Korean


The foreign language courses offered by the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation can be taken by students as option or compulsory courses or to fulfil the number of units required for graduation. Students are not allowed to register for more than one foreign language course per semester. They must complete at least two levels of a foreign language course before they are allowed to register for another foreign language course. However, students are not required to complete all four levels of a foreign language course.
LAK 100 – Korean I
The foreign language courses offered by the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation can be taken by students as option or compulsory courses or to fulfil the number of units required for graduation. Students are not allowed to register for more than one foreign language course per semester. They must complete at least two levels of a foreign language course before they are allowed to register for another foreign language course. However, students are not required to complete all four levels of a foreign language course.

LAK 100 – Korean I 

This course introduces the 40 letters of the Korean alphabet. Students are taught nouns, verbs, adjectives and particles. Appropriate dialogues are discussed to provide students with the skills of pronunciation as a foundation to basic communication. Formal and informal greetings, expressions to indicate days, months and years, etc. are incorporated. In addition, questions, statements and denials are also introduced.

LAK 200 – Korean II

This course is a continuation of LAK 100. Functional expressions related to daily life, telling the time and hobbies are taught. Students are also exposed to the use of prepositions, verbs, adjectives, etc. In addition, this course introduces functions related to daily situations and activities, asking questions, describing hobbies, and so on.

LAK 300 – Korean III

This course is a continuation of LAK 200. Greater emphasis will be placed on listening comprehension and speaking to enable the students to speak more fluently. They will also learn to use verbs and adjectives effectively in different sentence structures. The Korean culture is introduced through movies, television programmes and websites.

THIRD LANGUAGE COURSES

Third Language Courses are offered as University Courses. They are offered as a package of three (3) levels, 2 units per level. The total number of units per package is 6. Students who sign up for this package will obtain one (1) extra unit upon graduation.

Courses Offered: 
LTK 100/2 Communicative Korean I
LTK 200/2 Communicative Korean II
LTK 300/2 Communicative Korean III

LTK 100 - Communicative Korean I

This course is for beginners who have no prior knowledge of the Korean language. The course content will emphasise the communicative aspect. In this course, students will be introduced to 40 letters of the Korean alphabet. At the end of the course, students should be able to converse in simple Korean and acquire an elementary knowledge of Korean grammar. Students will also be introduced to a vocabulary range of 400 words as well as be exposed to the Korean culture.

LTK 200 - Communicative Korean II

This course is a continuation of LTK100. The course content is designed to facilitate the learning of listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. Students are also taught adjective and verb transformations. At the end of this course, students should have enhanced their listening skills and be able to use 800 words while conversing in Korean. By the end of the course, students would also have been introduced to the Korean culture and its traditions.

LTK 300 - Communicative Korean III

This course is a continuation of LTK 200. Students will be introduced to a vocabulary range of approximately 1200 words. Students will also be taught how to use verbs and adjectives in complex sentence structures. Greater emphasis will be accorded to speaking and listening skills for comprehension. By the end of this course, students should be able to listen and communicate in a variety of situations. Students should also be able to read and write as well as understand a variety of texts in Korean more effectively. Students should also be able to understand the Korean culture and lifestyle. 
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