2011년 9월 14일 수요일

WELCOME TO THE KOREAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO


Welcome to the Korean Language Program at UC San Diego. This website is designed to support your Korean language learning throughout your studies.

Navigating the Website

The Course Information section provides an overview of the program. For detailed information about each course level, please refer to the Course Description and Course Objectives sections, which cover:

  • LTKO 1 ABC – Beginning Korean
  • LTKO 2 ABC – Intermediate Korean
  • LTKO 130 FWP – Advanced Korean

The Placement Test and Proficiency Test sections allow you to evaluate your current Korean language proficiency and determine the most appropriate course level.

To learn more about the program's instructors, visit the Teaching Staff section. If you are interested in expanding your knowledge beyond the classroom, the Useful Links section provides additional resources for Korean language study as well as information about Korea's history, culture, and traditions.

Learning Korean opens the door to a deeper understanding of Korea's rich cultural heritage and contemporary society. We encourage you to take advantage of the resources available on this website to enhance your language learning experience.

We welcome your feedback. If you have any comments, suggestions, or would like to report a technical issue with this website, please contact us at: jeyseon@ucsd.edu.


Contents
1. Course Information
2. Course Descriptions
3. Course Objectives
4. Teaching Staff
5. Placement Test
6. Proficiency Test
7. Useful Links
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2011년 9월 12일 월요일

Course Information

Course Offering Sequence in 2026-2028 Academic Year


Fall 2026
Winter 2027
Spring 2027
LTKO 1A
LTKO 2A
LTKO 130F
LTKO 1B
LTKO 2B
LTKO 130W
LTKO 1C
LTKO 2C

Fall 2027
Winter 2028
Spring 2028
LTKO 1A
LTKO 2A
LTKO 130F
LTKO 1B
LTKO 2B
LTKO 1C
LTKO 2C
LTKO 130P



Course Structure

  • LTKO 1A, 1B, 1C & LTKO 2A, 2B, 2C: meet five times a week in class.
  • LTKO 130F, 130W, 130P: meet three times a week in class.


Course Materials

LTKO 1A, 1B, 1C [First-Year Korean: Beginning I, II, III]
  1. Essential Korean Beginning 1, 2, and 3 (available on Canvas)
  2. Essential Korean Beginning Workbook 1, 2, and 3 (available on Canvas)
  3. Korean–English and English–Korean dictionaries
  
LTKO 2A, 2B, 2C [Second-Year Korean: Intermediate I, II, III]
  1. SNU Korean Plus 3A and 3B (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  2. SNU Korean Plus 3A and 3B Workbook (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  3. Essential Korean Idioms (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  4. Essential Korean Proverbs (required for LTKO 2B and 2C only; available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  5. Essential Korean Neologisms (available on Canvas)
  6. Korean–English and English–Korean dictionaries

LTKO 130F, 130W, 130P [Third-Year Korean: Advanced I, II, III]
  1. SNU Korean Plus 5A and 5B (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  2. SNU Korean Plus 5A and 5B Workbook (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  3. Essential Korean Idioms (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  4. Essential Korean Proverbs (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  5. Essential Korean Four-Character Idioms (available at the UC San Diego Bookstore in Price Center)
  6. Korean–English and English–Korean dictionaries


Course Requirements (Sample: LTKO 2A)

1. Attendance
Regular attendance is required and is essential for success in this course. Absences will be excused only under exceptional circumstances supported by official documentation (e.g., a medical emergency). Appropriate documentation must be submitted for each excused absence.

Up to five (5) absences are permitted without affecting the course grade. Beginning with the sixth absence, points will be deducted from the final course score for each additional absence. Students who accumulate ten (10) or more absences will automatically receive a final grade of F.

2. Class Participation
Active participation in class discussions and activities is an integral part of this course. Korean is the primary language of instruction, and students are expected to use Korean throughout class. The use of English, particularly for conversations unrelated to course content, is not permitted.

Students who arrive late will receive a deduction from their participation grade for each tardy. Students are also expected to bring all required course materials to every class, including handouts posted on Canvas, textbooks, workbooks, and any other assigned materials. Points will be deducted for failing to bring the required materials.

3. Homework and Reading Assignments
All homework and reading assignments must be submitted by the specified deadlines. Late assignments will not be accepted.

4. Presentations
Students will give either individual or group presentations during the quarter. Presentations will be evaluated based on preparation, fluency, grammatical accuracy, pronunciation, sentence structure, vocabulary usage, and effectiveness in engaging the audience. Detailed presentation guidelines and evaluation criteria will be provided in class.

