Korean Level 1

Prerequisite for entry

For complete beginners or those who have had only very little contact with the language.

Term duration

10 x 2-hour classes.

Aims and objectives

The aim of the course is to enable students to function at a basic everyday survival level (basic vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics). Students should be able to communicate in and understand Korean on a number of practical everyday matters.  Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to approach some authentic material will be enhanced.  Some transferable skills will also be covered.

Functions

• Greetings, introducing yourself and others.
• Meeting people
• Talking about yourself and your family
• Likes/dislikes
• Describing a person
• Describing your home (living room/bedroom)
• Shopping in a clothes shop
• Ordering/buying drinks in a café

Course content

Main topics/themes to be covered:

• First contacts around nationality
• Politeness (formal or informal/familiar)
• Introduction of closer acquaintances (family, friends)
• Occupation and centres of interest
• The family
• Numbers, days of the week, months
• Home (objects, furniture)
• The clothes, colours

Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics

Basic rules of the pronunciation of spoken Korean

Grammar

Learning resources

Books

Useful websites