Delivered at:: Department of Foreign Languages

Course type:: Elective course

When:: 3 year, 1-4 module

Instructor

Лачкова Екатерина Алексеевна

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Abstract

Korean Language. Elementary Course is a 64-academic hours course designed for the 2st grade students of the International Bachelor's in Business and Economics’s program. It is studied in 3-4 modules and aims to provide students with a basic knowledge and competences of Korean language and focuses on the acquisition of practical communicative skills. It covers basic grammar and essential vocabulary, allowing participants to communicate in Korean on a limited range of daily topics. Participants will learn to recognize and write both simplified and traditional characters, develop the skills of comprehending and producing Korean in speech and writing, use proper vocabulary and language structures. By the end of the course, students typically achieve an international level of A2 on the scale of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment" (CEFR) or level 2 out of 6 on the national TOPIK exam for determining proficiency in the Korean language. The program aims to achieve maximum alignment of students' foreign language training levels with international standards in foreign language education.

Learning Objectives

To use intermediate-level grammar structures accurately in speech and writing.
To expand their vocabulary to include more complex and context-specific words and expressions.
To comprehend spoken Korean in various contexts, including conversations, media, and lectures.
To read and understand intermediate texts such as articles, short stories, and official documents.
To write coherent texts on familiar topics with appropriate style and structure.
To engage confidently in conversations about daily life, interests, work, and cultural topics.

Expected Learning Outcomes

To ask for information and respond to information requests both speaking and writing in everyday situations at level A2. Be able to communicate in typical A2 situations, such as greeting, introducing yourself (in formal and informal ways), apologizing, congratulating, organizing information, asking for and giving personal details, reasons, motives, times and purposes.
To describe and tell about identify people, talk about others, describe connections and similarities.
To talk about ongoing actions in the present tense, current events, daily routines.
To describe and compare objects, people, and their traits.
To express opinions, attitudes, and knowledge: argue your point of view, agree or disagree, evaluate ideas and facts.
To analyze attitudes, explain causes and effects, goals or difficulties.
To share tastes, wishes, feelings: talk about plans and intentions, show interest or surprise, express dislike or gratitude.
To draw someone’s attention or give instructions, advice or recommendations.

Course Contents

1. Shopping
2. Transport and traffic system
3. Calls and appointments
4. Weather
5. Plans and hobbies
6. Public institutions

Assessment Elements

Homework
current assignments on various types of speech activity based on written, oral, audio and video materials and their combinations, including assignments aimed at preparing for current, modular and examination work, which are completed by the student independently and checked by the teacher throughout the course, are based on the course material and may vary slightly depending on the individual characteristics of the group.
Modular tests
written lexical and grammatical tests based on various types of course materials, for the completion of which the student is given 2-3 academic hours, are completed directly in class.
Exam
during the exam, students will be tested on their ability to understand spoken and written information. In the "Grammar" part, students need to complete sentences using the correct words and particles. In the "Listening" part, students listen to information and answer questions about it. In the "Writing" part, students write an essay on a given topic, about 15 sentences long. In the "Speaking" part, students answer 10 questions clearly and fully when asked by the teacher.

Interim Assessment

2026/2027 2nd module
0.3 * Modular tests + 0.4 * Homework + 0.3 * Exam
2026/2027 4th module
0.3 * Modular tests + 0.3 * Exam + 0.4 * Homework

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Insun Lee. (2014). Elementary Korean Workbook : (Downloadable Audio Included). [N.p.]: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1567969
King, R., Yeon, J., & Recorded Books, I. (2014). Elementary Korean Second Edition : (Downloadable Audio Included). North Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1567968
Soyeung Koh, & Gene Baik. (2013). Essential Korean : Speak Korean with Confidence! (Korean Phrasebook). [N.p.]: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1567733

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Kingdon, L. (2015). Essential Korean Grammar : Your Essential Guide to Speaking and Writing Korean Fluently! Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1568972

Authors

Ursul Natalia Valerevna
KARIMOVA EZOZA NEMAT-KIZI

Bachelor’s Programme 'International Programme in Business and Economics'

Contacts:

Second Foreign Language II (Korean)