5. Biweekly Exams and Final Exam
Biweekly exams and the final exam will assess only the material covered in class. Make-up exams will not be administered except in cases of documented, legitimate absences. Students requesting a make-up exam must provide official documentation supporting their absence. Requests for make-up exams without appropriate documentation will be approved with a maximum possible score of 70% of the total exam points.


Grading Policy (Sample: LTKO 2A)

Your final course grade will be based on the following components:

1. Attendance and Participation (10 points × 50 class meetings)              500
2. Homework Assignments
   Grammar (20 points × 5 assignments)                                                       100
   Recording (15 points × 5 assignments)                                                       75
3. Oral Presentations (40 points × 4 presentations)                                   160
4. Biweekly Exams (100 points × 3 exams)                                                 300
5. Final Exam (200 points × 1 exam)                                                            200
Total                                                                                                            1,335 points

Letter Grades

The Korean Language Program uses a comprehensive grading system to recognize student achievement and measure progress throughout the course.

An A represents outstanding achievement that exceeds the stated course requirements. Students earning an A demonstrate exceptional language proficiency, consistent improvement, strong commitment, and a level of performance that goes beyond course expectations. 

Grades of B, C, and D indicate above-average, satisfactory, and minimally passing performance, respectively. Students who do not meet the minimum course requirements will receive a grade of F.

GradePercentage
A93–100%
A−90–92.9%
B+87–89.9%
B83–86.9%
B−80–82.9%
C+77–79.9%
C73–76.9%
C−70–72.9%
D+67–69.9%
D63–66.9%
D−60–62.9%
F0–59.9%


Placement Policy

Students should be aware that enrollment in a particular course level is subject to the instructor's evaluation of their Korean language proficiency. Students may be reassigned to a different course level if the instructor determines that another level is more appropriate for their language ability.


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Useful Links


Vocabulary Activity: Quizlet

LTKO 1A, LTKO 1B, LTKO 1C: 
LTKO 2A, LTKO 2B, LTKO 2C: 
LTKO 130F, LTKO 130W, LTKO 130P: 

Essential Korean Neologisms: 

Learning Korean Online

Korean Newspapers & Television

Useful Search Engines

Korean fonts & stuffs

Government Related

Library

Korean Universities

Miscellaneous

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2011년 8월 9일 화요일

Course Descriptions

LOWER-DIVISION LANGUAGE COURSES

Beginning Korean: First-Year I, II, III

LTKO 1A - Beginning Korean: First Year I

First-Year Korean 1A (5 units) is the first course in the Beginning Korean sequence. This course is designed to help students develop low-beginning proficiency in the Korean language, including skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, as well as an understanding of Korean culture.

The course begins with an introduction to the Korean writing system (Hangul) and sound system. The remainder of the course focuses on fundamental grammatical patterns, including basic sentence structures, essential grammatical points, and commonly used expressions.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to handle a limited number of uncomplicated communicative tasks by using the language in straightforward social situations. Conversation will be restricted to basic exchanges and predictable topics necessary for daily survival in a Korean-speaking environment. Students will be able to express personal meaning by combining and recombining learned material into short statements and simple sentences.

Listening: Students will be able to understand limited information from sentence-length speech, delivered one utterance at a time, within basic personal and social contexts. However, comprehension may be uneven.

Reading: Students will be able to understand simple, connected texts related to basic personal and social needs, although misunderstandings may occur frequently.

Writing: Students will be able to meet limited practical writing needs. They can produce simple statements and questions based on familiar material, primarily using memorized vocabulary and grammatical structures.

Prerequisite: None. No prior study of Korean is required.
LTKO 1B - Beginning Korean: First Year II

First-Year Korean 1B (5 units) is the second course in the Beginning Korean sequence. This course is designed to help students develop mid-beginning proficiency in the Korean language, including skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, as well as cultural understanding.

LTKO 1B is intended for students who have successfully completed LTKO 1A or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. The course focuses on fundamental grammatical patterns, including sentence structures, basic grammatical points, and practical survival-level language use. Continued emphasis is placed on the development of all four language skills, with particular attention to oral communication.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to handle a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. Conversation will generally be limited to predictable and concrete exchanges necessary for basic survival in a Korean-speaking environment. Students will also be able to ask and respond to a range of simple questions in order to obtain basic information and meet essential needs.

Listening: Students will be able to understand simple sentence-length speech, delivered one utterance at a time, across a variety of basic personal and social contexts. Comprehension will be most accurate when topics are highly familiar and predictable, although occasional misunderstandings may occur.

