Cheer up, you can do it - A favorite word No.1
Elementary and middle school students chose "Were you born in a barn?" as a word hurt. A favorite word was "Cheer up". The survey indicated one in 3 students experienced at least one incident of verbal violence deprecating appearance like height and weight from the periphery, so guide and education about correct use of language was urgent.
KFTA (Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations) opened survey result which is 1941 elementary and middle school students surveyed on the subject of "Prejudice and discriminatory word hurt our heart" October 7, ahead of Hangul Day. 28.9% of students chose "Were you born in a barn?" as a most word hurt. Compared grade with friends "Study a little better like your friends!"(24%), mention related physical problem like height and weight(20.9%), "I knew you would"(19.5%) and so on.
To say that a good feeling No.1 was "Cheer up, you can do it"(27.8%). "I think you are a good kid"(22.4%), "You are a important kid"(21%), "I love you"(12.5%).
Most people who says prejudice and discriminatory word was friends. 32% of students answered that they heard deprecation word "You're so fat, stop eating!", "I don't like you, you're ugly" from their friends. 31.1% of students answered they said like that to their friends.
Prejudice and discriminatory word from their parent is related in order in family(34.6%) "The first is the best show that", "You're older brother, concede little brother". 26% of students heard from their parent a word related in grade "You're idiot" "Why are you poor at study? From teachers, 16.5% of students heard "Do not study?".
When they heard a prejudice and discriminatory word, they reacted "I am angry"(40.5%), "I want to pay them back"(24%), "I am depressed"(19%).
However, the reaction "In a family or school, I am never educated correct use of language education" is 75.9%.
Officials of KFTA emphasized "Because a student who grow with prejudice and discriminatory word do verbal violence to other people with no guilty, adults have to provide positive examples for our children and educate them use suitable language in a family or school".
Intermediate English Composition class #3
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Dasom Lee
Interesting. "Where you born in a barn." is just used to criticize people for leaving the door to the home open, particularly on cold days. It's not really an insult. What is the meaning in Korean?
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