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Work through differences in conversation

Compare individuals’ familiar practices without generalizing; separate observations, interpretations and requests to agree on a shared approach.

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Your goal

Compare individuals’ familiar practices without generalizing; separate observations, interpretations and requests to agree on a shared approach.

People may be used to different practices from earlier groups. In this meeting the two participants decide their turn-taking and examples. They are not representatives to be judged for a whole culture.

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Before you start

관찰
what was directly seen or recorded
해석
what you think an event meant
요청
an action you ask someone to take
합의
a mutually accepted arrangement
가상 예문
an invented example instead of private facts
차례
a person’s turn

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Explore the situation

Situation and participants’ words

Different feedback habits

Mina and Jun are reviewing a text together.

PartInformation to check
관찰준은 미나의 글에서 틀린 글자부터 고쳤어요.
미나의 기대먼저 글의 내용을 이야기하고 싶었어요.
준의 설명이전 모임에서는 글자부터 확인했어요.
최종 합의가상 예문으로 내용부터 이야기하고 글자는 나중에 확인해요.

Do not turn prior individual experience into a national characteristic.

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Learn the expressions

“You asked twice before I finished” is an observation. “I thought you were rushing me” is an interpretation. “Please ask after I finish” is a request. Separating them makes the issue and desired change clear.

Situation or formKorean expression
관찰제가 설명하는 동안 두 번 질문했어요.
내 기대설명이 끝날 때까지 제 차례인 줄 알았어요.
상대의 설명 재확인제가 이해한 게 맞다면 바로 질문하는 방식에 익숙했던 거예요. 맞아요?
내 경계개인적인 경험은 말하지 않고 싶어요.
행동 요청설명이 끝난 후에 질문해 주세요.
합의 확인가상 예문을 쓰고 설명이 끝난 후에 질문하기로 했어요.

A habit from a former group is one person’s background, not proof that everyone from a country behaves that way. Neither approach is best in every setting. Record the arrangement these two people accepted.

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Read the conversation

Model: the order of giving feedback

미나

먼저 내용을 이야기하는 줄 알았어요.

Show meaning

I thought we would discuss the content first.

준

저는 틀린 글자부터 확인하는 방식에 익숙했어요.

Show meaning

I was used to checking spelling first.

미나

그럼 내용을 먼저 이야기하고 글자는 나중에 볼까요?

Show meaning

Shall we discuss content first and look at spelling afterwards?

준

좋아요. 그렇게 해요.

Show meaning

Sounds good. Let’s do that.

Model: the scope of sharing

미나

개인적인 경험은 말하지 않고 싶어요.

Show meaning

I prefer not to discuss personal experiences.

준

그럼 가상 예문을 써도 괜찮아요?

Show meaning

Then would invented examples be okay?

미나

네, 가상 예문으로 연습해요.

Show meaning

Yes, let’s practice with invented examples.

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Build a sentence

Change the card details and try a sentence before revealing the example. Then assemble the sentence pieces.

Switch perspectives and check

What to adjust in the conversation

Observation
Record
미나의 글에서 준이 글자부터 고쳤어요.
Example and explanation

먼저 내용을 이야기하는 줄 알았어요.

Mina states her expectation.

The other view
Jun’s background
전에는 틀린 글자부터 확인했어요.
Example and explanation

글자부터 확인하는 방식에 익숙했어요.

Explain only the person’s own experience.

Mutual agreement
Approach
내용 먼저, 글자는 나중
Examples
가상 예문
Example and explanation

가상 예문으로 내용을 먼저 이야기하고 글자는 나중에 봐요.

This agrees on concrete behavior.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Say you expected your turn to last until you finished.

Sentence pieces

  • 제 차례인
  • 알았어요.
  • 설명이 끝날 때까지
  • 줄

2. Make the new request concrete.

Sentence pieces

  • 질문해 주세요.
  • 설명이 끝난 후에

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Practice

Choose a response that fits the situation using the expressions you learned.

1. Which sentence is an observation?

  • 설명이 끝나기 전에 두 번 질문했어요.
  • 나를 싫어하는 사람이에요.
  • 모든 사람은 언제나 기다려야 해요.

2. What is “I thought you were rushing me to finish”?

  • 상대가 확인한 의도
  • 이미 합의한 요청
  • 내 해석

3. Which is a concrete request?

  • 마음이 풀렸다고 인정하세요.
  • 설명이 끝난 후에 질문해 주세요.
  • 언제나 완벽하게 행동하세요.

4. What practice respects a person who declines private experiences?

  • 동의한 가상 예문 사용
  • 실제 가족 정보를 꼭 공개하기
  • 다른 사람의 사생활을 대신 쓰기

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Try a new situation

Situation and participants’ words

Jun and Aki’s speaking practice

A fictional role-play to agree on this meeting’s approach.