Reading: Students will be able to understand short, non-complex texts that convey basic information on familiar personal and social topics of interest. They may also derive meaning from short connected texts involving simple description and narration, although some misunderstandings may occur.

Writing: Students will be able to meet a range of basic practical writing needs. They can produce short, simple communications, compositions, and requests for information in loosely connected sentences on topics such as personal preferences, daily routines, and familiar events.

Prerequisite: LTKO 1A or equivalent proficiency in Korean.
LTKO 1C - Beginning Korean: First Year III

First-Year Korean 1C (5 units) is the third course in the Beginning Korean sequence. This course is designed to help students develop high-beginning proficiency in the Korean language, including skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, as well as cultural understanding.

LTKO 1C is intended for students who have successfully completed LTKO 1B or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. The course continues to develop foundational grammatical patterns, including sentence structures, essential grammatical points, and practical survival-level language use. Continued emphasis is placed on the development of all four language skills, with particular attention to oral communication.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to converse with increasing ease and confidence when completing routine tasks and engaging in everyday social situations. They will be able to handle uncomplicated communicative exchanges requiring the sharing of basic information. Students will also be able to narrate and describe events across major time frames using connected discourse of paragraph length, though not consistently.

Listening: Students will be able to understand, with relative ease and confidence, simple sentence-length speech in basic personal and social contexts. They will be able to derive meaning from selected connected texts, although gaps in comprehension may occur due to limited vocabulary and structural knowledge.

Reading: Students will be able to understand short, non-complex texts that convey basic information on familiar personal and social topics of interest with relative ease. They will also be able to comprehend some connected texts involving description and narration, though occasional gaps in understanding may occur due to limited vocabulary, grammatical structures, and writing conventions.

Writing: Students will be able to meet most practical writing needs at the basic level. They can write short compositions and simple summaries related to school or work experiences, and they are able to narrate and describe everyday events and situations across different time frames.

Prerequisite: LTKO 1B or equivalent proficiency in Korean.




Intermediate Korean: Second-Year I, II, III

LTKO 2A - Intermediate Korean: Second Year I

Second-Year Korean 2A is the first course in the Intermediate Korean sequence. This course is designed for students who have completed Korean 1A, 1B, and 1C or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. It introduces low-intermediate proficiency in Korean across the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—while further developing students’ cultural understanding.

Students will expand their vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical structures and will be expected to communicate effectively in a wider range of conversational contexts. They will also write short essays using the language structures and vocabulary introduced in the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to handle a variety of communicative tasks and participate in most informal and some formal conversations on topics related to school, home, and leisure activities. They will be able to narrate and describe events across major time frames in paragraph-length discourse and will demonstrate the ability to link sentences into coherent spoken passages.

Listening: Students will be able to understand short, structured narrative and descriptive texts, although comprehension may be uneven. They will be able to identify main ideas and some supporting details, often relying on situational and contextual knowledge to aid understanding.

Reading: Students will be able to comprehend conventional narrative and descriptive texts with clear underlying structures. These texts will primarily contain high-frequency vocabulary and grammatical patterns. Students will understand main ideas and selected supporting details, with comprehension often supported by contextual and background knowledge.

Writing: Students will be able to meet basic academic and workplace writing needs. They can produce simple summaries and compose paragraph-length texts on familiar topics. Students will also demonstrate the ability to link sentences using a limited range of cohesive devices.

Prerequisite: LTKO 1C or equivalent proficiency in Korean.
LTKO 2B - Intermediate Korean: Second Year II

Second-Year Korean 2B (5 units) is the second course in the Intermediate Korean sequence. This course is designed for students who have completed Korean 1A, 1B, 1C, and 2A or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. It develops mid-intermediate proficiency in modern standard Korean across the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—while further expanding students’ cultural understanding.

Students will continue to expand their vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical structures and will be expected to communicate with greater fluency and confidence in a wider range of conversational contexts. They will also be expected to write short essays and summaries using the language structures and vocabulary introduced in the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to handle a wide range of communicative tasks with ease and confidence. They will actively participate in both informal and some formal exchanges on a variety of concrete topics related to work, school, home, leisure activities, and matters of current, public, and personal interest.

Listening: Students will be able to understand conventional narrative and descriptive speech, including extended descriptions of people, places, and things, as well as narrations of past, present, and future events. Speech will primarily follow familiar patterns, and students will be able to comprehend main ideas as well as many supporting details.

Reading: Students will be able to understand conventional narrative and descriptive texts, including extended descriptions and narrations across time frames. They will identify main ideas, key facts, and many supporting details, and may also derive meaning from texts that are structurally or conceptually more complex.

