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| KOREAN 1B | FUNDAMENTALS | STAFF | The objective of Korean 1A-B-C is to guide students in developing Facility in basic Korean. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of written and spoken Korean language. A textbook and three course packets will be used throughout the year. The Korean conversational language focuses on the colloquial form of Korean whereas the course packets focuses on written Form. Upon completion of this course students are expected to acquire basic comprehension ability, expanded vocabulary, grammatical patterns and sentence structures, so that they have fundamental command of Korean in speaking, reading and writing, Students will be given four tests and an oral and written final tests. Prerequisite: Korean 1A or equivalent. |
| KOREAN 2B | INTERMEDIATE | LEE, J. | 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 1C or equivalent. 3 tests and Final (oral and written). |
| KOREAN 3B | ADVANCED | CHOE, H. | The objective of Korean 3A-B-C is continues to introduce students to the Korean language with more advanced structures and vocabulary which are presented within the context of the Korean society. In addition, some Chinese characters will be introduced to enhance ability to understand written materials. Because of the nature of the language, students will constantly be reviewing structures learned in previous Korean classes. Students are guided in the development of the four language learning skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will continue to develop an appreciation and understanding of the Korean culture and its varied traditions and histories, particularly through classroom discussion and extra reading materials. Students will be given three tests and a written final test. A class project consists of typed research paper and oral presentation is due at the end of each quarter Prerequisite: Korean 3A or equivalent |
| KOREAN 101B | FOURTH YEAR | HYUN, H. | Continued emphasis on comprehension, grammar, and proficiency in reading, composition, and conversation through intensive study and analysis of a variety of modern texts. Prerequisite: Korean 3C |
| KOREAN 115 | STORIES FROM COLONIAL KOREA | SUH, S. | This course focuses on modern Korean fiction of the 1930s and 40s and pivots on reading short stories by such writers as Yi T’aejun, Pak T’aewon, Kim Namch’on, Yu Chino, Kang Kyongae, and Kim Saryang. The underlining concern guiding our reading is the implications of colonialism for the lives of people depicted in the stories. All the reading materials are in Korean and thematically organized. The themes include nation, language, tradition, modernity, class, daily life, gender, collaboration, and colonial romance. |