glasses? Ipad? New game consoles? • Which top 3 countries do you think will lead the world in technological innovation in the future and why?

16. Dinosaurs • Breaking records • Paleontologist, biologist, chemist • Modern men, cavemen, primitive men • Fascinated by… • To become extinct • Evolution / Big Bang Theory / Creative Design • Book of Genesis / The story of Noah

17. Discussion questions • Any idea on how the dinosaurs went extinct? • Can someone in the group explain evolution? • What do you believe in….evolution or creative design? • If you take the creative design view, where do dinosaurs fit into the timeline? • How much should we trust in the claims of scientists?

18. Internet • Homepage • World Wide Web • Email • Web browser • Site’s address • Download • Hardware • Software • RAM • Harddrive

19. Discussion Questions • Do you know of Alan Turing, who invented the computer? • When did you first began using the internet? And from what company? • What are your top 5 most visited websites? • What do you mostly use the computer for? • Which browser do you use? • How important is English in searching for knowledge on the web? What is the difference in knowledge between Naver and Google? • What are your top 3 software programs?

20. Studying abroad • Top University • World-Class University • Research University, Teaching University • Internationalization, Globalization, Innovation • Enroll, register, … • English is the key to success…. • English is power…knowledge is power…. • Not anytime soon, the day when pigs fly • There isn’t any chance…. There is no chance…

21. Discussion questions • Have you studied abroad? If so, how was your experience? • Do you have any friends or relatives who have studied abroad? Where did they go and how was their experience? • What is the best part of studying abroad? • Why do many Koreans want to study abroad? • What is the worst part of studying abroad? • When studying abroad, do you think it is important to be politically correct, according to the host nation’s culture?