The Canterbury Tales is a story about storytelling. The work is a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. The tales are written in Middle English and are a diverse group of stories that range from serious moral tales to more bawdy stories.
Reading level: Young adult, grade 10-12 English as a first language.
Language: Middle English, although there are modern translations with Chaucer's English next to modern translations.
The Tales are divided into 12 chapters with 31 pilgrims, telling 24 stories.
Chaucer's most common verse rhyme scheme in the Canterbury Tales, the rhyming couplet, would be described as "aa, bb, cc, dd" because it rarely repeats a rhyme due to the pressures on the poet to keep the narrative moving.
The Canterbury Tales is important for a number of reasons: It is widely considered to be the first major work of English literature. It's one of the first examples of the use of the vernacular in literature, as it was written in the language of the common people, rather than in Latin. It gives a critical picture of medieval English society and shows different classes of people.
Moral Tales: The Tales of the Prioress, Clerk, Monk, Man of Law, Second Nun, and Parson, and Chaucer's Tale of Melibee
Essential Questions:
How does physiognomy play a role in helping to create caricatures of the pilgrims?
How are the pilgrims still relevant to society today?
How are social classes distorted throughout The Tales?
How do cultural values influence the kinds of journeys people take?
The Prologue: Provides a general description of the characters on the journey.
Literary Devices used: simile and metaphors, irony, allusion, symbolism, imagery, satire,
Symbols: flowers (youth, fertility, sexual desire)
Themes: religion, class, deceit, the role of women in medieval society (wife of Bath's Tale)
The Wife of Bath's Tale: This is one of Chaucer's most developed characters.
The story explores the double standard applied to medieval society. What do women really want? sovereignty of course! Women desire power in marriage, and when she does have the power, both parties are happier. Using the Hag/Crone (wise woman) archetype the Hag gives the knight a choice.
The Wife of Bath represents feminism and the belief that women should be given power and control. She also represents the idea that women do not need to conform to the norms of the time and can enjoy their own sexuality. The Wife of Bath begins the Prologue to her tale by establishing herself as an authority on marriage, due to her extensive personal experience with the institution. Since her first marriage at the tender age of twelve, she has had five husbands.
One evening, out of frustration, the Wife tears three pages out of the book and punches Jankyn in the face. Jankyn repays her by striking her on the head, which is the reason, she explains in line 636, that she is now deaf in one ear.
Keep in mind there are two different kinds of Chinese writing systems- Traditional characters (Taiwan, HK, Macau) and Simplified (Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore). However, if you travel to Japan or S. Korea, the old temples will have traditional characters. To decide which kind of Mandarin to learn read this article. Learners often use pinyin, which is the phonetic sound using the Latin alphabet.
Mandarin is a tonal language. You will have to learn the 5 tones when you are learning Mandarin. The tones are flat, rising, dip, falling, and neutral. They are represented in pinyin, resembling accent lines, but in fact they are showing the tones.
Question Word + will + subject + be + present participle...?
What will you be doing today at 6 pm?
Where will you be going on your road trip?
When will you be leaving?
Who will you be entertaining at your home tonight?
Why will they be working late tomorrow?
How will you be getting there?
We can also make questions using "What + noun" or "Which + noun".
What time will you be getting off work today?
What food will you be bringing to the picnic?
Which countries will she be visiting on her gap year?
Which jacket will you be wearing today?
Who + will be + present participle...? What + will be + present participle...? How many + noun + will be + present participle...?
Who will be coming?
What will be happening there tomorrow morning?
How many children will be coming?
English Conversation 1
A) Who will be joining us for this meeting? B) Besides us, I think Marta, Sasha, and Jan will be attending. A) So, what will we be discussing? B) We only need to discuss the new project. A) Okay, so we can probably finish in an hour. B) Maybe, but Jim usually talks a lot. So, it may take longer than that.
English Conversation 2
A) Do you want to play video games this weekend? B) I can't. I've got plans. A) What will you be doing? B) I'll be going on a hike with my sister. A) I didn't know you liked hiking. B) I don't, but I like my sister, so I'm going.
What will you be _______________? Where will you be _______________? When will you be _______________? Who will you be _______________? Who will be _______________? If you have time, what will you be _______________ this weekend? Why will he be _______________? How many _______________ will you be _______________? How many _______________ will be _______________?
