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KORE 2
Elementary Korean (Second Quarter)

Course Description

This course provides further development of materials presented in Elementary Korean (First Quarter). The focus is on intensive oral practice, which aims to broaden the language functions covered in the first quarter course and add new ones while placing a greater emphasis on student-generated discussion. To enhance comprehension, there is a greater emphasis on the cultural and historical background in the use of language. Written practice is incorporated into the course to further students' understanding of the underlying grammatical and syntactical structures, specifically targeting an extended range of basic/simple information relating to high-frequency situations.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate a greater working command of essential vocabulary recognize and reproduce a total of 250 Korean words and expressions and language structures necessary to request and provide, orally and in writing, an increasing range of basic/simple information relating to high-frequency situations in familiar contexts.
  • Derive meaning from short, simple texts on familiar topics, relying on contextual clues to extract the gist and an increasing amount of detail.
  • Compose comprehensible, simple sentences about familiar topics to reflect a greater working command of core vocabulary and language structures.
  • Demonstrate a deeper grasp of social protocols and contributions of Korean-speaking cultures, by analyzing and comparing them to one's own cultures.

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Course Details

Units
5 Units
Hours
  • Weekly Lecture Hours: 5
  • Weekly Lab Hours: 0
Gen Ed
General Education Class
Program Status
Program Applicable
Credit
Credit - Degree Applicable
Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
Grading Method
Letter Grading

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite(s)
KORE 1 equivalent to one year of high school Korean or equivalent
Advisory(ies)
ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
Corequisite(s)

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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