This week, we go more in depth about the importance of names. These names could be self-referential or a name someone else calls you and each hold meaning and implications that both aid in forming an identity.

This week, we go into detail about the intriguing difference between the early written language Koreans used (prior to Hangeul) and spoken Korean language. The gap between these two modes of communication as well as the gap between Hanja (Korea's version of Chinese Characters) and Classical Chinese is lectured on in detail.

This week, we will explore ancient Korean religion and culture prior to the entrance of the Three Teachings (Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism). To do so we will look at myths, archeology, and keep in mind Chinese records which discuss Korean culture and religion.

This week, keeping in mind the foundation of the prior weeks we will study how Korean thought and culture changed after accepting the Three Teachings. We will place special interest on how these teachings were transformed over time by Koreans into what we can call today ‘Korean Confucianism’ and ‘Korean Buddhism’.

This week, we learn and think about how the history covered in this course shaped and was shaped by Korean culture. We will place special interest on buddhist contributions to Korean spirituality and the intellectual landscape of Korea.