KORE 101-410 Korean Language Courses

Sep 29, 2026

Korean (KORE) course catalog describes a multi-level Korean language sequence from KORE 101 Beginning Korean I through KORE 410 Perfecting Korean Grammar. Each level defines eligibility and prerequisites, then outlines learning goals across core language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Instruction methods include classroom drills, oral presentations, pair and group work, writing practice, and intensive reading or conversational activities. The curriculum emphasizes vocabulary growth, communicative competence, pronunciation, and cultural understanding through daily life topics, K-pop and media, reading authentic materials, and business communication, including a study-abroad option.

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Course Levels

KORE 101 Beginning Korean I

KORE 102 Beginning Korean II

KORE 121 Intermediate Korean I

KORE 132 Intermediate Korean II

KORE 201 Mastering Korean: Daily Life in Korea

KORE 206 Conversational Korean through K-Pop and Popular Culture

KORE 308 Reading in Korean

KORE 331 Business Korean

KORE 375 Korean Study Abroad

KORE 410 Perfecting Korean Grammar

Korean (KORE) 1 KOREAN ( KORE) KORE 101 Beginning Korean I (3 credits) This course is for students who are starting Korean in college, or who have been placed at this level after taking the placement test. Students who have studied this language for three or more years in high school, or who use it at home, are not eligible to register for this course. Through classroom drills, oral presentations, pair and group work, and writing activities, students are expected to develop the fundamental skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Meets World Languages Requirement; satisﬁes SEEDS World Language I student learning outcome in alignment with Diversity and Intercultural Competency value. KORE 102 Beginning Korean II (3 credits) Prerequisite(s): KORE 101 or by departmental placement. This course is for students who have completed Beginning Korean I, or who have been placed at this level through a placement test. Through classroom drills, oral presentations, pair and group work, and writing activities, students are expected to develop the fundamental skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Meets World Languages Requirement; satisﬁes SEEDS World Language I student learning outcome in alignment with Diversity and Intercultural Competency value. KORE 121 Intermediate Korean I (3 credits) Prerequisite(s): KORE 102 or by departmental placement. For students who have completed Beginning Korean I and II, or who have been placed at this level through a placement test. This course aims to further enhance the communicative ability that was built in Beginning Korean I and II, expand vocabulary through reinforced activities and assignments, and deepen students’ understanding of Korean culture and society. Meets World Languages Requirement; satisﬁes SEEDS World Language II student learning outcome in alignment with Diversity and Intercultural Competency value. KORE 132 Intermediate Korean II (3 credits) Prerequisite(s): KORE 121 or by departmental placement. For students who have completed Intermediate Korean I, or who have been placed at this level through a placement test. This course aims to further enhance students’ communicative ability, expand vocabulary through reinforced activities and assignments, and deepen understanding of Korean culture and society. Meets World Languages Requirement; satisﬁes SEEDS World Language III student learning outcome in alignment with Diversity and Intercultural Competency value. KORE 201 Mastering Korean: Daily Life in Korea (3 credits) Prerequisite(s): KORE 132 or departmental approval. This is a thirdlevel Korean course designed to help students further develop all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) through a variety of topics related to daily life in Korea, and advance from the intermediate level to the advanced level proﬁciency. This course also enables students to enhance their understanding of Korean culture and society, and develop cross-cultural awareness and analytic skills by comparing and/or making connections to their own. Taught in Korean. KORE 206 Conversational Korean through K-Pop and Popular Culture (3 credits) Prerequisite(s): KORE 102 or departmental approval. This course is an intermediate language course whose main goal is to develop students'conversational skills in Korean and a secondary emphasis on raising students' cultural awareness. This course aims to develop proﬁciency in oral/listening comprehension, oral expression, and spoken interaction, as well as to improve pronunciation and increase vocabulary. The course will provide intensive practice with conversational Korean in the contemporary contexts of Korean pop music, videos, and TV dramasand will enable students to strengthen previously learned language skills while simultaneously expanding their vocabulary and grammar usage. Students will also explore and understand situational etiquette and Korean culture and society through conversation practice

FAQs

What prerequisites are required for KORE 102 Beginning Korean II?

KORE 102 requires KORE 101 or placement by the department.

How does KORE 206 develop conversational ability?

KORE 206 targets oral/listening comprehension and spoken interaction through intensive conversational practice in contexts such as Korean pop music, videos, and TV dramas, with a focus on pronunciation and vocabulary.

What topics are covered in KORE 331 Business Korean?

KORE 331 develops culturally appropriate written and oral communication in business contexts, including specialized vocabulary, discourse styles, interpersonal etiquette, and skills for interviews, meetings, presentations, and professional emails, reports, and letters.

Sep 29, 2026

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