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Regular Course

Syllabus

Regular Course

Syllabus

Level 1

  • Practice of basic Korean pronunciation and fundamental sentence patterns
  • Learning the conjugation of Korean verbs and adjectives

  • Listening practice for simple daily conversation and practical basic conversation exercises
  • Main Activities: Self-introduction, learning numbers through games, learning quantity nouns and basic conversation through shopping activities, explaining routes using subway maps and city maps, ordering food at a restaurant, etc.

  • Weekly Course Plan
    Level 1 Weekly Lecture Plan
    Week Grammar Speaking
    1
    • Learning the Korean alphabet (Hangeul)
    • Expressions for introducing nationality and occupation
    • Korean greeting expressions
    • Self-introduction
    2
    • Vocabulary for location and place
    • Expressions for time and date
    • Learning the present tense of basic Korean verbs and adjectives, and related expressions
    • Location and place expressions
    • Talking about dates and times
    3
    • Expressions of preference
    • Expressions of desire
    • Expressing preferences and desires
    • Ordering food at a restaurant
    4
    • Expressions related to time and dates

    • Korean past tense and related expressions
    • Quantity and unit expressions
    • Expressing past events and experiences
    • Shopping-related expressions and basic conversation
    5
    • Korean future tense and plan-related expressions
    • Traffic-related expressions and Korean command and prohibition expressions
    • Asking and answering about vacations and plans
    • Expressing commands and prohibition
    6
    • Expressions about weather and seasons
    • Formal Korean speech expressions
    • Introducing weather and seasons
    7
    • Expressions of speculation
    • Travel-related expressions
    • Introducing travel experiences
    8
    • Family-related vocabulary and Korean honorific expressions
    • Introducing family members using honorific speech
    9
    • Hobby-related vocabulary
    • Expressions of ability and possibility
    • Health-related vocabulary and expressions of change
    • Practice asking and answering about hobbies
    • Practice conversations for visiting a hospital
    10
    • Expressions of plans and experiences
    • Learning vocabulary and grammar for emotional expression
    • Expressing plans and experiences

 

 

Level 2

  • Practicing sentence patterns and various expressions needed in daily life
  • Connecting and speaking sentences using various connective endings
  • Learning informal speech expressions
  • Main Activities: Making requests while shopping, planning and inviting to parties, introducing various experiences

    (travel, shopping, life in Korea, attending performances, etc.), understanding Korean culture, introducing one's hometown, planning performances

  • Weekly Course  Plan
    Level 2 Weekly Lecture Plan
    Week Grammar Speaking
    1
    • Introductions

    • Learning experience expressions
    • Introducing friends

    • Recommending travel destinations
    2
    • Expressions for purchasing items
    • Requesting exchanges and refunds

    • Exchanging invitation and congratulatory greetings
    3
    • Learning expressions for requests and reasons

    • Learning attributive (adnominal) forms
    • Expressing will and reasons
    4
    • Expressing will and prohibition

    • Learning expressions for confirming information
    • Talking about good and bad lifestyle habits

    • Expressing impressions of a performance
    5
    • Making suggestions and giving instructions
    • Talking about life in Korea

    • Comparing etiquette in Korea and one's hometown
    6
    • Learning expressions for mood and emotions
    • Giving compliments, consolation, and advice
    7
    • Expressing newly discovered facts
    • Introducing and recommending favorite restaurants
    8
    • Learning informal speech
    • Using informal speech expressions
    9
    • Learning expressions of certainty and uncertainty
    • Sharing and suggesting health management methods
    10
    • Writing in formal written style
    • Planning for the future and dreams

    • Expressing determination

 

 

Level 3

  • Learning indirect quotations to convey what others say

  • Practicing expanded advanced expressions through various Korean connective expressions
  • Developing the ability to communicate freely in daily life

  • Reading practical topics and longer texts to experience Korean life indirectly

  • Main Activities: Talking about university life and career paths, talking about ideal homes and living conditions, talking about leisure activities and trends, explaining food preferences and cooking methods, discussing the use of public institutions and social order, talking about Korean traditional holidays and wedding culture, discussing concerns and seeking advice

  • Weekly Course Plan
    Level 3 Weekly Lecture Plan
    Week Grammar Speaking
    1
    • Practicing indirect speech

      (declarative, interrogative, imperative, propositive)
    • Talking about types and culture of student clubs

    • Deciding on a career path suited to one's aptitude
    2
    • Learning experience expressions and describing conditions
    • Finding a preferred room

    • Talking about the pros and cons of one's current neighborhood
    3
    • Learning expressions for reasons and describing emotions
    • Talking about leisure activities and trends
    4
    • Learning concessive and hypothetical expressions
    • Talking about taste and food preferences

    • Talking about cooking and eating methods
    5
    • Learning passive voice and possibility expressions
    • Requesting repairs for malfunctions

    • Describing the condition of a malfunction
    6
    • Learning quotation expressions and confirming what was heard
    • Talking about weather-related lifestyles and customs
    7
    • Learning hypothetical and state expressions
    • Talking about healthy lifestyle habits

    • Talking about illnesses and symptoms
    8
    • Learning recollection expressions and describing states
    • Talking about using public institutions and maintaining order
    9
    • Learning Korean proverbs and quotation expressions
    • Talking about holiday culture

    • Sharing one's thoughts on marriage
    10
    • Learning expressions of regret and counseling
    • Talking about worries and regrets

    • Giving advice on personal concerns

 

 

