A post-AS level or equivalent module in Korean language and culture
Module details
- Offered to Year 3 & Year 4
- Thursdays, 16.00-18.00
- Planned delivery: On campus (South Kensington)
- Two-term module, worth 7.5 ECTS
- Available to eligible students as part of I-Explore
- Extra Credit, or Degree Credit where your department allows
Korean advice
contact the Coordinator:
Dr Hyejin Jang
0207 594 8767
Room S306, Sherfield Level 3
(Student office hours: Thursdays, 14:30 - 15:30)
Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication
A communicative module for students with an AS level in Korean or a comparable standard of competency in the language.
This module aims to:
- develop and extend your mastery of the four key language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) by introducing a broad range of complex grammatical structures and vocabulary;
- provide further information on modern Korean society and culture, to help you develop a deeper awareness of the region and the language.
To be eligible for this module, you need to have done one of the following:
- Successfully completed Korean Level 2
- Gained a Korean AS level qualification
- Have already achieved the equivalent level by other means
This module is intended for those who have already acquired a sound knowledge of Korean grammar and are able to carry out a range of communicative tasks in the target language.
Please note: The information on this module description is indicative. The module may undergo minor modifications before the start of next academic year.
Information blocks
On successful completion of this module, you will be better prepared to:
- respond to and produce connected and comprehensible spoken language in familiar contexts;
- respond to and produce written texts of moderate complexity using grammar and vocabulary;
- From the TOPIK Level 3 (Test of Proficiency in Korean) intermediate range: demonstrate intercultural awareness in your handling of routine social interactions in Korean and in your use of language;
- use a range of digital language-learning tools to support your production and expand your knowledge.
Building on previously learned linguistic knowledge, this module will introduce more complex linguistic structures, including:
- Expressing conjecture and supposition
- Expressing resolution and intent
- Expressing recollection
- Causative expressions
- Expressing time and sequential behaviour
- Expressing discoveries and results
- Direct/indirect quotations
These linguistic structures will be applied to the following topics:
- Description of weather and seasons
- Talking about clothing and fashion trends
- Describing travel plans
- Setting up travel itineraries
- Topics related to the experience of living abroad
In line with MFL communicative and active learning methodology, in-class activities cover all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) and include: pair work and group work (dialogue practice, information gap exercises, discussion and collection of key terms/ideas, followed by report to plenum), individual tasks (face-to-face and online); discovery and formulation of rules; work with texts, audio and video material to develop learning and communicative skills. Homework and coursework tasks give you the opportunity to revise and consolidate knowledge and skills and to develop awareness of how to use language-learning tools independently. This approach not only ensures you engage with a wide range of tasks, but also supports different learning styles.
All coursework assignments will be marked and returned to you within two weeks. Marking criteria and revision guidance (how-to guides) will be included as needed with each assignment, to ensure that you are aware of all expectations. Detailed feedback will be provided for each individual section of every coursework assignment. Feedback will detail the correct answer(s), along with suggestions for improvement. In addition to the points awarded for each assignment, an overall percentage grade will be given. Generic feedback on coursework will also be given during class.
The module includes formative as well as summative assessment. Homework tasks (theory revision, reading, writing, listening, etc.) are set every week on the Virtual Learning Environment, following a flipped-classroom approach to ensure face-to-face time is devoted to interactional learning and communicative skills acquisition. This means that you will be provided with materials to study independently beforehand and then apply these during classroom time. Your lecturer will provide you with support materials and guidance to reinforce topics covered at your own pace.
You will need to complete two pieces of summative coursework (set during mid-autumn term and mid-spring term), which will include rubrics and revision guidance to ensure you are supported to complete when completing your work and so that you are aware of the assessment expectations. There will also be a 1-hour timed in-class examination (scheduled at the end of spring term), and one practical - in the form of an oral examination (at the end of spring term or during the summer term). The coursework, examinations and practical contribute to your final grade.
- Coursework (20%): Listening (3-5 minutes); reading comprehension, grammar and writing task (140-160 words).
- Coursework (20%): Project-based listening (3-7 minutes), reading/speaking and pre-recorded oral presentation (3 minutes), writing (150 words).
- Examination (30%): 1-hour in-class written test, including: grammar/ vocabulary/ writing (120 words).
- Practical (30%): Oral examination (20 minutes), including free/role play and presentation.
- 7.5 ECTS points awarded on successful completion of the module.
- Available to take for credit towards your degree, where your department allows. Also available for extra credit. The Module options by department page has a full list of the credit options.
- You must be prepared to attend all classes and undertake approximately 3 hours of private study each week in addition to the assessment.
Coursebook
Integrated Korean: Intermediate 1 (English & Korean Edition) by Young-Mee Cho, Hyo Sang Lee, Carol Schulz , Ho-Min Sohn & Sung-Ock Sohn. ISBN-13: 978-0824824198 // ISBN-10: 0824824199.