KOREA 1101 - Elementary Korean I

(FL-AG)

Fall. 6 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both KOREA 1101 and KOREA 1109.
M. Song.

Designed for students with no or very little knowledge of Korean in order to acquire the 4 skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) of the Korean language and to become familiar with its culture. Students will learn the Korean writing system and basic survival language skills. Basic knowledge of Korean grammar, vocabulary, expressions and cultural points will be given during the lab. Students will then have an opportunity to practice the learned knowledge in lectures. By the end of the semester, students will be able to engage in simple conversations with native Koreans on subjects familiar to them such as, introducing oneself, describing events or objects in the present and past, asking for and giving directions to and from certain places, talking about future plans, etc.