Korean Language 3 (Intermediate)

Prerequisite: Two semesters or 150~200 hours of previous Korean learning
Cap. of Enrollment: 20
Instructor: Meejeong Song (ms296@cornell.edu)
Class Hours: MTWR 1:00-4:00 (July 7~ July 30, 2020), 45 hours in total
Office Hours: By appointment

Course Description:
This Intermediate Korean course is specially designed for students to acquire four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) of the Korean language on real world setting. Each day of 3 hours of class is consisted of lecture and activities. Intermediate knowledge of Korean grammar, vocabulary, expressions and cultural points will be given in lecture. Students will practice the learned knowledge in small groups in the classroom, and then reach out its usage outside of classroom. Students will be frequently asked to interview or survey on some topics to native Korean speakers as a homework or project to maximize their Korean learning.

Week 1
Day 1 Detailed schedule will be given on the first day of class.
Day 2 L1 Grammar, Culture, Reading
Day 3 L2 Grammar, Culture, Reading, L3 Grammar
Day 4 Project guideline, L3 Culture, Reading, L4 Grammar

Week 2
Day 1 L4 Culture, Reading, L5 Grammar
Day 2 L5 Culture, Listening, Draft Revision
Day 3 L6 Grammar, Culture, Reading
Day 4 L7 Grammar, Culture, Listening

Week 3
Day 1 L8 Grammar, Culture, Reading
Day 2 L9 Grammar, Culture, Reading
Day 3 L10 Grammar, Culture, Reading, L11 Grammar
Day 4 L11 Culture, Listening, L12 Grammar, Culture

Week 4
Day 1 L12 Reading, L13 Grammar, Culture, Reading
Day 2 L14 Grammar, Culture, Listening
Day 3 L15 Grammar, Culture, Listening
Day 4 Tests

Course Objectives:
The goal of this course is to refine survival skills in Korean and broaden the scope of everyday conversation to intermediate level. Students will gain confidence in using Korean about the familiar topics with native Korean speakers.

Covered Grammar:
-어/아 드릴게요, -고 있다, -은 다음에, -으려고, -을 때, -기 전에, -어/아서, -으면, – 을까요?, -을 거예요, -는 것, -기로 했어요, -으니까, -읍시다, -어/아도 되다, -으면 안되다, -어/아 드릴까요?,이/그/저, -어/아 주시겠어요?, -다고 하다, -는다고 하다, -었/았다고 하다, -을 거라고 하다, -는, -은, -는 것 같다, -은 것 같다, -을 것 같다, – 자고 하다, intimate ending, -는데, -은데, -어/아지다, -어/아도, -(으)라고 하다

Purchase the following textbook from the Hanyang campus bookstore before class.
Sogang Korean Compact Series Student’s Book 2 (up to Lesson 15)