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A?Hong Kong?school is using the heroine of a Korean soap opera set in the 19th century to teach its pupils life skills.
Yau?Ma?Tei?Catholic School has adopted the hit show “Jewel in the Palace” as a model for a series of classes in which pupils recreate real life situations and work out how the lead character .
“Dae?Jang?Geum?embodies (shows) the sort of qualities and values that we would like our children to have，” said Patsy Leung， the school’s head of civic education.
In the period drama， set in Korea’s 19th-century?Joseon?Dynasty，?Dae?Jang?Geum?is a servant girl who rises up to be the only female doctor in the emperor’s court. The character’s determination and indomitable spirit made her an instant heroine among Asian TV viewers， taking the show.?record?audiences last year， bing a major part of the so-called “Korean Wave” of popular culture that swept briefly across?Asia?in recent years and made stars of Korean actors and pop singers such as Rain.
????“Dae?Jang?Geum?is a strong character who never gives up， no matter how tough the problem is，” said Leung.“She is also a good role model to girls， because she fought against the male-dominated hierarchy(等级制度) and sexism of her time.”
In some of the classes， pupils role play situations as the TV heroine， even dressed in her trademark traditional white Korean gowns.
The Korean television channel that made the show granted the school permission to use five minutes of footage (影片) in classes.
“Our pupils play the parts of the characters in problem-solving situations with real footage，” said Leung.
“It allows us to use it as teaching material and is part.?of?our movie-making class， too.
We hope the pupils will also be able to take it home and pass on the teachings and values of?Dae?Jang?Geum?to their family.”
56. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Korean Plays