KOREAN Course Descriptions for 2012-2013

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CourseTitleInstructorDescription
KOREAN 1CFUNDAMENTALSLEE, J.The objective of Korean 1A-B-C is to guide students in developing basic Korean language skills. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of written and spoken Korean language. Two textbooks will be used throughout the year. The main textbook mainly focuses on the colloquial form of daily conversation whereas the practice book focuses on intensive exercises of the grammar and vocabulary in the main textbook. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to acquire basic comprehension ability, expanded vocabulary, basic grammatical patterns and sentence structures. The students can also utilize fundamental commands of Korean in listening and speaking, reading and writing. Prerequisite: Korean 1B or equivalent. 2 Tests and Final (oral and written).
KOREAN 1KCFUNDMNTL BACKGROUNDCHO, E.Natural approach with emphasis on the four fundamental skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing for students with a previous background in Korean. Conducted in both English and Korean.
KOREAN 2CINTERMEDIATECHOE, H.In Korean 2A-B-C series, students are assumed to have previous knowledge of Korean taught in Korean 1A-B-C series. Students in this course will learn further intermediate level skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Korean. Some basic Chinese characters are also introduced. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to acquire further comprehension ability, expanded vocabulary, more complicated grammatical patterns and sentence structures. The students have good command of Korean in speaking, reading and writing. Prerequisite: Korean 2B or equivalent. 2 Tests and Final (oral and written).
KOREAN 2KCINTERM BACKGROUNDCHOE, H.Designed to develop writing and reading skills as well as communicative skills in authentic situations for students with previous background in Korean. Students also introduced to aspects of Korean culture as related to lesson topics and basic Chinese characters.
KOREAN 3CADVANCEDHYUN, H.In Korean 3A-B-C series, students learn more advanced levels of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Korean. Students in these courses are assumed to have previous knowledge of Korean 2 taught in Korean 2A through 2C. The focus will be on advanced grammatical patterns and points toward more complicated sentence structures. Students will read a variety of texts and write on various topics related to the reading. In doing so, they will learn more about Korean culture, history, and society while learning the language and different forms of literature. Prerequisite: Korean 3B or equivalent. 2 Tests and written Final.