Korean Beginner 1

  • Online
  • $435 - $445

Gain practical speaking, reading and writing skills in Korean. Perfect for those with no knowledge of Korean, this beginner course covers basic vocabulary and grammatical structures, and the Korean alphabet, Hangul.

Learn about culture and everyday life in modern Korea as you practise conversation in pairs and small groups. Understand grammar and build your vocabulary with the help of lectures, audio recordings and videos.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

  • greet and introduce yourself
  • describe another person
  • ask and answer what/who(se)/where is this
  • exchange telephone numbers
  • speak about daily life
  • express something that one is good/bad at
  • ask about the location of something or someone
  • count
  • read and write the Korean alphabet, Hangul

Course outline

This is not a prescriptive list. Exact course outlines are determined by the instructor to best meet the needs of the class. This is meant to serve as a guideline and suggest what may be covered at this level. It is often necessary to repeat levels in order to become completely comfortable with the skills at each stage with a different teacher and style.

Communicative objectives

  • Greet, introduce each other; daily greetings
  • Describe another person
  • Ask and answer what/ who(se) /where is this?
  • Exchange telephone numbers
  • Speak about daily life
  • Express something one is good / bad at 
  • Ask about the location of something or someone
  • Talk about someone’s major at university (or profession)
  • Make requests
  • Inquire about hometown and family
  • Ask for and describe quantities; count
  • Read and write the Korean alphabet, Hangul

Linguistic objectives

  • Sound system
  • Pronunciation
  • Equational expression
  • Negative equational expression
  • Particles: the topic, subject, and object markers
  • Numbers, and Noun Counters
  • Question words
  • Expressing location
  • Expressing possession

Textbook

This course covers lessons 1–3 of Integrated Korean: Beginning 1, Third Edition (2019). You can purchase this required textbook from the UBC Bookstore.

How am I assessed?

This is a non-credit course without letter or numerical grades. You receive verbal feedback on your conversation and grammar skills from your instructor during class. Written homework is typically corrected in class. Some lesson modules may include quizzes.

Record of completion

A record of completion will be emailed to students who participate and satisfy the course requirements within two weeks of the course end date. Course completion means 80% attendance and/or 80% completion of mandatory assignments.

Expected effort

You can expect to spend about three hours per week attending live, virtual classes and completing course work on your own time.

Technology requirements

To take this course, you’ll need access to:

  • an email account
  • a computer, laptop or tablet under five years old using Windows or macOS
  • the latest version of a web browser (or previous major version release)
  • a reliable internet connection
  • a video camera and microphone.

One day before the start of your course, we’ll email you step-by-step instructions for accessing your course.

Course format

This course is 100% online and instructor supported with real-time classes. Our online conversational language courses offer you a virtual classroom experience where you can see and interact with your teacher and classmates. Just like in a classroom, you do individual, pair and group work, ask questions and receive verbal feedback from your instructor.

Outside of class time, you can access handouts and other materials online at your own pace and rhythm. You might be doing readings or watching videos to prepare for your next class, or practising with the material you have learned in your previous class.

Materials will be available in Canvas for three weeks after the course ends, after which time you will no longer be able to access the course.

Available sessions

Available course sessions
Dates Days Time Format Tuition Description
Wed 7:45 pm Online $435
Wed 7:45 pm Online $445
Wed 5:30 pm Online $445

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