Writing: Students will be able to meet a range of basic academic and workplace writing needs. They can produce straightforward summaries and short compositions on topics of general interest. Students will demonstrate control of commonly used syntactic structures and a range of general vocabulary.

Prerequisite: LTKO 2A or equivalent proficiency in Korean.
LTKO 2C - Intermediate Korean: Second Year III

Second-Year Korean 2C (5 units) is the third course in the Intermediate Korean sequence. This course is designed for students who have completed Korean 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, and 2B or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. It develops high-intermediate proficiency in modern standard Korean across the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—while further enhancing students’ cultural understanding.

Students will expand their vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical structures and will be expected to communicate with greater accuracy, fluency, and sophistication across a wide range of contexts. They will also produce short essays and more developed written texts using the language structures and vocabulary introduced in the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to perform all intermediate-level communicative tasks with ease, confidence, and accuracy. They will consistently be able to explain ideas in detail and narrate events fully across all major time frames. In addition, they will be able to present structured arguments to support opinions and formulate basic hypotheses. Students will also demonstrate the ability to compensate for gaps in vocabulary or grammar through effective use of communicative strategies.

Listening: Students will be able to understand, with ease and confidence, conventional narrative and descriptive texts of any length, as well as complex factual materials such as summaries and reports. They will also be able to follow the main points of more complex or argumentative speech on topics within areas of personal interest or familiarity.

Reading: Students will be able to understand, with ease, conventional narrative and descriptive texts of any length, as well as more complex factual materials. They will also be able to follow the main ideas of argumentative texts within familiar domains and may be able to extract meaning from texts addressing unfamiliar topics or situations.

Writing: Students will be able to write on a variety of topics with significant precision and detail. They can produce both informal and formal correspondence according to appropriate conventions, as well as write factual summaries and reports. Students will also be able to compose extended texts on topics related to their areas of interest and expertise.

Prerequisite: LTKO 2B or equivalent proficiency in Korean.




UPPER-DIVISION LANGUAGE COURSE

Advanced Korean: Third-Year I, II, III

LTKO 130F - Advanced Korean: Third Year I

Third-Year Korean 130F (4 units) is the first course in the Advanced Korean sequence. This course is designed for students who have completed Korean 2A, 2B, and 2C or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. It develops low-advanced proficiency in modern standard Korean across the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—while further deepening students’ cultural understanding.

Students will expand their vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical structures and will be expected to communicate effectively in formal and informal contexts across both concrete and abstract topics. Emphasis is placed on developing the ability to read and comprehend authentic materials such as daily newspapers and news broadcasts. Students will also strengthen their ability to use Korean appropriately in formal academic and professional settings.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to communicate with a high degree of accuracy and fluency in order to participate effectively in conversations across a wide range of formal and informal contexts. They will be able to discuss personal interests and areas of expertise, explain complex topics in detail, and deliver extended, coherent narratives with ease and precision. Students will also be able to express opinions on a variety of issues and support them with structured, well-developed arguments.

Listening: Students will be able to understand spoken Korean in a standard dialect across a broad range of familiar and unfamiliar topics. They will be able to follow linguistically complex and extended discourse. Comprehension will be supported not only by subject familiarity but also by a developing command of advanced vocabulary, complex grammatical structures, and cultural knowledge. Students will be able to understand both explicit and implied meanings in spoken discourse.

Reading: Students will be able to understand texts from a variety of genres on both familiar and unfamiliar topics. Comprehension will be supported by a broad vocabulary base, knowledge of complex grammatical structures, and cultural context. Students will also be able to make inferences using textual and contextual clues.

Writing: Students will be able to produce a wide range of formal and informal texts, including correspondence, detailed summaries, reports, and basic research papers. They will be able to explain complex ideas clearly and support opinions with coherent, well-structured arguments and hypotheses. Students will demonstrate strong control of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, cohesion, and punctuation.

Prerequisite: LTKO 2C or equivalent proficiency in Korean.



LTKO 130W - Advanced Korean: Third Year II

Third-Year Korean 130W (4 units) is the second course in the Advanced Korean sequence. This course is designed for students who have completed Korean 2A, 2B, 2C, and 130F or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. It develops mid-advanced proficiency in modern standard Korean across the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—while further expanding students’ cultural understanding.

