Korean
This course invites students without prior knowledge of Korean to explore the basic features of the Korean language. Supported by audiovisual aids, students will receive intensive practice in spoken and written Korean through interactive class work, homework and online exercises with special emphasis placed on oral communication and pronunciation. They will become familiar with the basic concepts of Korean grammar and learn how to interact in some simple everyday situations.
KORE1100 Gateway to Korea (Course Outline)
This course examines Korean history, language and culture from interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives and makes systematic comparisons between Korea and Hong Kong.
KORE2000 Korean II (Course Outline)
This is the second of a 6‐term long language course which provides basic training in spoken and written Korean, oral practice for various everyday situations and essential grammatical structures. It also gives a general introduction the Korean society and culture.
Pre-requisites: KORE1000 or equivalent competence.
KORE2001 Korean III (Course Outline)
This course aims to further enhance students’ communication skills in the four language domains listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students are expected to communicate confidently in a wider range of social interactions including more formal situations and simple professional contexts as well as reporting past events and sharing experience. At the end of this course, students will have completed a proficiency level comparable to level 1 of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).
Pre-requisite: KORE2000 (1002) or KORE2050 (1010) or equivalent proficiency; not for students who have taken KORE3050 (2010).
KORE2050 Korean I & II (Course Outline)
This is summer intensive course designed for the students without any prior knowledge of Korean covering KORE1000 & KORE2000. With emphasis on drills and class interaction, students will build good foundations of both spoken and written skills. Course coverage includes basic sound system, grammatical structures, vocabulary and practically used survival expressions.
KORE3000 Korean IV (Course Outline)
This course aims at increasing students’ communicative fluency in oral and written Korean. Using a variety of classroom activities and multimedia, students will build up their competence in the four language domains listening, speaking, reading and writing. Through intensive practice they will be able to communicate in a wide range of social situations with the appropriate awareness of the pragmatic rules involved. They will be trained to write longer compositions in Korean in different registers and styles relating to past, present and future events.
Pre-requisite: KORE2001 or equivalent proficiency; not for students who have taken KORE3050.
KORE3001 Korean V (Course Outline)
This course focuses on the further development of communication skills in Korean with emphasis on the expression of personal views and the training of argumentative strategies. The course will also engage students in critical reflections on various aspects of life in Korea and their own social environment. Students will be guided to analyze various types of data to support their views. They will learn how to express their wishes and aspirations using the appropriate registers.
KORE3002 Korean VI (Course Outline)
This course builds on the knowledge acquired through previous Korean language courses. It aims at leading students to a proficiency level comparable to the threshold from Level 2-3 of TOPIK(Test of Proficiency in Korean) thus making them “independent users” of Korean. To achieve this goal, students will be encouraged to work project-based through independent or collaborative work with their peers. At the end of this course students will have mastered the most important grammar features of Korean and be able to communicate effectively in a wide range of everyday situations and a number of professional contexts. They will be able to use their oral and written language skills to relate to, reflect on and analyze past and current issues involving the Korean-speaking societies.
KORE3020 Sounds of Korean (Course Outline)
This course introduces the phonetic system of the Korean language. Supported by audiovisual aids, students will understand the sound of the vowels and consonants, the pronunciation rules and the intonations in different contexts of the Korean language. The articulation of some Korean sounds that are more difficult for Chinese speakers will also be examined. Through interactive classroom learning activities, students’ accuracy of Korean pronunciation will be enhanced.
Pre-requisites: KORE3000,3001,3002,3050 or 3051
KORE3021 Korean Conversation (Course Outline)
This course provides students with opportunity to develop their oral proficiency in Korean. Supported by teacher’s guidance and audiovisual materials, students will practice spoken Korean intensively in diverse sociocultural settings through interactive class work and homework. Preassigned readings before the class enhance students’ reading skills and understanding the background of each discussion session. They will practice speaking in a variety of speech styles, from the most casual dialogues to formal group discussions. Students will explore how to develop communication skills more appropriately in various social contexts in this process.
Pre-requisites: KORE3001,3002 or 3051
KORE3031 Creative Writing in Korean (Course Outline)
This course aims to improve students’ creative writing skills in Korean. It includes a systematic review on the grammar of Korean language and various activities for students to practice their writing skills. In each writing task, students will recognize their personal writing style and reduce common mistakes by receiving peer evaluation and the teacher’s feedback. Also, students will create a portfolio to keep track of their writing progress. This course encourages students to build confidence in writing, explore different writing skills, and produce texts align with them.
Pre-requisites: KORE3001,3002 or 3051
KORE3041 Business Korean (Course Outline)
This course introduces learners of Korean to useful vocabulary and essential communicative skills in a Korean-speaking business environment. The topics are organized in language functions such as writing business emails, giving business presentations, and conducting and attending job interviews. Sufficient opportunities to enhance the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in the business setting will be provided. Students will be exposed to a wide range of authentic materials taken from the traditional media and the internet, and participate in a variety of learning activities such as group discussions, role-play tasks and oral presentations. This course highlights cultural factors in the practice of business in Korea and aims to improve corresponding cross-cultural communicative skills therein.
KORE3050 Korean III & IV (Course Outline)
This is a summer intensive Korean language course, covering the full syllabus of KORE2001 and 3000 (2002).
(Not for students who have taken KORE2001 or 3000 (2002).
KORE3051 Korean V & VI (Course Outline)
This is a summer intensive Korean language course, covering the full syllabus of KORE3001 and 3002 which builds on the knowledge acquired through previous Korean language courses. It aims at leading students to ‘independent users’ of Korean. Through selected student-oriented stimuli and topics related to social issues and contemporary affairs, students will practice the expression and exchange of ideas and personal views. Classroom activities may include dialogue, role-play, narration, speech, group discussion and debate in direct approach or using multimedia. Lively oral practice and an interactive learning environment will help students to build language confidence and fluency, to react spontaneously in social interaction and acquire conversational techniques commonly used in a Korean-speaking environment.
KORE3060 Korean through Drama (Course Outline)
This course will improve students’ colloquial communication skills through Korean multi-media, TV dramas. It will emphasize the training of listening and speaking skills in authentic everyday situations as they are presented effectively, provoking some kind of curiosity and interest, which leads students to achieve a natural mastery of the language. Since the multi-media materials do not only provide authentic communication situations but also present real life cultural elements, students will be able to gain a better understanding of many aspects of Korean society while practicing their 4 language skills. Placing a drama at the end of the term will be one of the major assessment methods given to students, in which students develop their creativity and fluency.
KORE3100 Special Topics in Korean (Course Outline)
This course aims at furthering students' understanding of selected area(s) of Korean language, literature or culture. Topics will vary from year to year. Offerings with different subtitles can be taken up for credit, up to a maximum of two times.