Advanced Korean II

Catalog description

Constitutes the second of two semesters of study of fourth-year Korean. Offers the opportunity to acquire advanced levels of vocabulary, reading proficiency, and writing ability for an academic or professional purpose. 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.