KOR5100 - Korean 10

Leader: Young-A Cho

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Develops students' proficiency to academic and professional level. Attention is focused on the use of Korean in various genre areas such as business, journalism, science, law, tourism, and so on. Socio-cultural aspects in these areas are also explored.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Summarise in Korean, information on current issues obtained through various materials.
2. Read and interpret texts from various genre areas.
3. Speak and write their opinions effectively in Korean based on the information gathered.
4. Understand socio-cultural aspects of Korea reflected in various genre areas.

Assessment

Ten short written papers (300 word each): 25%
One written paper (1500 words): 20%
Class participation: 10%
Examination (3 hours of written 25%, spoken 20%): 45%

Contact hours

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

Prerequisites

KOR5090 or equivalent

Prohibitions

KOR4100