Korean At a Glance...
Credits per course: 4
Classroom hours per week: 3
Required weekly lab hours: 1
KORE-101 Elementary Korean I
Work with a master tutor in this small group setting to begin your language journey in the listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills of Korean. In this introductory course, students will learn to listen, speak, write, and read at a basic level. Korean is offered as a self-instructional/tutor-assisted class. Students work with a text, tapes, and software to master basic skills. This self-instruction is supplemented by practice sessions with a native-speaking tutor (30 hours per semester). Instruction is further supported by a computerized classroom with additional programs in Korean.
KORE-102 Elementary Korean II
Broaden the scope of your language skill set as a student of Korean as your second language. Korean 102 is a continuation of Elementary Korean 101. In this second-semester course, students will continue to master the sounds and structures of the Korean language. They will further develop vocabulary for everyday situations while learning additional grammatical concepts. Students will learn about and be actively involved in various aspects of Korean culture.
KORE-201 Intermediate Korean I
Cultivate your conversation skills with a native speaker. Students in this second-year course will continue to develop skills needed to understand, speak, write, and read in Korean. The focus of intermediate Korean is on communication through a variety of contextual activities presented by the master tutor and through student work with CD-ROM technology.
KORE-202 Intermediate Korean II
Work with an instructor on developing reading and writing skills critical to becoming completely bilingual in Korean. In this second intermediate level course, students will be exposed to more higher-level text and develop a better comprehension of bilateral and weak verb forms. Students will practice more conversational exchanges, greatly expand their working vocabulary, and learn some useful translation techniques. This course is the last in a series of four basic/intermediate offerings designed to prepare those students who may continue to pursue Korean language program in a university setting stateside or overseas.
