投稿類別 : 英文寫作類
篇名 :
The Effects of Korean Dramas on the Students
作者 :
劉昱辰。國立斗六家商。應外三丙
黃薏慈。國立斗六家商。應外三丙
指導老師 :
周軒任老師
The Effects of Korean Dramas on the Students
Abstract
In recent years, the Korean Wave has swept throughout Asia. Every day we
can see a lot of Korean dramas when we turn on the TV; moreover, we can buy
clothes, goods, electronic devices and cosmetics from Korea. We also can see
ubiquitous Korean restaurants on the streets. These things are all effects brought by
Korean dramas. Senior high students begin to follow this trend and watching Korean
dramas is one of entertainments the students have. We are fans of Korean dramas so
we want to know the effects of Korean dramas on the students by this research.
Keywords: effects, Korean dramas, senior high students
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Table of Contents
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………....i
Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………....ii
I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………..1
I.1. Background.…………………………………………………………………..1
I.2. Motivation……………………………………………………………..……..1
I.3. Research Questions……………………………………………………….…..2
II. Methods…………………………………………………………………………..2
III. Results & Discussion…………………………………...……………………….2
IV. Conclusion………………………………………….…………………………...8
References.…………………………………………….……………………….……8
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I. Introduction
I.1. Background
According to CommonWealth Magazine, one of the greatest inventions in
the 20 century is television, and its appearance in every family has changed our
traditional way of life since decades ago. The sight of a family surrounding around a
table and eating dinner is less and less seen. Instead, we eat dinner and watch dramas
in front of our TV sets at the same time. This style has been showing up in our
everyday life. Along with the large network of cable television, TV stations introduce
many foreign programs, including the dramas from Korea, Japan and America, among
th
which Korean dramas are one of the most popular programs in Taiwan, even in Asia.
We call this trend “Korean Wave”.
Korean Wave is a phenomenon which refers to a worldwide popularity
boom in Korean cultural exports. Korean Wave stands for Korean dramas and movies,
combined with a mixture of K-pop music and dance, clothing, foods, customs,
sightseeing, cosmetics and Korean language. Without a doubt, Korean Wave has
formed an immense fashionable power in the world.
According to The AJU Business (2012), everyone knows that Korean Wave
consists of various elements, and the impact of Korean dramas is the most obvious.
There are two dramas playing significant roles in the history of Korean dramas. One
is Jewel in the Palace. According to Wikipedia, this drama made the record of average
ratings of fifty percent; moreover, there were more than ninety countries in the world
airing this drama. The other is You Who Came From the Stars, and this drama not
only created the clicks of two billion on the Net, but also drew over six hundred forty
thousand Taiwanese tourists to go to Korea in 2014, according to Cheng Yi Shou (鄭
益守), President of Korea Tourism Organization, Taipei Office.
Therefore, we can know that Korean dramas are closely related to our life,
whether their clothing, foods or cultures.
I.2. Motivation
Over the past several years, Korean dramas have become a synonym for the
Korean cultural industry as well as a major source of momentum for the Korean
economy. Similarly, this whirlwind has also swept throughout Taiwan, and the
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commodities appearing in the dramas usually cause the large-scale fanatic purchase.
On the other hand, we find that after Korean dramas are introduced into Taiwan, they
deeply affect many aspects in Taiwan such as cultures, foods, clothing, values of life,
traveling, dramas, songs, etc. From the above-mentioned, we can see that Korean
dramas are not only the programs, but also the impacts on our life. With this in mind
and as fans of Korean dramas, our project is to find out the effects of Korean dramas
on the students in National Douliou Vocational High School of Home Economics ＆
Commerce (TLHC).
I.3. Research Questions
To understand the effects of Korean dramas, three questions are formulated
as followed.
1. Have you ever watched any Korean dramas?
2. Do you think watching Korean dramas affects your schoolwork?
3. What will you do and buy after watching Korean dramas?
II. Methods
II.1. Participants
Five hundred students in National Douliou Vocational High School of
Home Economics ＆Commerce participated in our study. There were about ten to
twenty students from each class participating in this questionnaire. We used these
students as subjects because we thought Korean dramas would have some effects on
them. We hope we can get some useful and extra information from this questionnaire.
