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Admission requirements
This course is only available for students in the BA International Studies programme who have passed Korean 1 Beginners.

Description
This course is designed to enhance communication skills acquired in Korean 1 Beginners with heavy focus on oral and aural competence. Students will attain A1.5 level of proficiency in Korean through various class activities and action-oriented learning tasks. In addition, students will develop further knowledge of the Korean language for everyday communication, such as grammar and vocabulary, expressions and sentence structures.

Course objectives
This course enables the student to achieve a good level A1.5 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

Tutorials
Three two-hour tutorials every week, with the exception of the midterm exam week. Attending all tutorial sessions is compulsory. If you are unable to attend a session, please inform your tutor in advance, providing a valid reason for your absence. Being absent will result in a lowering of the participation grade with 0.5 for every absence after the first five (5) times.
Assessment method
Assessment
Written / oral exam and quiz
In-class listening / reading / writing / dictation / conjugation test
Video project
Home assignment and attendance

This course is the second course in a series of three language acquisition courses within the International Studies program. The final objective of this course series is to obtain an intermediate level of proficiency in Korean, aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media.