Undergraduate - UnitATS2173 - Korean intermediate 1

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Korean Studies
Offered	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr In Jung Cho and Dr Young A Cho

Notes

The unit requires a language placement test. For further information go to http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/korean/korean-placement-test/

Synopsis

This unit is designed to help students expand on the foundation they have built from their gateway units by providing a deeper understanding of Korean language, culture and society in comparison with their own language, culture and society. Furthermore, this unit will focus on teaching effective communication strategies that will assist students in bridging communication gaps arising from differences in language and culture.

Outcomes

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

Speak and comprehend enough Korean to communicate in everyday social situations;
Write a personal letter on simple everyday topics or a simple report on an everyday event;
Understand modern Korean history and major social issues in Korea in comparison with their own.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Exam: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Young A Cho

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Korean studies

Prerequisites

ATS1172 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1173