Modern Language Centre Evening Programme Korean Level 1

How long does the course last?

45 hours tuition 3 x ten-week terms 1.5 hours per week

Who is the course for?

The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Korean. No prior knowledge of Korean is required as the course is for complete beginners.

What are the objectives of the course?

To acquire basic language skills and to achieve the equivalent of A1 level of the CEFR, entry Breakthrough level of the Asset Languages qualification. By the end of term 3 you will: be able to communicate in basic everyday-life situations, including using greetings, talking about daily activities, finding your way, telling the time and date, making simple purchases, ordering a meal, etc; be able to understand simple oral passages and written texts, and infer specific information from simple texts; have developed some basic writing skills; have developed an insight into Korean life, culture and society.

How is the course taught?

A communicative approach is used. All four skills (speaking, reading, listening and writing) are practised, with the main emphasis on speaking. Students engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression. Students will also be offered guidance in self-study and set optional homework tasks.

What course can I do next?

After completing all three terms of Level 1, students should join a Level 2 class. Students who have only completed one or two terms of Level 1 should join a False Beginner class.

Course outline
Term 1 10x1.5 hrs Topics

Hangul alphabets Greetings Introductions Question words and phrases Shopping Professions Numbers, times, dates Daily routine

Level 1

Functions Introducing oneself Introducing another person Asking the name of things Talking about possessions Ordering drinks Buying things Asking and giving times / dates

Grammatical structures Hangul: sound, form, meaning, pronunciation rules Word order: subject + object + verb Style of speech: formal, informal registers Use of interrogative, terminative verb endings Subject, object, topic particles: use with vowels or final consonants Copular verbs Locative particles (times, directions, possessions) Numerals: distinguishing the usage of native Korean or Sino numbers The Present tense Understanding the Korean currency system

Term 2 10x1.5 hrs Topics

Using the telephone Birthdays Places Food Basic communication skills

Functions Asking and giving information regarding location and position Expressing likes and dislikes Talking about daily life Daily routines Making telephone calls Developing basic communication skills Grammatical structures Verb conjugations The Past tense, The Future tense Verbs + honorific forms Irregular verbs Use of negative sentences: short, long negation. Term 3 10x1.5 hrs Topics

Entertainment Appointments Days of the Week Past events Public transport Visiting popular sites in Seoul

Level 1

Functions Asking what you did at the weekend Describing past events Asking how to use public transport Expressing duration (journey length)

Grammatical structures Location prepositions Expressing cause and effect ( to go to, to come to in order to) Giving instructions in the form of negative requests Modal expressions: would like to, cannot, could you?

Learning resources
Textbook and exercise book: Text book: New Sogang Korean 1A Student Book. Korean Language Education Centre (2008), Sogang University Press. ISBN 978-89-7699-572-8 Exercise book: New Sogang Korean 1A Workbook Students are expected to purchase their own textbook and exercise book. The teacher will supply additional material, both tailor-made and taken from other sources (textbooks, newspapers, and new media).

Textbooks purchase details: SOAS BOOK SHOP Brunei Gallery Thornhaugh Street London WC1H 0XG

bookshop@soas.ac.uk

Independent study
Research indicates that successful language learners revise new material and review their progress on a regular basis. The Open Learning Centre (OLC), situated in room K-1.072 in level minus one of the Strand Campus, houses a wide collection of learning material including text and grammar books, magazines and newspapers, CDs, DVDs, satellite television, CD-ROMs and self-access e-leaning language programmes. For details on OLC opening times please see our website: www.kcl.ac.uk/mlc/olc

Date of last revision September 2010

Level 1