PartInformation to check
확인한 행동준의 설명이 끝나기 전에 아키가 두 번 질문했어요.
준의 기대·해석끝날 때까지 제 차례라고 생각했어요. 빨리 끝내라는 뜻인 줄 알았어요.
아키가 말한 배경이전 모임에서는 궁금하면 바로 질문했어요. 내용을 확인하려고 했어요.
준의 경계개인적인 경험은 말하지 않고 가상 예문으로 연습하고 싶어요.
준의 요청설명이 끝난 후에 질문해 주세요.
아키의 최종 답좋아요. 가상 예문을 쓰고 설명이 끝난 후에 질문할게요.

The agreement concerns the next practice method. Emotional resolution and actual implementation are separate.

Use the new role information. Write the required details in Korean and try saying them.

Tasks

Try the tasks first, then compare with the answers and examples in step 10.

1. As Jun, state only the observation that Aki asked twice before you finished.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

2. Jun thought it was his turn until he finished. Express that expectation.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

3. As Aki, explain that interruption was not intended and apologize for stopping Jun from finishing.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

4. As Jun, prefer fictional examples over personal experiences.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

5. As Jun, ask for questions after your explanation.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

6. Aki agreed to both points. Summarize the final arrangement.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

Observation, perspectives, boundary and agreement

1. Observed action
2. Jun’s expectation
3. Aki’s stated background
4. Jun’s disclosure boundary
5. Concrete request
6. Mutually accepted next approach

Steps in this clarification

  1. 개인적인 경험은 제외하고 질문 시점을 제안해요. ____
  2. 두 사람이 받아들인 방법을 다시 확인해요. ____
  3. 무슨 행동이 있었는지 먼저 확인해요. ____
  4. 두 사람의 기대와 의도를 묻고 확인해요. ____

Arrange the steps in this role-play; this is not the only possible order for every disagreement.

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Check your learning

Read the new conditions and distinguish the key information.

1. Jun expected his turn until he finished. Which expresses that?

  • 아키가 일부러 무시했다고 확정했어요.
  • 아무 기대도 없었어요.
  • 제 차례인 줄 알았어요.

2. Aki’s previous group asked questions immediately. What follows?

  • 이번 모임의 강제 규칙
  • 아키가 익숙했던 방식
  • 아키의 나라 사람 전체의 성격

3. Jun declines personal stories. Aki can respond?

  • 알겠어요. 가상 예문으로 연습해요.
  • 개인적인 경험이 없으면 연습할 수 없어요.
  • 그럼 친구의 정보를 공개해요.

4. Which approach did both confirm?

  • 실제 사생활을 쓰고 바로 끊어요.
  • 질문은 앞으로 전혀 하지 않아요.
  • 가상 예문을 쓰고 설명 후에 질문해요.

5. After agreeing on an approach, what remains unconfirmed?

  • 설명 후 질문하기로 한 것
  • 모든 불편한 감정이 완전히 사라졌는지
  • 가상 예문을 쓰기로 한 것

6. Must every other group use the same approach?

  • No. Participants clarify and agree for their own setting.
  • 네. 모든 문화에 같은 방식이 정답이에요.
  • 아키의 방식은 영원히 틀렸어요.

Reflect on your reading

Tick only what you actually checked. Feedback from another person is optional and is not required to finish the lesson.

□ Separate observation, interpretation and request.
□ Do not generalize an individual viewpoint.
□ Respect refusals and disclosure boundaries.
□ Record only mutually confirmed next actions.

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Answers and explanations

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Practice questions

1. Which sentence is an observation?

Answer: 설명이 끝나기 전에 두 번 질문했어요.

State the count and action as recorded.

  • 나를 싫어하는 사람이에요. — This replaces observation with an inferred feeling.
  • 모든 사람은 언제나 기다려야 해요. — That is a general rule, not an observation.

2. What is “I thought you were rushing me to finish”?

Answer: 내 해석

It reports your interpretation.

  • 상대가 확인한 의도 — The other person has not confirmed that intent.
  • 이미 합의한 요청 — It is not an agreement about future action.

3. Which is a concrete request?

Answer: 설명이 끝난 후에 질문해 주세요.

Specify what to do and when.

  • 마음이 풀렸다고 인정하세요. — This demands an emotional response.
  • 언제나 완벽하게 행동하세요. — No specific action is named.

4. What practice respects a person who declines private experiences?

Answer: 동의한 가상 예문 사용

This permits practice while respecting disclosure limits.

  • 실제 가족 정보를 꼭 공개하기 — This demands unwanted disclosure.
  • 다른 사람의 사생활을 대신 쓰기 — There is no need to substitute another person’s privacy.

Learning check

1. Jun expected his turn until he finished. Which expresses that?

Answer: 제 차례인 줄 알았어요.

Express the expectation without asserting intent.

  • 아키가 일부러 무시했다고 확정했어요. — Deliberate disregard is not established.
  • 아무 기대도 없었어요. — The role states an expectation.

2. Aki’s previous group asked questions immediately. What follows?

Answer: 아키가 익숙했던 방식

It establishes Aki’s reported background only.

