Course Description
A continuation of Enhanced Intermediate Korean I, with comprehensive grammar review; readings of intermediate texts; composition, conversation, and presentation. Not open to native speakers.
Athena Title
Enhancd Intermediate Korean II
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in KREN 2002
Prerequisite
(KREN 2001 or KREN 2011) and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
A continuation of Accelerated Intermediate Korean I. In this course, students build up at an accelerated pace an intermediate-level vocabulary and grammatical knowledge for a variety of verbal and written communications in Korean.
Topical Outline
W 1: Vocabulary for Life in Korean II Grammar: The intimate speech style W 2: Grammar: "It is more the case of ¡¦ than the other." Vocabulary for Life in Korean II W 3: Grammar: Know/don't know whether (what, who, where, when) Grammar: How long has it been since? W 4: Grammar: It has been since Grammar: Transference of an action/state to another W 5: Culture and Usage: 1) Searching for housing, 2) Describing buildings and interiors, 3) Initiating a conversation and introducing oneself, 4) Giving compliments and responding to compliments. W 6: Review and Practice Vocabulary: Public Transportation W 7: Grammar: The plain style Grammar: The use of the plain style in speaking W 8: Grammar: Plan to/decide to Grammar: Indirect quotation W 9: Grammar: No matter how Narration: Reading comprehension W 10: Culture and Usage: 1) Asking for and giving directions, 2) Using public transportation, 3) Making telephone calls, 4) Writing a journal. Review and Practice W 11: Vocabulary: At a Store I Grammar: someone/something appears/looks W 12: Grammar: Passive verbs W 13: Grammar: In the state of being Vocabulary: At a Store II W 14: Grammar: Because, since; by doing/being Grammar: In/for ~ing W 15: Narration (Reading Comprehension): local tradition market Culture and Usage: 1) Talking about food and making a shopping list, 2) Making recipes, 3) Expressing hesitation.
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus