Course Syllabus

KORE 1010 Elementary Korean I

Course Description

This course introduces the Korean language and the cultures of Korean-speaking peoples. It is designed for students with no previous Korean study. During the course, students develop basic oral and listening communication skills by participating in activities that require them to use Korean in a variety of situations. As a result of developing these skills, they also acquire the ability to read and write Korean at a basic level. Students learn to communicate about topics that are most familiar to them (e.g., self, family, home, school, daily and recent activities), and they learn to appreciate ways of life different from their own. This course is interactive with a focus on learner participation and basic conversation practice in Korean.

Justification

This course is a pre-requisite for KORE 1020, which satisfies the foreign language requirement for the Associate of Arts degree at Snow College. It is also a pre-requisite for intermediate and advanced study of the language. Students are introduced to the language, cultures, and values of Korean speaking peoples. Learning Korean, particularly in combination with studies in other science, technical, or business fields, can provide a valuable and employable life resource.

General Education Outcomes

1. A student who completes the GE curriculum has a fundamental knowledge of human cultures and the natural world. Students learn elementary Korean language and its linguistic system as part of world languages. Students discuss Korean cultures regularly to reflect on and analyze underlying similarities and differences between cultures by exploring the basis for cultural traditions and modern social phenomena. Students demonstrate fundamental knowledge of Korean language and culture through in-class practice and discussions that include research on specific cultural topics.
2. A student who completes the GE curriculum can read and research effectively within disciplines. Students learn Korean cultures by reading and researching materials outside of class as well as in class to deepen their knowledge about Korea. Students demonstrate their effective reading and researching abilities through their presentations and discussions in class.
3. A student who completes the GE curriculum can draw from multiple disciplines to address complex problems. Students learn a basic knowledge of linguistics by learning the Korean language and diverse social/cultural perspectives and skills of critical thinking by exploring Korean cultures. Students demonstrate their knowledge, perspectives and skills through practice and discussions on languages and cultures in class.
4. A student who completes the GE curriculum can reason analytically, critically, and creatively. Students analyze the linguistic differences between Korean and English and discuss similarities and differences between the cultures of Korea and the United States in class to enhance the ability of analytical, critical and creative reasoning. Students demonstrate this ability through practice and discussions in class.

General Education Knowledge Area Outcomes

1. Integrated Explorations: Students must work with partners at least three times a week to complete brief conversation exercises in Korean during class. Students have pair/group work and presentation(s) for the Korean language and culture on a regular basis, in class, to learn the skill of effective team work. Students demonstrate this skill throughout their pair/group activities and presentations in class. Integrated Explorations: Students must work with partners at least three times a week to complete brief conversation exercises in Korean during class. Students have pair/group work and presentation(s) for the Korean language and culture on a regular basis, in class, to learn the skill of effective team work. Students demonstrate this skill throughout their pair/group activities and presentations in class.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Interpretive Listening: Students will understand some everyday words, phrases, and questions about themselves, their personal experiences, and their surroundings, when people speak slowly and clearly or there is repetition.
2. Interpretive Reading: Students will understand familiar words, phrases, and simple sentences. They will demonstrate this during class participation and through online exercises.
3. Interpersonal Spoken: Students will interact with help using words, phrases, and memorized expressions. They will be able to answer simple questions on very familiar topics.
4. Presentational Spoken: Students will provide information about themselves and their immediate surroundings using words, phrases, and memorized expressions.
5. Presentation Written: Students will provide some basic information on familiar topics in lists, phrases, and memorized expressions.
6. Cultural Opportunities: Students will seek opportunities to learn about and experience new cultures outside of class.
7. Cultural Understanding: Students will demonstrate a basic knowledge of cultural traditions, customs, and values in one or more of Korean-speaking countries. They will demonstrate this through in-class presentations.

Course Content

The topics covered in Korean 1010 include but are not limited to: Basic interactions like greetings, asking and answering questions, providing descriptions, and expressing feelings; basic interpretation of texts using Korean letters; basic vocabulary; developing of accurate pronunciation; phonological rules that govern basic sound adjustments; sentence structure; developing a basic understanding of Korean culture as reflected in the language; formation of questions; numbers. This content is delivered through interactive lecture, multimedia presentation, partner and group work, and instructor modeling of concepts. This course includes cultural lessons (see topics above) and images presented to the class during everyday lessons that represent various Korean-speaking people.