KOR1040

Korean 4 ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Young-A Cho

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Consolidation and extension of KOR1030. Topics include everyday social situations, such as narrating personal experiences, enquiring about or expressing knowledge and opinions, and making arrangements. Students will read simplified texts from newspapers, and write simple texts such as a diary. They will be introduced to expressions in different registers in the spoken and written language and the social and cultural aspects of Korean society necessary to understand them.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to: 1. Communicate in everyday social situations. 2. Read highly simplified texts from magazines and newspapers. 3. Write a diary of half a page. 4. Understand expressions in different registers and their social and cultural background.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 40% + Quizzes: 20% + Oral test (10 minutes): 20% + Homework (3 writing tasks and 3 web tasks): 20%

Contact Hours: 4 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 2 x 1 hour tutorials) per week

Prerequisites: KOR1030 or equivalent

Prohibitions: KOR2040