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Korean Language: Basic Course

2020/2021
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
22
ECTS credits
Course type:
Elective course
When:
2 year, 1-4 module

Instructors


Минко Елена Сергеевна


Shmakova, Anna

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course is designed to provide practical skills and knowledge on the vocabulary and grammar of the Korean language to the students passed course “Basic Korean I”. The course provides students with the opportunities to develop a sufficient competency in Korean and to use it in a variety of ways to develop their communication skills. The course will focus on four skills: speaking, listening, writing and reading. It is expected that students will reach the B1 level according to CEFR (TOPIC level 3) by the end of the course. Students are also expected to acquire basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a considerable body of basic grammar, reading and writing skills within the topics covered in class
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The course aims at developing communicative competence – developing communicative skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing in communicative scenarios and topics chosen for the course.
  • It also aims at developping language competence – learning new language units (orthographic, phonetic, lexical, grammar) related to communicative scenarios and topics of the course; learning about language phenomena in the foreign language, about various ways of expressing ideas using the native and foreign languages.
  • Course aims at developping socio-cultural competence – introducing students to the culture, traditions and realia of the country whose language they are learning; developing skills of presenting their country and its culture when communicating with foreigners.
  • Course suggests developping cognitive competence – developing general and special academic skills; familiarizing students with available ways of autonomous learning of a foreign language and culture, ICT included.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify the topic and main idea; make inference and predictions about spoke discourse; understand real-life conversation.
  • Upon completion of the course, students will be able to use grammatical structure accurately; compose both simple and complex sentences and texts; write well-developed and logical essays that utilized course readings and topics.
  • Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify basic Hieroglyphs (7-8 levels of Chinese characters ability test) that are necessary for reading newspapers, scientific and specialized literature and for better understanding nuances of meaning of Chinese-origin lexis which are about 60% of Korean language lexis.
  • Upon completion of the course, students will be able to skim for a main idea; scan for details; summarize and paraphrase information in the text; deduce meaning from the context.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Basic course. Bank
    Бакланова М.А., Хохлова Е.А., Ю Ч.Е. Корейский язык. Базовый курс. М.: Изд-во НИУ ВШЭ. Урок 15. Extra: Teacher`s materials, 재미있는한국어 2: Fun Fun Korean. Student’s book. 고려대학교한국어문화교육센터, 2009. Learning Objectives Grammar - -려고 하다 - -아 /어 / 여야 하다 / 되다 - 지요 - 면 되다 - 려면 Vocabulary - Vocabulary related to bank, currency Speaking - Asking and saying currency exchange rate - Making a credit card - Asking about bank services / submitting documents for visa prolongation
  • Basic course. Emotions and Mood
    Learning Objectives Grammar -면서 -거나, -나 -ㄹ 때 -거든요 -니까 -아/어/여 하다
  • Basic course. Weather and Shopping.
    Learning Objectives Grammar -아/어지다 -아/어 보이다 - 아/어 보다 -보다 ㅎ불규칙 -ㄴ 적이 있다/없다 -아도 되다
  • Basic course. Impression.
    Learning Objectives Grammar -에 대하다 적 adjective -는지 알다 / 모르다 -니까 (2) -는 걸 보니까 -나 보다 -고 나다 (-고 나서, -고 나면, - 고 나니까) -기 전 -기 + adjective -기 때문에 -기로 하다 -기도 하다 -기 시작하다 -기 위해서
  • Basic course. Revision and Writing test.
  • Basic course. Leisure Time.
    Learning Objectives Grammar -(으)ㄴ 지 -밖에 -ㄹ 수밖에 없다 -게 되다 -잖아요 -다가 -았다가 -는 편이다 -에 비하다 -ㄹ 줄 알다 / 모르다 -아도 평서형 간접화법
  • Basic course. At the Hospital
    Learning Objectives Grammar 간접화법 -아야겠- -군요 -ㄹ 정도 -았으면 좋겠다 -자마자 -아/어 놓다 - 아무-나, 아무-도 - ㄹ 만하다 - 더- (-더라고, -던데, -던가)
  • Basic course. Revision and Writing Test.
  • Hanja course. Merits and demerits.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied
  • Hanja course. Nearly, a grade, opposite.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied
  • Hanja course. A plan, reading, child.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied
  • Hanja course. Manners, a road, bright.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied
  • Hanja course. Half, anti-, turn.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied
  • Hanja course. Order, illness, fundamentals.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Assemble, handle, death. Revision.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Writing test.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Stone, space, location.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Appraise, attain.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Talent, master, win.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. For the first time, believe, frame, new.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Lose, a field, nighttime, sunshine.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Job, lengthwise, warm, shift.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Far, oil, come from.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Sense, clothes, clinic, doctor.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Garden, decide, title, pour, daytime.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Special, form.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Revision.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Hanja course. Writing test.
