Korean

This class analyzes language and gender issues in contemporary society. It looks at how gender issues appear in language, and how language affects these gender issues. Topics include feminism, performative theory, queer theory, gender theory, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse research, and how gender-related phenomena relate to language. This course also covers various gender theories in modern societies; critically examines language use and the social issues naturalized in it; tools and theories of linguistics; and how language might influence our world, and how we can use language to make this world a better place.

This course extends the concept "language" within a variety of perspectives, and applies the concept to human life and the universe. Thus, the course explores the universality of "information" and "communication" in many academic fields. It provides the basic understanding of human language - its structure in form and meaning, its nature, its way of existence, and its generative principles. It also explores the key concepts in more general contexts such as natural language vs. artificial language; symbolic systems and tools for encoding world information; [information structures in art/music and design; the patterns of communication in these "languages"; and the roles of human participants in the communication.

This course examines the development of human cognitive function in terms of elements like perception, representation, reasoning, social cognition, memory, and language, and to comprehend the process of human cognitive ability based on existing cognitive theories and a number of recent research findings.

This advanced intermediate course is for students who have completed intermediate Korean language study. This course teaches how to speak Korean naturally despite pronunciation and intonation; how to speak in various tenses easily and have a good command of ending-connective style; understand of expression methods according to speaker and listener and Korean ways of thinking and Korean culture. Each day's instruction has two segments, one based on the textbook and one on the reader, each with a different instructor. Texts: YONSEI KOREAN 4, YONSEI KOREAN READING 4, YONSEI KOREAN WORKBOOK 4.

This course provides a study of intellectual property rights and issues related to artificial intelligence including data technology and software. It covers legal and ethical issues related to artificial intelligence systems, software and big data utilization, etc.; intellectual property rights in AI related technology; fundamental principles and basic terms of intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc.) applicable to AI industry; the basics of technology transaction agreements including open source software license and other license agreements; and discusses various other social, ethical, legal and/or policy issues related to AI technology.

This course examines the dynamics of critical anthropology under various forms of capitalist systems, while raising questions about neoliberalism and mainstream economics after the financial crisis. It studies literature on capitalist systems, labor, technology, and currency of these times. It also analyzes anthropological research cases that address existential, emotional, and practical issues, as well as literature covering the topics of inequality and climate change that have emerged in such cases.

This is the first part in the introduction to Spanish series. The course helps students acquire a basic level of Spanish language ability while broadening their overall understanding of the Spanish language, culture, and society. The course begins with the Spanish alphabet, basic vocabulary, and grammar review. It also develops a basic level of reading and writing skills in Spanish. 

This course systematically examines factors that influence happiness, such as objective conditions (money, marriage, etc.), happiness-related personality traits, and cultural variables that have been identified by recent scientific studies. It then re-evaluates happiness from an evolutionary perspective. 

This course examines world literature along with the characteristics of Korean literature. It compares literary works from around the world and promotes an understanding of human beings and society, history and ideology, and culture and civilization in a macroscopic manner through literary works.