K200 Intermediate Korean

Key information
- Start date
- End date
- Year of study
- Year 2
- Duration
- Full
- Module code
- 155901472
- FHEQ Level
- 6
- Credits
- 30
- Department
- Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Module overview
This module follows the K100: Elementary Korean module and will develop further the language competence in preparation for the study abroad in Korea in Year 3.
The module introduces further grammatical basics of Korean, through a combination of skills based classes, including the use of audio-visual materials and VLE. At the end of the second year, students have all the tools necessary to progress to the guided reading of literary and non-literary text, and are equipped with confidence to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity.
Prerequisites
K100: Elementary Korean (155900842) is a pre-requisite
Objectives and learning outcomes of the module
On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
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Gaining knowledge and understanding of intermediate Korean grammar
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Gaining knowledge and understanding of a wide range of Korean vocabulary
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Gaining knowledge and understanding of the appropriateness of a wide range of Korean structures and expressions in a given context
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Gaining ability to understand and to produce passages written in Korean of medium length on everyday and some specialized topics
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Gaining ability to understand spoken Korean and to engage in short spoken discourse on everyday and some specialized topics
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Gaining ability to translate from and to Korean of medium length with use of appropriate language on everyday and some specialized topics
Workload
Total taught hours : 100 hours. 2 hours of lectures, 2 hours of seminars and 1 hour of Language Laboratory Work, per week for 20 weeks.
Independent study : 200 hours
Total hours for module : 300 hours
Method of assessment
A three-hour written examination taken in May/June (60%)
Review Test (10%)
Language Portfolio (30%)
Disclaimer
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