ABOUT THE COURSE:Build on your foundation, elevate your skills and boost your confidence: Korean IIHave you already taken your first steps into the world of Korean? Are you looking to expand your vocabulary, improve your grammar, and engage in more complex conversations? Our Korean II course is designed to enhance your language skills, providing a strong foundation for further study and empowering you to communicate with greater confidence.What to Expect:• Enhance all four core skills with communicative competence: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Korean through engaging with real-life scenarios and cultural insights.• Dive deeper into grammar with an expanded vocabulary: Explore a broader range of words and more complex grammatical structures/sentence patterns.• Experience dynamic learning experience: Participate in interactive lessons that combine clear explanations with engaging activities to improve practical communication.Upon successful completion of the course, you'll have the knowledge and skills to demonstrate a level of proficiency equivalent to A1 in the CEFR and Level I in the TOPIK, enabling you to engage in simple conversations and comprehend daily life in Korean.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Anyone interested in the Korean language who can read Hangeul and manage simple conversations/texts, or who has completed the Korean I course satisfactorilyPREREQUISITES: Korean I or the equivalent proficiency level to itINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Companies/Organizations/Individuals having business/work with Korean and/or Korea-related content
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:
01) 교실 한국어(Classroom Korean)
Unit 9 이분은 누구세요?
Vocabulary: Family, Number 3, Honorific language
02) Vocabulary game
Grammar/Expression 1: N(의) n
Grammar/Expression 2: N을/를 잘하다(잘 못하다, 못하다)
03) Grammar Exercises
Speaking 1: Introducing your friends
04) Speaking 1: Introducing your friends
Grammar/Expression 3: N(이)세요
Grammar/Expression 4: A/V-(으)시- Week 2:05) More Practice
Speaking 2: Introducing family members
06) Speaking 2: Introducing family members
Listening
07) Reading: A blog entry about family members
Writing, Pronunciation, Self-Check Week 3:08) Unit 10 지금 몇 시예요?
Vocabulary: The time, Verb 2
Grammar/Expression 1: 시간
Grammar/Expression 2: N부터 N까지
09) More Practice
Speaking 1: Deciding what time to meet
Grammar/Expression 3: V-아서/어서
10) Grammar Exercises
Grammar/Expression 4: V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 Week 4:11) Speaking 2: Asking/responding to questions about a schedule
Listening
12) Practice
Reading: An e-mail about weekend plans
13) Writing, Task
Pronunciation, Self-Check Week 5:14) Unit 11 감기에 걸렸어요.
Vocabulary: Body, Symptoms
Grammar/Expression 1: ‘ㅡ’ 탈락
15) Grammar/Expression 2: V-지 마세요
Speaking 1: Expressing symptoms and prohibition
16) Speaking 1: Expressing symptoms and prohibition
Grammar/Expression 3: N만
Grammar/Expression 4: V-아야/어야 되다 Week 6:17) Practice, Grammar Exercises
Speaking 2: Expressing obligation
18) Speaking 2: Expressing obligation
Listening
19) Reading: A passage about worries
Writing, Pronunciation, Self-Check Week 7:20) Unit 12 여보세요.
Vocabulary: Telephone Number, Telephone
Grammar/Expression 1: A/V-지요? N(이)지요?
21) Grammar/Expression 2: V-고 있다
Speaking 1: Talking on the phone
22) Speaking 1: Talking on the phone
Grammar/Expression 3: 못 V
Grammar/Expression 4: A/V-아서/어서 Week 8:23) Practice, Grammar Exercises
Speaking 2: Expressing reasons
24) Speaking 2: Expressing reasons
Listening
25) Reading: A text message
Writing, Pronunciation, Self-Check Week 9:26) Unit 13 서울역으로 가 주세요.
Vocabulary: Traffic
Grammar/Expression 1: V-(으)려고 하다
Grammar/Expression 2: N에서 N까지
27) Grammar Exercises
Speaking 1: Expressing school vacation plans
28) Grammar/Expression 3: V-아/어 주다
Grammar/Expression 4: N(으)로 Week 10:29) Speaking 2: Requesting
More Practice
30) Listening
Reading: A passage about thankful experiences
31) Writing, Task, Pronunciation
Culture Note, Self-Check Week 11:32) Unit 14 이 옷을 입어 보세요.
Vocabulary: Clothes, Adjective 2
Grammar/Expression 1: ‘ㄹ’ 탈락
33) Grammar/Expression 2: A-(으)ㄴ N
Speaking 1: Describing someone’s appearance
34) Speaking 1: Describing someone’s appearance
Grammar/Expression 3: N한테(께)
Grammar/Expression 4: V-아/어 보세요 Week 12:35) Grammar Exercises
Speaking 2: Recommending
36) Listening
Reading: A blog entry about birthday gifts
37) Writing, Pronunciation
Culture Note, Self-Check, PoemsTaught by
Prof. Soo Jin Shim
