Exploring Korean Level II (Intermediate)

Synopsis

This level is targeted at intermediate level students.
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 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	* Announcement * Weather forecast * Quotation	* Advertisement * Book a ticket * A travel report	* Seek advice * Borrow books * Surf Internet	* Congratulation Card * Compare / contrast * Insist
Grammar	~던, ~아/어지다, ~라고 하다, ~(ㄴ/는)다고 하다, ~냐고 하다/묻다, ~(으)ㄴ/는 걸 보니까, ~(으)ㄹ 정도이다, ㅅ 불규칙, ~(으)로 인해(서) ~만에	~다니요?, ~(으)ㄹ 만하다, ~더라고요, ~(으)ㄴ/는 데다가, ~아/어 가지고, ~에 따라서 , ~(으)므로, ~껏	~(으)라고 하다, ~자고 하다, ~(으)ㄹ 텐데, ~는 대로, ~기만 하면 (되다), ~에 의해(서), Intransitive, Passive	~(으)ㄴ/는 김에, ~(ㄴ/는)다고들 하다, ~더라도, 어차피 ~(으)니까, ~에다가, ~(으)로는 ~이/가 그만이다, ~더러/보고, ~만 하다, ~고 나서, ~는 한
Pronunciation	Aspiration	Palatalisation	ㅎ Combination	ㅂ/ㅍ/ㅃ
Listening	* Airport announcement * Cold prevention * Weather forecast	* Trip to Jeju * Prepare for an oversea trip * Book air-ticket	* Office writing: short report * Talk over the phone * Types of mass media	* Chatting with a friend * Delivery service * Lucky letter
Reading	* Messy traffic caused by heavy snow * Weather and Marketing	* Guessing countries * Ideal island - Jeju	* How to use a library * Information society	* Letter in the future * Official letter
Writing	* Four seasons in Korea	* Traditional museum	* Function of advertisement	* How to write a letter
Culture	Traditional customs	Weather and proverb	Sayings	Proverb

Contents

• Inviting someone to a house warming party, wedding and meeting
• Asking about transportation
• Asking for directions
• Using library, bank and post office
• Making appointment through telephone
• Cancelling appointment through phone

Cultural Component

• Gift for Special Occasions
• Buses in Seoul
• Interesting Phone Numbers

Textbook

• Yonsei Korean 2
  (Chapter 4-2 ~ 7-3)