Korean Beginner 2 Online (Thurs., 6:30-8:30pm)
Class
About
Instructor: Elizabeth McClary
Objective: Learners in this class will build on the knowledge acquired in Korean Beginner 1. Learners will continue to refine their pronunciation, comprehension and production abilities in Korean. Practice will focus on appropriately using both the polite and honorific endings, continued talk about weather, daily activities, and basic descriptions of both situations and people. Learners will continue to be introduced to Korean culture and customs through multimedia and cultural interactions.
Can-Do Statements: Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Type at a beginner level in Korean
- Inquire about someone’s well-being
- Count to 20 using the Native-Korean number system
- Read prices up to ₩100,000 using the Sino-Korean number system
- Inquire about hometown and family members
- Ask and tell about quantities using appropriate noun counters
- Make polite requests
Use of the Language: This course has been designed in such a way that most of the class time will be devoted to communication and will be taught in the target language (i.e., the language that you are studying). As you already have some experience with the language, you are encouraged to use the target language as much as possible from Day 1. You are not expected to understand everything, and you can expect to be pushed beyond your comfort zone. However, your instructor is there to make sure you can succeed in meeting the goals of the activities and of the class in general. Our goal is for you to be able to communicate in the target language, and we cannot learn to speak a language without speaking it. Please remember that we learn best by making mistakes, and we encourage you to try to do your best. Don’t forget that your instructor is there to support you in class and is also available via the Matrix messaging system for assistance.
Course Expectations: It is strongly recommended that you schedule about 5 hours per week outside of the weekly 2-hour class for engaging with this course. Your background knowledge/experience with the language and other variables may require you to spend more OR less time. Please plan accordingly by scheduling time on your calendar now. Active engagement in all course activities (e.g., class participation, module completion and participation, homework, written-assignments, studying vocabulary, etc.) will contribute to your learning and success in this course. Romanization is not used in instruction and is discouraged in order to improve pronunciation.
Required Materials: (Note: the course materials may be purchased from the vendor of your choice; possible sources are linked below)
Integrated Korean Beginning 1 Textbook (ISBN-13: 978-0824834401) and Workbook (ISBN-13: 978-0824834500) (2nd Edition).
Other supplementary resources will be provided by the instructor.
This course will cover Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 (Conversation 1).*
*This may be potentially modified due to student progress.