Advanced Korean I

Catalog description

Offers students the opportunity to acquire advanced levels of vocabulary, reading proficiency and writing ability for an academic or professional purpose. Also helps students prepare for the TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean). Course materials, ranging from literary works, scholarly articles, journalistic pieces, TV news clips, film scripts and other expository writings, encompass a variety of topics relevant to understanding Korean society and culture. Requires students to master a certain number of basic Sino-Korean characters and to use them in their essays. Throughout the course, students build vocabulary and reading proficiency toward the level expected at college in Korea. All discussions are held in Korean. Students can take this course in conjunction with other Korean three-hundred level language courses upon instructor approval.