Exploring Korean Level I (Intermediate)

Synopsis

This level is targeted at students progressing from the basic level to the intermediate level. This course aims to expand students' communicative skills to an intermediate level. It introduces more grammatical points and provides students with greater opportunity to practice through various listening, speaking, reading and writing activities.
Students will experience Korean language as well as Korean culture further through selected topics and interactive reading materials.

Course Outline

Function	* Describe Person * Explain personality * Introduce friend	* Introduce hobby * Talking with friends * State the purpose	* Self-introduction * Official announcement * Future planning	* Exchange and refund * Asking for help *Recommendation
Grammar	~느라고 , ~(으)ㄴ 지 , ~게 되다. ~(ㄴ/는)다면, ~에 대해(서) , ~(으)며, ~게 , (마치) ~ 처럼, ~적 , ~아/어/ 가다/오다	~(으)ㄹ 줄 알다/ 모르다, ~기는 하지만, ~는 중이다/ ~중이다, ~아/어 보이다, ~(으)면서, ~는 데, ~을/를 통해서, ~기 위해서, ~(이)나	~나 보다/~(으)ㄴ가 보다, ~네요, ~잖아요, ~았었/었었~, ~아/어 놓다/두다, (아무리) ~아/어도, ~자마자, ~(으)ㄴ/는지 (알다/모르다), ~(으)ㄴ/는 만큼/~만큼	~는 바람에, 얼마나 ~(으)ㄴ지 모르다, ~더군요, ~(으)ㄹ까 하다, ~거든요, 아무 ~도/아무 ~(이)나, ~나요?/~(으)ㄴ가요?, ~에 따르면, ~에 비해(서)
Pronunciation	ㅡ/ㅓ	ㅈ/ㅊ	Prolonged Sound	Fortis
Listening	* Entrance Interview * Tips for Interview * Fortune telling	* Merits of hobby * Introduction my hobby * Necessary of having hobby and luck	* First day of company * Explaining my experience * Introduce part time job	* Exchange and refund clothes * Refund ticket * Get advice about computer
Reading	* My classmates * Tips for interview	* Enjoying riding bicycle * Fishing maniac	* Conditions of job * My lazy colleague Mr. Kim	* How to refund * Shopping
Writing	* First impression	* Introduce hobby	* Self-introduction	* Internet Shopping
Culture	Nicknames of Korean	Words of body	Drinking courtesy	Economy and proverb

Contents

• Introducing a person in official occasions and private occasions
• Describing how to eat food
• Explaining recipe
• Understanding table manners and talking about it
• Buying at a department store and a market
• Ordering items
• Inviting someone to a birthday party

Cultural Component

• Family Relations
• Taste of Korean Sauce
• Korean Market

Textbook

• Yonsei Korean 2
  (Chapter 1-1 ~ 4-1)