Courses: Korean Track

100-level | 200-level |

KOR 101-102 Beginning Korean
An introductory course on standard conversational Korean for students who have little or no knowledge of Korean. The course will provide basic skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with a focus on spoken language proficiency. The course will emphasize the development of communication skills in given situations and tasks, and provide an introduction to sociocultural interests and daily life in Korea. Each semester earns 1.0 unit of credit; however, both semesters must be completed satisfactorily to receive credit for either course.
Prerequisite: None
Distribution: None
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0

KOR 201-202 Intermediate Korean
A course for advanced beginners who have some experience in speaking Korean without formal instruction and who intend to build a solid foundation in the Korean language. This course covers the basic areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and provides intensive exercises for spelling, basic grammar, and vocabulary. The course will focus on developing coherent language skills with respect to both spoken and written language proficiency, and on understanding the cultural aspects of daily life in Korea. Each semester earns 1.0 unit of credit; however, both semesters must be completed satisfactorily to receive credit for either course.
Prerequisite: KOR 101-102 (201 for 202) or permission of instructor.
Distribution: Language and Literature
Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0

KOR 256 Gender and Language in Modern Korean Culture
(in English)
Postwar modernization and industrialization have brought dramatic changes in Korean society. In spite of remarkable economic growth and rapid social progress, however, Korean women still struggle with gender inequality. This course explores the relationship between language use and cultural views of womanhood in modern Korea, using phonetics, semantics, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics. By examining actual language use in myths, movies, ads, and popular culture, we explore how sociolinguistic factors shape gender dichotomies, notions of individual identity, and ethnicity. Substantial evidence of linguistic data will be used to clarify the connection between language and gender as we address the challenges faced by women of East Asia.
Prerequisites: none
Distribution: Epistemology and Cognition
Semester: Spring Unit:1.0