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Module

SML2017 : Korean I

  • Offered for Year: 2025/26
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Gitte Marianne Hansen
  • Owning School: Modern Languages
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
Semester 2 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 10.0
European Credit Transfer System

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.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical12:002:00Oral exam to take place at the end of Semester 2
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesSmall group teaching212:0042:00PiP Language seminars
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study1561:00156:00N/A
Total200:00
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 Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Oral Examination102M30An integrated test of oral and aural skills.
Written Examination902A70Assessing grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing
Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.

Description Semester When Set Comment
Written exercise1MSet by the teacher according to course progress.
Written exercise2MSet by the teacher according to course progress.
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

Reading Lists

Timetable