KOREA 4401 - Advanced Korean I

(FL-AG) Satisfies Option 1.

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Prerequisite: grade of B+ or higher in KOREA 2210 or KOREA 3302, or online placement test (collt.lrc.cornell.edu/).

M. Song.

Designed for students who have completed the intermediate level of Korean, to acquire advanced language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) through Content-Based Instruction and Project-Based Language Learning. Students will gain profound knowledge in various fields on Korea through discussion and composition: current issues in Korean society, Korean people’s thoughts and mind, tradition, history and culture. With frequent discussions and compositions on various contemporary news articles, medical drama series, and documentaries, students are encouraged to become Intercultural Communicative Citizens and learn the contents through the language. The expected student outcome is to gain confidence in the academic level of discussions and compositions by critical thinking and analyzing. Korean typing skill is required.