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Korean 3 Intermediate

Course
2021-2022

Admission requirements

This course is only available for students in the BA International Studies programme who have passed Korean 1 Beginners and Korean 2 Pre-Intermediate.

Description

The course Korean 3 Intermediate builds on the essential linguistic knowledge and practical skills gained during the previous courses Korean 1 & 2, to further develop an intermediate level in speaking, listening, reading and writing competence in Korean. Students will deal with more grammar and linguistic proficiency than before. Students will at the same time learn how to apply gained knowledge to actual and correct usage of the language through interactive and communicative activities during the classes, next to the assignments of writing and grammar exercises.

Course objectives

This course enables the student to achieve an overall level A2 of the Common European Framework of Regerence (CEFR).
This course is the last course in a series of three language acquisition courses within the International Studies program. The final objective of this course series is to obtain an intermediate level of proficiency in Korean, aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media.

Skill CEFR Level
Reading A2
Writing A2
Listening A2
Speaking A2

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

Tutorials

Two two-hour tutorials every week, with the exception of the midterm exam week. Attending all tutorial sessions is compulsory. For this reason, if you are unable to attend a session, it is required that you inform your tutor in advance. Please note that being absent at any tutorial session may have a negative impact on the grade of the assignment due for that particular tutorial session. This is at the discretion of the tutor.

Assessment method

Assessment

  • Written / oral exam and quiz

  • Home assignment and attendance

Weighing

Partial grade Weighing
Midterm written/oral exam 35%
Final written/oral exam 45%
Vocabulary quiz 5%
Home assignment and attendance 15%

End Grade

  • To successfully complete the course, please take note that the End Grade of the course is established by determining the weighted average of the in-class oral and listening performance, and written exams.

  • The End Grade needs to be a 6.0 or higher to pass the course.

Resit

If the End Grade is insufficient (lower than a 6.0), there is a possibility of retaking the full 80% of the exam material (exams, quizzes, Midterm Exam and Final Exam). No resit for the tutorial (participation and homework) is possible.

Exam review and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

  • Song-Hee Kim et.al. 2008. Sogang Korean New Series Student’s book 2B. Hawoo.
    ISBN: 978-89-9249-132-7

  • Song-Hee Kim et.al. 2008. Sogang Korean New Series Workbook 2B. Hawoo.
    ISBN: 978-89-9249-136-5

Registration

  • Enrolment through uSis for Tutorials is mandatory.

  • Students will be enrolled for Exams by the Administration Office, as long as they have a valid Tutorial enrolment.

  • General information about uSis is available here.

Contact

Remarks

This course uses an integrated communicative language learning method. Therefore active participation in the classroom activities is essential for successful learning outcomes.