Level 4

  • Learning not only everyday vocabulary and sentence patterns but also those used in formal and professional contexts
  • Listening to or reading texts on more socially relevant and in-depth topics such as generational differences, employment, economic views, and communication styles, and expressing one's own thoughts

  • Introducing various cultures from one's hometown, including experiences, anniversaries, festivals, and the arts
  • Main Activities: Presenting on recent incidents and accidents,

    comparing and analyzing Korean forms of address with those of one's hometown, discussing ways to resolve generational conflicts, giving advice on sound economic values, writing a personal statement, practicing job interviews, and writing graph analyses

  • Weekly Course Plan
    Level 4 Weekly Lecture Plan
    Week Grammar Speaking
    1
    • Learning expressions related to congratulations and consolation

    • Learning expressions related to cultural experiences
    • Congratulating and consoling in various situations

    • Talking about cultural experiences one has had or would like to have in Korea
    2
    • Learning expressions used when reporting incidents and accidents
    • Presenting on recent incidents and accidents
    3
    • Learning Korean address culture

    • Learning expressions related to the information society
    • Presenting on experiences of using Korean forms of address

    • Learning expressions related to the information society
    4
    • Learning expressions related to jinxes and superstitions

    • Learning expressions related to generational differences
    • Comparing superstitions in Korea and one's hometown

    • Talking about generational differences
    5
    • Learning expressions related to anniversaries and festivals
    • Introducing anniversaries and festivals from one's hometown
    6
    • Learning expressions related to job searching and recruiting
    • Writing personal statements and mock interviews
    7
    • Learning expressions related to spending and saving

    • Learning expressions related to volunteer activities
    • Giving advice on sound economic values

    • Introducing volunteer organizations one knows of
    8
    • Learning expressions related to artistic appreciation

    • Learning expressions related to workplace life
    • Presenting on impressive works of art

    • Analyzing graphs
    9
    • Learning expressions related to marriage and independence

    • Learning expressions related to communication styles
    • Sharing one's thoughts on marriage and independence

    • Talking about communication styles
    10
    • Learning expressions related to future life plans
    • Imagining and talking about one's life 20 years from now

 

 

Level 5

  • Speaking by connecting complex and longer sentences
  • Speaking by speculating and imagining various situations

  • Persuading others or gathering and presenting opinions in debates and meetings
  • Freely discussing various current affairs topics, including tradition and modernity, social phenomena, education, and environmental issues
  • Main Activities: Debating with people who hold different opinions in groups, sharing thoughts on a single topic,

    creating and delivering presentations on a common theme, making PowerPoint presentations, etc.

  • Weekly Course Plan
    Level 5 Weekly Lecture Plan
    Week Vocabulary · Grammar · Skills (Integrated)
    1
    • Researching and presenting on the origins of famous places (place names) and recommended travel destinations

    • Sharing opinions on "appropriate attire for the occasion (T.P.O.)" and writing about traditional costumes by country
    2
    • Presenting on a chosen method of support and watching related videos

    • Selecting a historical figure or someone who overcame disability or hardship and conducting a mock interview
    3
    • Learning sports terminology including rules, methods, and equipment, and introducing a sport based on this knowledge

    • Writing using proverb citations
    4
    • Exploring solutions to low birth rates and the aging population through presentations and debate

    • Speaking using onomatopoeia and mimetic words
    5
    • Filming a video researching and introducing traditional performing arts related to "tal" (masks)

    • Debating the problems and solutions of early childhood education
    6
    • Learning about the characteristics of the general economy and the sharing economy

    • Sharing experiences of using the sharing economy and presenting on ways to promote it
    7
    • Writing about types of social welfare and related policies

    • Discussing the characteristics and symptoms of the common cold virus and the influenza virus
    8
    • Learning about types of commercial advertising and discussing its effects and problems

    • Presenting an advertising campaign plan
    9
    • Watching videos on raising environmental awareness

    • Writing and talking about the concept and phenomena of global warming
    10
    • Talking about happiness indices and self-actualization

 

 

Level 6

  • Debating and presenting using advanced vocabulary and sentence patterns
  • Fluently using idiomatic expressions and Chinese character-based four-character idioms
  • Understanding Korean culture and history, and presenting comparisons with one's own country

  • Understanding and debating topics related to Korean history, culture, politics, and social issues

  • Developing listening and reading skills to the level of being able to understand and summarize university lectures
  • Main Activities: Producing solo media videos, debating, presenting, etc.
  • Weekly Course Plan
    Level 6 Weekly Lecture Plan
    Week Vocabulary · Grammar · Skills (Integrated)
    1
    • Learning about solo (one-person) media

    • Producing solo media videos
    2
    • Learning about traditional Korean houses and modern housing culture

    • Understanding economic life and presenting on it
    3
    • Understanding Korean social culture

    • Debating topics such as hierarchy and collectivism in Korean culture
    4
    • Understanding Korean history

    • Presenting comparisons with one's own country's history
    5
    • Understanding the significance of cultural heritage and introducing cultural heritage sites

    • Understanding the Fourth Industrial Revolution and forecasting the future of society
    6
    • Understanding creativity and expressing creative ideas

    • Understanding the regions and climate of Korea

    • Introducing foods that reflect regional and climatic characteristics
    7
    • Debating the direction of change in university education

    • Presenting one's opinion on the psychological state of modern people
    8
    • Understanding public design and expressing its necessity

    • Understanding various literary genres and emotional expressions, and expressing them
    9
    • Exploring various social issues and expressing and debating about them

    10
    • Understanding linguistics and expressing ideas in various languages

    • Understanding film as a medium