Course Information

- Students take one level each semester and the class uses the textbooks we developed.

급수, 학습목표, 세부학습내용, 교재
Level	Learning Objective	Details of Content	Textbook
Level 1	Students will gain the basic knowledge of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, etc. needed to make Korean sentences. They will also develop the minimum communication skills required for daily life.	Understanding consonants and vowels Learning basic pronunciation Learning structures of types of Korean sentences Learning basic vocabulary and grammar necessary for daily life Greetings, self-introduction, buying stuff, ordering food, asking directions, writing a diary, writing letters, etc.	친절한 한국어1 (부산대 출판부)
Level 2	Students will learn the basic language skills needed for daily life. They will develop the communication skills required to use public facilities such as banks, post offices and hospitals.	Learning various phonological changes and correct pronunciation rules Learning the vocabulary and grammar needed to use public facilities Using formal and informal sentences Conversations about daily life topics such as family, personality, weather, health, hobbies and traffic Making a call, asking for a favor, making an appointment, making a suggestion, refusing a suggestion, making a plan, etc.	친절한 한국어2 (부산대 출판부)
Level 3	Students will learn the linguistic functions necessary to maintain social relationships under familiar social themes such as social life and using public facilities.	Learning vocabulary and expressions related to social life, such as life in the workplace and at school Finding information from practical texts such as advertisements, interviews, weather forecasts and notices, and writing practical texts Cultivating various speech skills at a discourse level Explaining, describing, comparing, making an inquiry, delivering a message for someone	친절한 한국어3 (부산대 출판부)
Level 4	By building an understanding of unfamiliar social phenomena and Korean culture, students will learn and use the idiomatic expressions and various linguistic skills necessary for social activities.	Learning the idioms and proverbs used frequently in conversational situations or when describing social phenomena Recognizing the differences between written and spoken expressions, and learning how to distinguish between them by using them Understanding professional content such as mass media Solving problems, giving an opinion about a topic, making an argument, discussing, giving a suggestion, comparing/analyzing, etc.	친절한 한국어4 (부산대 출판부)
Level 5	By deepening their understanding of Korean culture and society, students will learn to express their opinions freely, using both formal and written expressions and informal and colloquial expressions.	Learning abstract and professional vocabulary and complex grammar on social phenomena Developing the linguistic skills needed for research and work Developing the ability to express one's thoughts and arguments based on an understanding of Korea’s politics, economy, culture, and society Developing a deeper speech and critical thinking ability according to the discourse, situations and contexts Summarizing, making a counterargument, writing reports, etc.	친절한 한국어5 (부산대 출판부)
Level 6	Students will cultivate the ability to serve as members of Korean society with the linguistic capacity required to perform tasks in their fields, such as studies and work.	Learning vocabulary required for complex expressions that reflect Korean society and culture, as well as the culturally-specific ways Koreans express their thoughts and emotions such as idioms and proverbs Talking and writing about one’s thoughts on Korean traditions, current Korean society and cultural phenomena Developing the ability to understand and write genre characteristics of reports, speeches and official documents Reading, listening to and understanding explanatory texts, editorials, news, broadcast talks, etc. Making an argument, making an inference, discussing social issues and making a counterargument	친절한 한국어6 (부산대 출판부)