Korean Language Program
Learn Korean!
Being 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.
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.
Discover Korean Language Courses!
Fall 2023 Course Offerings:
EALC 115 Korean 1, EALC 117 Korean 2, EALC 215 Korean 3, EALC 217 Korean 4,
EALC 315 Advanced Korean 1, EALC 415 Advanced Korean 3
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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.
- K1 Syllabus (Fall 23)
- K1 Student Work Sample 1 (Yao Sun, Fall 22)
- K1 Student Work Sample 2 (Sheela Yuan, Spring 23)
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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
- K2 Syllabus (Fall 23)
- K2 Student Work Sample -Webzine
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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
- K3 Syllabus (Fall 23)
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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
- K4 Syllabus (Fall 23)
- K4 Student Work Sample -Digital Storytelling (Helen Ku, Spring 22)
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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
- AK1 Syllabus (Fall 23)
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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
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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.
- AK3 Syllabus (Fall 23)
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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
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Selected readings in Korean texts written in mixed script; a systematic studey of Chinese characters and translation of text.
Prerequisite: EALC 217 or equivalent
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Selected readings from newspapers, magazines, and other journalistic publications; analysis of styles and practice writing articles.
Prerequisite: EALC 217 or equivalent
Events
Fall 2023
- Critical Language Scholarship Info Session (Korean) – Wed. 11/8, @ THH 371
- 한글날 행사 (Hangul Day Event): Flyer
- Visit the 2023 Hangul Day @ USC website for further event details.
Spring 2023
- Korea Study Abroad Info Session
- 민화 워크숍: MinHwa Coloring & Hanging Scroll Making (Event web & photos)
Fall 2022
- 한글날: The Inaugural HangeulNal Event @ USC
- The first Hangul Day @ USC flyer
- Explore the link for details.
Study Abroad & Scholarship Info
Study Abroad
Scholarship
- Blakemore Freeman Fellowships
- Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
- Freeman-ASIA Scholarship
- Fulbright Scholarships
- Gilman International Scholarship
- AKS Summer Program at The Academy of Korean Studies
- Korea Foundation Fellowship Program
- Korean Government Scholarships for International Students
- Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Contact Us
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