II.2. Questionnaire
The questionnaire included ten questions. Question number two, five, six,
eight and nine are all multiple-choices questions. Each student can choose at least two
options.
III. Results & Discussion
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No
20%
Yes
80%
Figure 1 Have you ever watched any Korean dramas?
Culture &Food
16%
Content
88%
OST
30%
(Original Sound Track)
Media reports
18%
Spots
14%
Cast
71%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Figure 2 Why do you want to watch Korean dramas? (Multiple-choices question)
4hr
2%
5hr
6%
3hr
10%
2hr
20%
1hr
62%
Figure 3 How long do you spend watching Korean dramas one day?
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93%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
6%
5%
1%
Content
Cast
In favor of
Taiwanese
dramas
0%
No interest
Figure 4 Why don't you watch Korean dramas? (Multiple-choices question)
Eighty percent of students in our school have watched Korean dramas. And
the two main reasons why these students would like to watch Korean dramas are the
content and the cast. As figure 3 shows, sixty-two percent of students averagely spend
one hour watching Korean dramas in one day. Therefore, it can prove that Korean
dramas have become a fad among most students in our school. From the figure 4, it
tells us that the reason why the rest of students don't watch Korean dramas. That is
because they think Korean dramas do not attract them.
No
38%
Yes
62%
Figure 5 Do you think staying up watching Korean dramas affects your
learning next day?
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No
33%
Yes
67%
Figure 6 Do you think staying up watching Korean dramas affects your
grades in school?
Yes
42%
No
58%
Figure 7 Do you stay up just for watching Korean dramas?
The statistics indicate that sixty-two percent of students in our school think
if they stay up watching Korean dramas, it may affect the learning next day. In the
long term, it will also affect the grades on their schoolwork. But most students don't
do this because they know the serious consequences. From the above-mentioned, we
can see that Korean dramas don't cause the negative effects on the students.
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Yes
28%
No
72%
Figure 8 Do you buy any related products after watching Korean dramas?
Electronic devices
16%
Korean foods
30%
Magazines &Novels
42%
Korean goods
34%
Korean clothes
52%
OST
24%
(Original Sound Track)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Figure 9 What related products of Korean dramas are you willing to buy?
(Multiple-choices question)
Seventy-two percent of students don't buy the products in the dramas, but
twenty-eight percent of students are willing to buy the related products. There are
many products they will buy, such as Korean electronic devices, Korean foods,
magazines and novels, the goods of Korean dramas, Korean clothes, and the OST
(Original Sound Track) of Korean dramas. Among them the purchase rate of Korean
clothes is the highest.
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64%
Watching another drama
47%
Learning Korean language
Reading the news about Korean
dramas
32%
27%
Visiting Korea
Becoming Korean maniacs
21%
Enjoying Korean cuisines
21%
Understanding the local culture and
history of Korean dramas
15%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80% 100%
Figure 10 What activities will you join after watching Korean dramas?
(Multiple-choices question)
Students want to participate in some activities after watching Korean
dramas. The top one is to continue watching another Korean drama. The top two is to
learn Korean language. The top three is to follow the news about Korean dramas. The
top four is to visit Korea. The top five is to become Korean maniacs and to enjoy
Korean cuisines. The top six is to understand the local culture and history of Korean
dramas.
Bad
1%
Terrible
0%
Excellent
25%
So-so
31%
Good
43%
Figure 11 What is the entire impression that you feel about Korean dramas?
We can see from the final graph that forty-three percent of students in our
school have a good impression of Korean dramas.
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IV. Conclusion
In our survey, most students in National Douliou Vocational High School of
Home Economics ＆Commerce have watched Korean dramas. There are two main
effects of Korean dramas on the students. One is the students’ academic performances.
The other is what the students do and buy after they watch Korean dramas.
As the research illustrates, most students don’t stay up watching Korean
dramas. Therefore, we can learn that Korean dramas don’t pose a negative effect on
students. On the other hand, after watching Korean dramas, most teenagers become
Korean maniacs and actively participate in many activities, but they aren’t willing to
spend their money buying products related to Korean dramas. From our survey we
can conclude that Korean dramas are exactly popular with the students in our school,
but watching Korean dramas doesn’t bring them negative effects, no matter on their
schoolwork or in their everyday lives.
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