  • 이번 모임의 강제 규칙 — This group negotiates its own approach.
  • 아키의 나라 사람 전체의 성격 — Do not generalize to a whole group.

3. Jun declines personal stories. Aki can respond?

Answer: 알겠어요. 가상 예문으로 연습해요.

Respect the choice not to disclose.

  • 개인적인 경험이 없으면 연습할 수 없어요. — This activity has an invented-example alternative.
  • 그럼 친구의 정보를 공개해요. — Do not require someone else’s information.

4. Which approach did both confirm?

Answer: 가상 예문을 쓰고 설명 후에 질문해요.

Preserve both the example scope and question timing.

  • 실제 사생활을 쓰고 바로 끊어요. — Both agreed details are reversed.
  • 질문은 앞으로 전혀 하지 않아요. — Questions are timed, not prohibited.

5. After agreeing on an approach, what remains unconfirmed?

Answer: 모든 불편한 감정이 완전히 사라졌는지

Emotional change needs separate confirmation.

  • 설명 후 질문하기로 한 것 — Question timing is part of the agreement.
  • 가상 예문을 쓰기로 한 것 — Both agreed on that approach.

6. Must every other group use the same approach?

Answer: No. Participants clarify and agree for their own setting.

Do not turn this agreement into a universal cultural rule.

  • 네. 모든 문화에 같은 방식이 정답이에요. — This generalizes one arrangement to all settings.
  • 아키의 방식은 영원히 틀렸어요. — The aim is adjustment, not judging the person.

Example answers

Written responses are examples. Other wording can also meet the same conditions.

1. As Jun, state only the observation that Aki asked twice before you finished.

설명이 끝나기 전에 두 번 질문했어요.

제가 설명하는 동안 두 번 질문했어요.

Do not add an unobserved intention.

2. Jun thought it was his turn until he finished. Express that expectation.

설명이 끝날 때까지 제 차례인 줄 알았어요.

제 차례인 줄 알았어요.

Mark this as the rule you thought applied.

3. As Aki, explain that interruption was not intended and apologize for stopping Jun from finishing.

말을 끊으려던 것은 아니었어요. 설명을 마치지 못하게 해서 미안해요.

말을 끊으려던 것은 아니었어요. 설명을 끝내지 못하게 해서 미안해요.

Pair the explanation of intent with recognition of the effect.

4. As Jun, prefer fictional examples over personal experiences.

개인적인 경험은 말하지 않고 싶어요. 가상 예문으로 연습하고 싶어요.

개인적인 경험은 말하고 싶지 않아요. 대신 가상 예문으로 연습하고 싶어요.

You are setting a disclosure scope, not refusing practice.

5. As Jun, ask for questions after your explanation.

설명이 끝난 후에 질문해 주세요.

설명이 끝난 뒤에 질문해 주세요.

Make the action and timing concrete.

6. Aki agreed to both points. Summarize the final arrangement.

가상 예문을 쓰고 설명이 끝난 후에 질문하기로 했어요.

가상 예문으로 연습하고 설명이 끝난 뒤에 질문하기로 했어요.

Do not turn this into private disclosure or a ban on questions.

Steps in this clarification

  1. 무슨 행동이 있었는지 먼저 확인해요.
  2. 두 사람의 기대와 의도를 묻고 확인해요.
  3. 개인적인 경험은 제외하고 질문 시점을 제안해요.
  4. 두 사람이 받아들인 방법을 다시 확인해요.

Check the observation → ask about perspectives → make a concrete request → confirm mutual agreement. Separate observation from interpretation and do not record agreement before consent.

Observation, perspectives, boundary and agreement

1. Observed action

설명이 끝나기 전에 아키가 두 번 질문했어요.

2. Jun’s expectation

준은 설명이 끝날 때까지 자기 차례인 줄 알았어요.

3. Aki’s stated background

아키는 이전 모임에서 바로 질문하는 방식에 익숙했어요.

4. Jun’s disclosure boundary

개인적인 경험은 말하지 않고 싶어요. 가상 예문으로 연습하고 싶어요.

5. Concrete request

설명이 끝난 후에 질문해 주세요.

6. Mutually accepted next approach

가상 예문을 쓰고 설명이 끝난 후에 질문하기로 했어요.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Say you expected your turn to last until you finished.

설명이 끝날 때까지 제 차례인 줄 알았어요.

Attach 인 줄 to the noun phrase 제 차례.

2. Make the new request concrete.

설명이 끝난 후에 질문해 주세요.

Name the timing rather than vaguely demanding politeness.

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Review and continue

Come back to these

Today

Recall with the example closed

Compare individuals’ familiar practices without generalizing; separate observations, interpretations and requests to agree on a shared approach.

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Change one detail

Change a person, action or time and make two sentences.

A few days later

Combine with earlier expressions

Make a short exchange with a question and response.

Review what felt difficult

Review this expressionWork through differences in conversation →Earlier learningReconnect the foundation →

Look separately at activity completion and core learning results.

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