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ATS3175

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 25 November 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Korean Studies

Coordinator(s)

Dr Young A Cho; Dr In Jung Cho

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2016 (Day)

Notes

This unit requires a language entry level testlanguage entry level test (http://www.monash.edu/arts/language-entry-level/).

Synopsis

Building on the language skills, communication strategies and knowledge of Korean history, culture and society that students have acquired so far, this unit is designed to help students develop an ability to engage in moderately sophisticated conversations and to comprehend diverse reading materials. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between language and culture, thereby appreciating the validity of different ways of perceiving experiences.

Outcomes

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

  1. Engage in moderately sophisticated conversation in everyday social situations
  2. Read diverse and increasingly complex texts
  3. Produce moderately sophisticated written Korean
  4. Demonstrate the ability to relate to other cultures, leading to a better understanding of their own culture, identity and values

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.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr In Jung Cho

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

Korean studies

Prerequisites

ATS2174 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS2175