    Hieroglyphics on the subject are studied.
  • Reading. My dream.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Our beautiful university.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. My favorite thing.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Vancouver, city of the nature.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Koreans and tteok.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Food for a special day.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Palace tteokbokki.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Food and culture.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Market and shopping center.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Fish market.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Easy shopping.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Secondhand goods.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Birthday party .
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Visiting friend’s house.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Writing test.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Wedding invitation letter.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Friend’s wedding.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Seoul sightseeing.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Subway.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Subway station worth visiting.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Transport and life.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Academic information building.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Good bank service.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Yoga.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Volunteer work.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Revision.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Phone call.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Booking.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Conference call.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Best friend
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. International medical center.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Visit to oriental clinic
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Easy stretching.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Health insurance.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Revision.
    Materials on the subject are taugh.
  • Reading. Writing test.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking In-class assignment
    In-class assignment includes quizzes, dialogue practice, conversations, group discussions etc. Quizzes can be given during the first 15 minutes of a class. If you miss a class, you will have a chance to take the quiz you missed. Student who missed a class on a reason will automatically receive zero points for any quizzes and exams that were taken during the class. The student then can change this grade by taking a quiz/test after consulting with the instructor (on the date decided by the instructor) on this matter within a month. If the student does not make up for the missed class within a month, the score “zero” will be transferred into the log sheet and there will be no possibility to change it later.
  • non-blocking Homework
    After every class, you will receive a homework assignment to practice new grammar and vocabulary. It can include the following: 1. Grammar exercises; 2. Online activities for vocabulary practice (www.quizzlet.com); 3. Dialogue: You are required to listen to the dialogue and learn it by heart or repeat after audio not looking in the text. 4. Text: You are required to retell a text using the phrases from the text. 5. Writing text using given vocabulary and grammar.
  • non-blocking Unit test
    The test consists of two parts: 1) Writing test (lexico-grammatical test and sentences or texts for translation from Russian into Korean, listnening task); 2) Interview (students are required to talk to instructor on the topic of the Unit). The format and the topics of the test are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
  • non-blocking Mid-term exam
    Exam consists of the writing test (listnening, grammar test and translation from Russian to Korean) and the oral part (Oral exam: 1. Reading, interpreting, talk with the examiner on one of the topic covered during the semester). Student is expected using words, expressions & grammar learned in the class. Platforms: Zoom, MS-Teams
  • non-blocking Final exam
    Exam consists of the writing test (writing an essay on one of the topics covered during the course, listening task and translation from Russian to Korean) and the oral part (Reading and interpreting text and talk with the examiner on one of the topics covered during the semester). Student is expected using words, expressions & grammar learned in the class during the conversation.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (2 module)
    0.12 * Homework + 0.12 * In-class assignment + 0.4 * Mid-term exam + 0.36 * Unit test
  • Interim assessment (4 module)
    0.4 * Final exam + 0.12 * Homework + 0.12 * In-class assignment + 0.36 * Unit test
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Ross King, Jaehoon Yeon, P. ., & Insun Lee. (2015). Continuing Korean : Second Edition (Includes Downloadable Audio). [N.p.]: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1568950
  • Yeon, J., & Brown, L. (2019). Korean : A Comprehensive Grammar (Vol. Second edition). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2092301

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Kim, S., Curtis, E., & Cho, H. (2017). Korean Grammar : The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1942424