The essay should present your own critical thinking and analysis rather than report from the lecture or other people’s writing.

Keep in mind that you address issues from the two perspectives, a universal or cross-cultural perspective and a culture-specific perspective.
You should compare Korean with another language. How are they similar and/or different? What makes the similarities and differences between the two cultures.

Support your ideas/discussion with specific examples of language use/practices from Korean and other languages.

Use whatever sources and resources you can get. Make sure you cite your sources properly.
Make sure you specify the year of publication and if possible page numbers: E.g. White (1987: 245-7)

The essay shoud address the following:
General issues you are going to deal with
Previous analyses or general assumption made about the issues you are dealin gwith
Specify specifically what phenomena you will be looking at.
Present your critical thinking or analysis, with specific examples of language use or practices in the language and culture you are dealing with.
Cultural and/or social mplications of your finding/analysis.