Students will continue to refine their vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical structures and will be expected to communicate with a high degree of accuracy and fluency in both formal and informal contexts. Emphasis is placed on developing the ability to read and comprehend authentic materials, including newspapers and news broadcasts. Students will also strengthen their ability to use Korean effectively in formal academic and professional settings.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to communicate with accuracy and fluency in order to participate effectively in conversations across a wide range of formal and informal contexts, addressing both concrete and abstract topics. They will be able to discuss personal interests and areas of expertise, explain complex issues in detail, and deliver extended, coherent narratives with ease and precision. Students will also be able to express opinions on various topics and support them with well-structured arguments.

Listening: Students will be able to understand spoken Korean in a standard dialect across a broad range of familiar and unfamiliar topics. They will be able to follow linguistically complex and extended discourse. Comprehension will be supported not only by subject familiarity but also by a strong command of advanced vocabulary, complex grammatical structures, and cultural knowledge. Students will be able to interpret both explicit and implied meanings in spoken discourse.

Reading: Students will be able to comprehend texts from a wide variety of genres on both familiar and unfamiliar subjects. Their understanding will be supported by a broad vocabulary base, knowledge of complex grammatical structures, and cultural context. Students will also be able to make inferences from textual and contextual clues.

Writing: Students will be able to produce a wide range of formal and informal texts, including correspondence, detailed summaries, reports, and research papers. They will be able to explain complex ideas clearly and support arguments with coherent, well-developed reasoning and hypotheses. Students will demonstrate strong control of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, cohesion, and punctuation.

Prerequisite: LTKO 2C or equivalent proficiency in Korean.


LTKO 130P - Advanced Korean: Third Year III

Third-Year Korean 130P (4 units) is the third course in the Advanced Korean sequence. This course is designed for students who have completed Korean 2A, 2B, 2C, 130F, and 130W or who demonstrate equivalent proficiency. It develops high-advanced proficiency in modern standard Korean across the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—while further deepening students’ cultural understanding.

Students will continue to refine and expand their vocabulary, expressions, and grammatical structures and will be expected to communicate with a high degree of accuracy, fluency, and sophistication in both formal and informal contexts. Emphasis is placed on the ability to read and comprehend authentic materials such as newspapers and broadcast news, as well as to engage critically with complex spoken and written discourse. Students will also strengthen their ability to use Korean effectively in academic, professional, and public settings.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform the following tasks in Korean:

Speaking: Students will be able to communicate with a high degree of accuracy and fluency in order to participate fully and effectively in conversations across a wide range of formal and informal contexts, addressing both concrete and abstract topics. They will be able to discuss specialized interests and areas of expertise, explain complex issues in detail, and deliver extended, coherent narratives with ease and precision. Students will also be able to present informed opinions on a variety of issues and support them with well-structured, persuasive arguments.

Listening: Students will be able to understand spoken Korean in a standard dialect across a broad range of familiar and unfamiliar topics. They will be able to follow linguistically complex and extended discourse. Comprehension will be supported not only by subject familiarity but also by a sophisticated command of advanced vocabulary, complex grammatical structures, and cultural knowledge. Students will be able to interpret both explicit and implied meanings in spoken discourse.

Reading: Students will be able to understand texts from a wide variety of genres on both familiar and unfamiliar topics. Their comprehension will be supported by a broad and sophisticated vocabulary base, advanced grammatical knowledge, and cultural awareness. Students will also be able to make inferences using textual and contextual clues, including in structurally complex materials.

Writing: Students will be able to produce a wide range of formal and informal texts, including correspondence, in-depth summaries, reports, and research papers. They will be able to explain complex ideas clearly and present and support arguments with coherent, well-developed reasoning and hypotheses. Students will demonstrate a high level of control over grammar, syntax, vocabulary, cohesion, and punctuation.

Prerequisite: LTKO 2C or equivalent proficiency in Korean.


Advanced Korean: Readings in Sino-Korean Characters


LTKO 135: Readings in Sino-Korean Characters (4) 

This course introduces advanced and superior-level Sino-Korean vocabulary and characters, with a focus on developing students’ ability to read and comprehend advanced Korean-language materials while deepening their understanding of Korean culture.

Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to have acquired an expanded vocabulary and a stronger command of expressions derived from Sino-Korean vocabulary and characters, which are essential for advanced and superior levels of proficiency in Korean. It is important to note that Sino-Korean characters differ from their contemporary Chinese counterparts in pronunciation, meaning, and word formation.

Sino-Korean vocabulary accounts for more than 70% of the Korean lexicon at advanced levels. Although modern Korean is written primarily in Hangul, the semantic relationships among related words are often not transparent to learners without formal instruction in Chinese characters. This course therefore supports learners in recognizing patterns in Sino-Korean vocabulary and in retaining new lexical items more effectively over time.

Prerequisite: LTKO 2C or equivalent proficiency in Korean.

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