Korean

This course is an intermediate-level Korean speaking class for Korean language learners. Students learn intermediate-level vocabulary and expressions in everyday materials and familiar socio-cultural topics, training them to organize their thoughts and improve their speaking skills. The course centers on student-centered pair work and small group work, to foster an environment for students to practice natural and fluent speaking skills.

This course covers the fundamentals of Korean writing including sentences, paragraphs, explanatory text, narratives, etc. 

Through an integrated curriculum of vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, writing, and reading, this course enables students to: 

1) To read and write Hangul;

2) To pronounce vowels, consonants clearly and understand Korean pronunciation system through fundamental change of sounds; 

3) To understand the fundamental rules of sentence structure and syntax in Korean; and, 

4) To have basic conversations in Korean, including greetings, self-introductions, ordering food, daily activities, etc. 

This course aims to allow exchange/foreign students studying at Yonsei University to learn about Korean food and culture by exploring, experiencing, and enjoying them either firsthand or indirectly through related lectures, discussions, and research in addition to personal food experiences when it comes to Korean cuisine. It takes enrolled students on an enjoyable but also serious journey encompassing the history of Korea from the past to the present related to its food and culture and cover a wide variety of contents to offer a comprehensive understanding of K-food and K-culture. Students are encouraged to conduct original individual research and actively participate in class discussions to share their knowledge and experience with their peers.

This course provides students with the following intermediate Korean language skills: ability to ask questions; answer questions and engage in discussion; ability to comprehend mass media; ability to conduct intermediate level everyday conversation; and ability to write an intermediate level document. Students learn a variety of useful expressions commonly used in questioning, answering, and discussing in a class, and practice how to use those expressions. They also study lots of useful expressions frequently used in mass media such as radio, TV and movies, and practice how to comprehend those mass media. 

This course is designed for students with basic knowledge in Korean, and expand their vocabulary and grammar for everyday conversation. Students engage in a variety of activities in speaking, listening, writing, and reading to improve their communication skills in Korean. By the end of the course students should be able to understand the fundamental rules of sentence structure and syntax in Korean; have basic conversations in Korean on various topics including sports, transportation, food, hobbies, shopping, weather, etc.; and use various connective suffixes, sentence-ending suffixes, and particles.

This course instructs on intermediate-level Korean language vocabulary, grammar and expressions in all skill areas including reading, writing, listening, and speaking. 

This course provides the basic knowledge on the vocabulary and the grammar of Korean Language. Students learn Korean alphabet, words, and basic grammars, and engage in a variety of activities in speaking, listening, writing, and reading to improve their communication skills in Korean.