KOREAN LANGUAGE 1 MOD.2

The course Korean Language 1 Mod. 2 [LM004J] is one of the core curricular components of the Master’s Degree Programme in Languages and Civilizations of Asia and Mediterranean Africa. Its aim is to consolidate and further enhance students’ linguistic skills in listening comprehension, oral expression, reading, and writing in Korean, with a particular focus on achieving an advanced level of proficiency.

By the end of the course, students will be able to read, analyze, and interpret complex texts, and to interact effectively in a range of communicative contexts, both formal and informal. The course includes an in-depth study of advanced grammatical structures, in close coordination with the language practice sessions led by the Collaborators and Language Experts (CEL).

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will have developed advanced linguistic competencies that will enable them to successfully undertake the final module of Korean language within their Master’s programme.

Specifically, the acquired competencies will include:
- Knowledge and Understanding
- Knowledge of key expressions necessary to interact in communicative contexts requiring the use of sector-specific language in the field of the humanities.
- Solid command of the complex grammatical system of modern Korean.
- Acquisition of an advanced vocabulary, including terminology typical of specialized language used in humanistic disciplines.

Applying Knowledge and Understanding
- Ability to correctly and appropriately employ key expressions for complex communicative interactions in academic and professional settings.
- Independent comprehension of texts dealing with humanities-related topics.
- Production of written texts in Korean using advanced vocabulary, including technical terms from humanistic domains.
- Ability to decode and understand complex grammatical structures within authentic texts.

Judgement Skills
- Ability to critically assess one's own linguistic and metalinguistic competence, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.

Communication Skills
- Ability to effectively convey the specific features of linguistic and textual analysis using appropriate academic and technical terminology.

Learning Skills
- Capacity to integrate knowledge from various study contexts and to apply it for personal, academic, and professional growth.
- Ability to approach original texts in Korean with sufficient confidence and autonomy.

Expected Proficiency Level
In line with the TOPIK proficiency scale, students are expected to enter the course at an initial level 5 and to reach a solid level 5+/6 by the end. According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), their competence will progress from an initial C1 to an early-stage C2 level.

It is advisable that students have already passed the Korean Language 1 Mod. 1 (LM) exam from the previous semester.

Lesson 1 - N의 (대표적인) 예로 N을/를 들다, N 외, A/V-다면
Lesson 2 - 아래와 같이, V-(으)오니, N에 한하여
Lesson 3 - N이/가 중요한 역할을 하다, N에서 N의 비중이 높다, N(으)로 인해
Lesson 4 - A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 탓, A/V-(으)면 그만이다, A/V-(으)ㄹ뿐더러, 이래 가지고(서)(야)
Lesson 5 - V-(으)ㅁ으로써, N을/를 통해서, A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 면이 있다, N은/는 N을/를 보여 주는 좋은 예이다
Lesson 6 - A-기 그지없다, A/V-기에, A/V-지 않을까 하다
Lesson 7 - A/V-(으)ㅁ에 틀림없다, 한마디로 말하자면, A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 점이 특징적이다, N을/를 N(으)로 꼽다
Lesson 8 - 뭐니 뭐니 해도, A/V-(으)리만큼, N을/를 계기로
Lesson 9 - A/V-지(요), 뭐, 그러더라고(요), A/V-다는 거야
Lesson 10 - A/V-겠거니, 따지고 보면, 다시 말해서
Lesson 11 - V-(으)려는지, V-기 십상이다, A/V-거나 하다
Lesson 12 - N 바람이 불다, N을/를 막론하고, N 길이
Lesson 13 - N은/는 물론이거니와 , N을/를 말하라면, N이자 N
Lesson 14 - 한편으로(는), V-아/어 내다, A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 만큼
Lesson 15 - A/V-다고 해도 과언이 아니다, N이/가 눈길을 끌다, (V-(으)ㄹ 겸) V-(으)ㄹ 겸 (해서)

서울대 한국어 5A, 5B Student's book and workbook, 서울대학교 언어교육원. Published by TWOPONDS Co. Ltd

"Seoul National University Korean 5A, 5B" (Student’s Book and Workbook), Language Education Institute of Seoul National University. Published by TWOPONDS Co. Ltd

Examination Procedures

The final examination is composed of two separate components: a written test and an oral test.

1. Written Test
- The written test lasts 90 minutes and assesses grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and written production, based on the activities covered in Korean Language 1 Mod. 2.
- The test includes both multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions drawn from the course syllabus.
- The total score for the written component is 30 points, calculated as the average of two sections: grammar (30 points) and language practice (30 points).

2. Oral Test
- Only students who pass the written test are admitted to the oral test.
- The oral exam consists of an individual interview with the instructors and focuses on the course content.

written and oral

Regarding the grading scale, the final score will be assigned based on the results of the written and oral components, according to the following criteria:

- 18–22: awarded in the presence of sufficient knowledge of the course content and basic applied skills;

- 23–26: awarded in the presence of fair knowledge and a good level of comprehension and application of the topics covered;

- 27–30: awarded in the presence of good or excellent knowledge, along with solid analytical, interpretative, and productive abilities;

- 30 with honors: awarded in the presence of outstanding and in-depth knowledge of the course material, advanced language proficiency, and high-level critical and applied skills.

Teaching activities are structured as frontal lectures and practical exercises, supported by PowerPoint presentations. Presentations and supplementary materials will be made available on the Moodle platform to facilitate individual consolidation of the topics covered in class.

L’esame parziale si considera superato esclusivamente qualora tutte le parti previste abbiano ottenuto una valutazione pari o superiore a 18/30. Il voto finale sarà calcolato come media aritmetica dei risultati conseguiti nei Moduli 1 e 2.

La votazione ottenuta nella Parte I (Modulo 1) resta valida fino al superamento della Parte II (Modulo 2), che dovrà avvenire entro e non oltre il primo appello della sessione di gennaio dell’anno accademico successivo.
In caso di mancato superamento della Parte II entro tale scadenza, lo studente sarà tenuto a ripetere l’esame relativo alla Parte I (Modulo 1), a partire dal secondo appello della medesima sessione di gennaio.