Korean (KORE)

KORE 1  Elementary Korean

4 Units (Degree Applicable, CSU, UC)
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)
Lecture: 72   
Prerequisite: KORE 1

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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