Korean (KORE)

KORE 1  Elementary Korean

4 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
(May be taken for option of letter grade or Pass/No Pass)
Lecture: 72   

Elementary course for students without prior exposure to Korean. Includes essential study of grammatical structures, pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms, and an introduction to Korean culture.

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KORE 2  Continuing Elementary Korean

4 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
(May be taken for option of letter grade or Pass/No Pass)
Lecture: 72   
Prerequisite: KORE 1 or Two years of High School Korean

Further development of elementary skills in Korean including conversational, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on grammatical structures, the extension of vocabulary and idioms, and a more in-depth discussion of Korean culture.

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KORE 3  Intermediate Korean

4 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
Lecture: 72   
Prerequisite: KORE 2

Continued development of conversation, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on intermediate level grammatical structures, vocabulary, and idioms, and in-depth discussions of Korean culture.

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KORE 4  Continuing Intermediate Korean

4 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
Lecture: 72   
Prerequisite: KORE 3

Continued intermediate study of grammar and vocabulary. Readings and discussion of Korean cultural topics and an introduction to Korean literature.

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KORE 60  Korean Culture Through Cinema

3 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
(May be taken for option of letter grade or Pass/No Pass)
Lecture: 54   

Korean culture through cinema starting from the 1960s, with an emphasis on "New Korean Cinema" of the 2000s, to the present. Analysis of aesthetic, socio-historical, and cultural movements in post-war South Korea. Lecture and class discussion to be conducted in English. Film presentation with English subtitles.

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