from Georgia's instructional modifications for English Language Learners:

[ulysses]

do NOT write the name of a Korean student in red...it means death

:wow: Is that true? Anyone know?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. I found this comment on a blog...

It's apparently from someone who lived in Korea:

Red is a happy color for Chinese. Wedding invitations are often red or pink. Red envelopes are used for inserting money, especially for Chinese New Year's gifts to children. However, red has a different meaning to Koreans. If a person's name is in red it means the person has died. Some of the traffic signs in Seoul, Korea tell how many accidents there have been. The number of fatalities are in red. So teachers in Asia or teachers with Asian students should pay special attention to the colors they use to write on students' papers. (We have lived in Asia for more than 30 years, mostly in the Chinese world. We didn't realize that using a red pen would be so offensive when we moved to Korea.)

- Anonymous

[ulysses]

2. the more you know, I guess.

Thanks! :hi: