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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
