ASIA 384 - Special Topics in Korean

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

In this course, students read articles or watch video clips on various topics mainly related to Korea to expand their vocabulary and expressions, fine-tune their grammar awareness, and broaden the background knowledge on Korean society, which enables them to better communicate with Korean people in more complicated discussions. The language enhancement is practiced by paraphrasing, summarizing, translating, theme discussions and etc. The topics include the cultural uniqueness of Korea, brief history, education fever, K-pop, K-drama, food, recent developments of inter-Korean relations, and other current affairs in Korean society. Discussions are mainly held in Korean; therefore, advanced level of language proficiency is required. Claire Kang.

Prerequisite(s): ASIA 205-ASIA 206 or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS