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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Korean Language Program

Learn Korean!

 

Korea Town SignBeing able to speak another language simply provides you with better opportunities as well as personal enrichment. Or you may want to pursue that interest in K-pop or Korean TV dramas. These are just a few reasons to learn Korean.

Whatever your motivation, the Korean Language Program at USC will help you to achieve your goal of acquiring linguistic and cultural competence in the Korean language.

Using authentic materials and tasks in and outside the classroom, you will have ample opportunities to apply your Korean language and culture knowledge to real-life situations.

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Our ultimate goal is to make the experience of learning Korean academically and personally meaningful to each student.

Our Vision

To connect learning to everyday life
To raise competent global leaders

The Korean Language Program at USC aims to connect language learning to students’ everyday life. We connect language learning to students’ everyday life by drawing upon authentic materials and linking students’ linguistic and cultural knowledge to other content areas. Furthermore, we aim to prepare our students to become competent global leaders by cultivating their translingual and transcultural competence. In order to accomplish this, we seek to establish standards-based and performance-oriented curriculum and to create student-centered learning environments.  

Interested in Taking Korean?

Discover Korean Language Courses!

Spring 2024 Course Offerings:

EALC 115  Korean 1, EALC 117  Korean 2, EALC 215  Korean 3, EALC 217  Korean 4,
EALC 315  Advanced Korean 1, EALC 317  Advanced Korean 2, EALC 417  Advanced Korean 4 

  • 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.

  • Continuation of EALC 115. This course focuses on basic conversation, reading, writing as well as grammar. Students will be prepared to make basic transactions.

    Prerequisite: EALC 115 or equivalent

  • This course deals with four areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will learn more complex structures and useful expressions.

    Prerequisite: EALC 117 or equivalent

  • Continuation of EALC 215. This course deals with four areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will learn to make daily transactions in Korean and   be prepared to describe and narrate personal surroundings and events.

    Prerequisite: EALC 215 or equivalent

  • Advanced reading in modern Korean materials, integrating conversation, composition, and some translation. Students will be prepared to discuss topics related to local/global communities as well as personal experiences.

    Prerequisite: EALC 217 or equivalent

  • Continuation of EALC 315. Conversation, reading, and writing with the use of advanced linguistic constructs. Students will be prepared to discuss topics related to local/global communities as well as personal experiences.

    Prerequisite: EALC 315 or equivalent

  • Selected modern Koran readings in various literary and non-fiction genres; integrated multimedia resources; focus on developing reading and translation skills.

    Prerequisite: EALC 317 or equivalent.

  • Continuation of EALC 415. Selected readings in Korean texts written in mixed script from newspapers, magazines, and other journalistic publications; a systematic study of complex vocabulary and translation of text.

    Prerequisite: EALC 415 or equivalent

  • Selected readings in Korean texts written in mixed script; a systematic studey of Chinese characters and translation of text.

    Prerequisite: EALC 217 or equivalent

  • Selected readings from newspapers, magazines, and other journalistic publications; analysis of styles and practice writing articles.

    Prerequisite: EALC 217 or equivalent

Events

Spring 2024

Fall 2023

Spring 2023

Fall 2022

Study Abroad & Scholarship Info

Study Abroad

Scholarship

Contact Us

Korean Language Program:  korean@usc.edu

Korean Language Faculty:

Woojoo Kim          woojooki@usc.edu      THH 361

Eunju Na                 eunjuna@usc.edu       THH 356F    Schedule a meeting

Seojin Park            seojinp@usc.edu         THH 361

Bo hyun Kim         bohyun@usc.edu         THH 340    Schedule a meeting

Co-Director of the Korean Language Program:

Yuka Kumagai       kumagai@usc.edu        THH 340

Yi-Hsien Liu            yihsienl@usc.edu          THH 356J