Korean Language Program: Courses

• EALC 115 Korean I

• EALC 115 introduces the fundamentals of standard Korean in all four levels of communication (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). The course provides practice in basic Korean conversations as well as fundamental grammar.

• EALC 117 Korean II

• This course focuses on the low-intermediate Korean conversations, basic reading, and writing , as well as grammar.

• EALC 215 Korean III

• Korean III deals with four areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, but more emphasis will be put on reading and writing than in Korean I and II. In Korean III, you will learn more complicated grammatical structures and useful expressions.

• EALC 217 Korean IV
• EALC 315 Advanced Korean I
• EALC 317 Advanced Korean II

• Advanced Korean II deals with all the areas, speaking, listening, reading, and writing Korean, but more emphasis will be put on reading and writing of Chinese characters (Han-Ja). In Advanced Korean II, you will learn more complicated grammatical structures and useful expressions with Han-Ja

• EALC 415 Advanced Korean III

• Advanced Korean III deals with the three areas of speaking, reading, and writing, but more emphasis is put on reading and writing of Chinese characters in modern written Korean. In Advanced Korean III, students will read Korean stories and essays written in mixed script and learn more complicated grammatical structures and useful expressions with about 500 additional Chinese characters.

• EALC 417 Advanced Korean IV

• Advanced Korean IV is the continuation of Advanced Korean III. This course deals with the three areas of speaking, reading, and writing, but more emphasis is put on reading and writing of Chinese characters in modern written Korean. In Advanced Korean IV, students will read advanced-level Korean stories and essays written in mixed script, and learn more complicated grammatical structures and useful expressions with about 700 additional Chinese characters.