Module Catalogue 2025/26

Pre Requisite Comment

This module is not suitable for native speakers or those with an A-Level (or equivalent) in Korean.
Students must have achieved a minimum of 50% in CHN/JPN1066 or CHN/JPN2013/4 in Stage 1 in order to take this module. CHN/JPN1065 and CHN/JPN1066 must both have been passed at first attempt.

Co Requisite Comment

In order to take this module, students must be studying on TT12, T901 (with Chinese OR Japanese only or with Chinese OR Japanese and one European language), TN92 (with Chinese OR Japanese only) or Y001 (with Chinese OR Japanese).

Can be taken with Level B or Level C Chinese/Japanese.

Students can only take ONE of: GER2031: Dutch I, SML2014: Italian Language and Culture I, SPA2021: Catalan I OR SML2017: Korean I.

Aims

In consonance with the overall aims of the degrees offered in the SML, this module aims to provide students with an introduction to modern Korean. It aims to give you a basic knowledge of Korean grammar and vocabulary using written and spoken sources. You will also learn to communicate orally in Korean.

Outline Of Syllabus

Korean uses the writing system Han’gŭl which is made up of 10 consonants and 14 vowels (24 letters). The first weeks of the module will therefore be dedicated to learning Han’gŭl including writing and reading.

Basic sentence structure, grammatical systems and vocabulary will be introduced and practised through simulations of everyday situations to ensure students become able to complete and understand basic communication at the beginner’s level.

Work requirements includes weekly exercises, both written and oral.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

At the end of this module you will have gained:
- An understanding of basic written texts in Korean
- A knowledge of basic Korean grammar and vocabulary

Intended Skill Outcomes

You will have learned:
- to handwrite basic sentences in Korean
- to read short passages in Korean
- how to pronounce Korean
- to understand basic spoken Korean and converse orally in basic Korean

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Private study mainly in the Language Resource Centre.

As this is a beginners’ languages course, it is more classroom-based than the other optional modules, hence the
higher number of contact hours. The language teaching will be integrated (oral, aural, and writing skills), rather than compartmentalised, and thereby closer to a real-life situation. This explains why
class tests and group learning are continuous.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Written examination (70%) - In the 90-minute exam students will be assessed their knowledge of basic grammar and vocab as well as reading and writing skills.

Oral examination (30%) – In the 10-minute exam students will be assessed basic communication skills that they have practiced in class. The oral examination is an integrated test of oral and aural skills.


Resit – 100% written exam

General Notes

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