2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
Korean 1 b
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Sungwook Choi
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Wed
- Class
- b
- Course Code
- LAL.K301
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In "Korean 1 to 4", students practice mainly on the mechanism of letters (Hangul) and pronunciation, greetings, basic conversation. This course also deals witn Korean culture and history through audio-visual materials and others. Students deepen the cross-cultural understanding and learn the social conversation skills through the year.
Course description and aims
1. Reading and writing Hangul (Korean Alphabet).
2. Greetings and self-introductions.
3. Verbs and adjectives, irregular verbs queries.
4. Past tense.
5. Developing basic writing and speaking skills.
6. Developing group and pair discussion skills.
Keywords
Korean language, Greetings in Korean, Korean culture, International communication skills
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students learn the grammar with the textbook for elementary level, and confirm the contents learned on the worksheet.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction 10 vowels | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 2 | Greetings in Korean, 14 consonants | |
| Class 3 | Synthetic vowel | |
| Class 4 | Final consonants | |
| Class 5 | Pronunciation and self introduction | |
| Class 6 | Formal polite style | |
| Class 7 | Existential verb task | |
| Class 8 | submit task |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
最新チャレンジ! 韓国語（白水社）
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Results are evaluated based on the results (60%) of the final exam (and midterm exam) based on attitudes in the class, submission of tasks (40%).
Related courses
- LAL.K302 ： Korean 2
- LAL.K353 ： Korean 3
- LAL.K354 ： Korean 4
Prerequisites
Nothing special.
Other
In order to avoid an imbalance in the number of students for the Wednesday 1st and 2nd period classes,
we will conduct a pre-questionnaire about the class you wish to attend.
Please respond using the form below.
＜online survey＞
https://forms.gle/9bCKqK8SRHnKjdWm8
＜Answer Period＞
Monday,March 25- Thursday,Apri 4
※After the Anser period has passed, class adjustments may be made depending on the situation.
＜class Notice＞
by email until Friday,April 5