■ school bullying 학교 폭력 ■ retain 보존하다 ■ mandatory 의무적인, 필수적인 ■ expert 전문가 ■ pass 의결하다, 통과시키다 ■ controversial 논란이 많은 ■ enforced 엄격한, 엄정한 ■ take A into account: A를 감안하다, 고려하다
■ rolling admission 수시 전형[모집]
Schools will retain records of violence for extended period after offenders graduate
학교 폭력 가해자들이 졸업한 후에도 학폭 기록 장기 보존
By Lee Hae-rin
Students with records of committing school bullying will face penalties in the university admissions process, while victims' consent will become mandatory in order to clear records of perpetrators' crimes, the government announced, Wednesday. 학교 폭력을 가한 전력이 있는 학생들은 대입 과정에서 불이익을 받게 되며, 가해자들의 학폭 기록을 삭제하려면 반드시 피해 학생의 동의를 받아야 한다고 정부가 수요일 발표했다.
Victims will also be better protected and receive more support when recovering with the help of school violence prevention and support centers, which will consist of school police officers, legal experts and psychological counselors. 또한 학교전담경찰관, 법률 전문가, 심리 상담가로 구성되는 학교 폭력 예방 및 지원 센터의 도움으로 피해 학생들은 회복을 위해 보다 나은 보호와 지원을 받게 된다.
The government held a meeting with the school violence prevention committee, which is presided over by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Wednesday, and passed a set of comprehensive plans to tackle bullying. 정부는 수요일 한덕수 국무총리 주재로 학교폭력대책위원회를 열고 학교폭력 근절 종합대책을 의결했다.
The measures come as prosecutor-turned-lawyer Chung Sun-sin, who was named the new chief of the National Office of Investigation stepped down a day after his appointment on Feb. 24. Chung was attacked by controversial reports that stated that his son, currently attending Seoul National University, bullied his peers in high school in 2017. 이 대책은 지난 2월 24일 검사 출신의 정순신 변호사가 국가수사본부장에 임명됐다가 하루 만에 낙마한 파장에 따른 것이다. 정 변호사는 지난 2017년 현재 서울대에 재학 중인 아들이 고등학교 동창들을 괴롭혔다는 보도 논란으로 공격을 받았다.
The Netflix hit series "The Glory" also raised public consensus on enforced punishment of school violence perpetrators. 넷플릭스의 히트작 "더 글로리" 또한 학폭 가해자들에 대한 엄정 처벌을 두고 대중적 합의를 불러 일으켰다.
According to the new measures, schools will retain the records of school bullies for an extended period of four years after offenders graduate, allowing universities to take bullying records into account during the admissions process, starting next year. 이 같은 새로운 대책에 따르면 학교에서는 가해자들이 졸업한 후 4년 동안 학폭 기록을 보존하며 대학들은 내년부터 입학 과정에서 학폭 기록을 검토할 수 있도록 허용한다는 계획이다.
Since February, the education ministry has required all schools to retain bullying records for two years after perpetrators graduate in order to enhance safety in classrooms. In the past, the bullying records of students could be removed after graduation. 교육부는 2월부터 교실에서의 안전을 강화하기 위해 모든 학교에서 가해자들이 졸업한 후에도 2년 동안 학폭 조치 기록을 보존할 것을 의무화했다. 과거에는 학생들의 학폭 기록이 졸업 후 삭제될 수 있었다.
Previously, universities only took school bullying records into account for rolling admissions, which assess students based on records and grades. However, it's weighting on the test-based regular admission system was criticized for being insignificant. 앞서 대학들은 학교 성적, 그리고 성적에 근거하여 학생들을 평가하는 수시모집에서 학폭 기록만을 고려했었다. 하지만 수능 시험 기반의 정시제에 대한 비중은 미미하다는 비판을 받았다.
번역 안성진 sjahn@koreatimes.co.kr
4월 13일자 National면 기사
Post-Reading Questions:
1. Is school bullying common 흔한 in Korea?
2. Have you ever seen bullying or been involved in bullying?
3. Why do people bully?
4. Do you think school bullying is a problem in the US?
5. Do you think Korean Universities not accepting students who were bullies in the past, is fair 공정한or unfair? Why?
