KOREAN LANGUAGE COURSE DESCRIPTION
KOR 001 Elementary Korean (I): 4 credits
This introductory course is designed for beginning students who either have no background in Korean (Sec. 001), or who have minimal knowledge but no reading and writing ability in the language (sec. 002). We will learn pronunciation, the Korean alphabet, writing, basic sentence structure, basic vocabulary, and we will practice communicative skills in Korean. Instruction will be given in Korean and English.
Textbook and Audio Cassettes:
Korean. 한국어 1. Language Research Institute, Seoul National University. 2000.
KOR 002 Elementary Korean (II): 4 credits
This is a first year Korean language course designed for students who have learned the fundamentals taught in Korean 001, including reading and writing in the Korean alphabet, simple sentence structures, basic tenses and verb conjugations, and a beginning vocabulary. In Korean 002 we will move on to slightly more sophisticated communication situations and increase the range of verb conjugations and vocabulary used. Emphasis will be placed on speaking practice to reinforce course content and make it accessible in actual communication situations.
Textbook and Audio Cassettes:
Korean. 한국어 1. Language Research Institute, Seoul National University. 2000.
KOR 003 Intermediate Korean (III): 4 credits
This is a second year Korean language course designed for students who have some fundamental knowledge of Korean (Korean 001 and 002, or the equivalent). We will learn more complex structures of grammar, sentence, and vocabulary, but the main purpose of the course is to enhance students' ability in speaking, reading and writing in situations encountered in daily life.
Textbook and Audio Cassettes:
Korean. 한국어 3. Language Research Institute, Seoul National University. 2000.
KOR 295 Internship: 3 credits
This course is designed to provide students who are fluent in Korean and have some prior experience of teaching Korean in a formal or informal educational setting, with an opportunity to assist instructor's course preparation as well other students' learning experience in and outside class. Please contact the current instructor for more information.
KOR 296 Independent Studies
Please check with the current instructor for availability.
KOREAN LANGUAGE COURSE SCHEDULE
KOR 001 and KOR 003 are offered every fall semester, and KOR 002 is offered
every spring semester. For a detailed course schedule of Korean language classes
at Penn State, please click an appropriate semester below.
Fall 2004 Semester
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