Language Courses 2006-2007
For Undergraduates and Graduates
Korean Ba. Elementary Korean
Catalog Number: 8739
Mi-Hyn Kim
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 10, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Introduction to modern Korean: basic grammar, reading of simple texts, conversational skills, and writing short letters. After successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to handle a limited number of interactive, task-oriented, and social situations and to have sufficient control of the writing system to interpret written language in areas of practical needs.
Korean Bb. Elementary Korean
Catalog Number: 8718
Mi-Hyn Kim
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of Korean Ba.
Prerequisite: Korean Ba or equivalent.
Korean Bxa (formerly Korean Bx). Elementary Korean for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 0120
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 9, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2
Designed for students with significant listening and speaking background, either from prior formal learning or previous exposure to a Korean speaking community. Introductory Korean course, with emphasis on reading and writing. After successful completion of this course, students are expected be able to understand main ideas and/or some facts from the simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs and to be able to meet a number of practical writing needs.
Korean Bxb (formerly Korean 102x). Elementary Korean for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 3031
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of Korean Bxa.
Korean 120a (formerly Korean 102a). Intermediate Korean
Catalog Number: 5884
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of elementary Korean to consolidate students’ knowledge of the fundamental grammatical structures of Korean with an aim to increase their abilities to communicate using Korean in a wide range of daily-life transactional situations. After successful completion of second-year Korean, students are expected to handle most uncomplicated communicative tasks and social situations and read consistently with understanding of simple connected texts dealing with personal and social needs.
Prerequisite: Korean Bb or equivalent.
Korean 120b (formerly Korean 102b). Intermediate Korean
Catalog Number: 8590
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of Korean 120a.
Prerequisite: Korean 120a or equivalent.
Korean 130a (formerly Korean 103a). Pre-advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 2071
Mi-Hyn Kim
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 2; and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 7
Continuation of intermediate Korean, to consolidate the student’s knowledge of the grammatical structures of Korean with an aim to increase their abilities to communicate using Korean in a wide range of familiar and everyday topics, current societal events, and factual and concrete topics relating to personal interests. After successful completion of third-year Korean, students are expected to be able to describe and narrate about concrete and factual topics of personal and general interest.
Prerequisite: Korean 120b or equivalent.
Korean 130b (formerly Korean 103b). Pre-advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 2662
Mi-Hyn Kim
Half course (spring term). M., W., F. at 2 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 7
Continuation of Korean 130a.
Prerequisite: Korean 130a or equivalent.
Korean 140a (formerly Korean 104a). Advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 5723
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2–4, and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Development of skills in reading materials from contemporary Korean media and fiction and in aural comprehension of contemporary television news and drama with decreased reliance on pedagogical aids. After successful completion of fourth-year Korean, students should be able to satisfy the requirements of various everyday, school and work situations and follow essential points of written discourse which are abstract and linguistically complex, and also to write about a variety of topics in detail with precision.
Prerequisite: Korean 130b or equivalent.
Korean 140b (formerly Korean 104b). Advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 3011
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Continuation of Korean 140a.
Prerequisite: Korean 140a or equivalent.
Korean 150a (formerly Korean 110a). Readings in Cultural Studies
Catalog Number: 1936
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Selected readings in contemporary Korean on topics in art, film, drama, and cultural studies, supplemented by selections from audio-visual media on traditional and current cultural events. After completion of Korean 150a and 150b, students are expected to be able to participate in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, professional, and abstract topics and read with almost complete comprehension and at normal speed expository prose on unfamiliar subjects and a variety of literary texts.
Prerequisite: Korean 140b or equivalent.
Korean 150b (formerly Korean 110b). Readings in Cultural Studies
Catalog Number: 1282
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Continuation of Korean 150a.
Prerequisite: Korean 140b or equivalent.
