About this course: This is an elementary-level Korean language course, consisting of 5 lessons with 4 units, and covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The main topics include basic expressions used in everyday life, such as greetings, introducing yourself, talking about your family and a daily life and so on. Each lesson covers dialogues, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, quizzes and role-plays. After completing this course, you will be able to 1. read and write Korean alphabet. 2. communicate in Korean with basic expressions. 3. learn basic knowledge on Korean culture. It’s fun and easy to follow! Enjoy it!
Created by: Yonsei University
Taught by: Seung Hae Kang, Associate Professor
Korean Language Education as a Foreign Language
| Commitment | 5 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Vietnamese, Spanish, French, Chinese (Simplified) |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Introduction
Thanks for joining the course! Watch the video below to get started.
1 video
- Video: Welcome to First Step Korean!
The Korean Alphabet
In this module, you will learn the Korea alphabet or Korean writing system called 'Hangeul'. After completing the lessons, you will be able to understand the principles how each letter was invented. Also, you will be able to read and write Hangeul.
5 videos, 5 readings
- Video: 1.1 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 1.2 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: How to Use
- Reading: Korean Character Practice Program
- Video: 1.3 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 1.4 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
Graded: Graded Quiz 1
Graded: Graded Quiz 2
Graded: Graded Quiz 3
Graded: Graded Quiz 4
WEEK 2
Greetings and Introducing
In this module, you will learn how to greet, ask someone's nationalities / jobs and answer those questions in Korean. After completing the lessons, you will be able to introduce yourself, greet a person and talk about someone's nationalities and occupations.
5 videos, 4 readings
- Video: 2.1 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 2.2 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 2.3 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 2.4 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: Korean Way of Speech
Graded: Graded Quiz 1
Graded: Graded Quiz 2
Graded: Graded Quiz 3
Graded: Graded Quiz 4
WEEK 3
Family
In this module, you will learn the expressions about family. After completing the lessons, you will be able to talk about the family members and learn how to count numbers.
5 videos, 4 readings
- Video: 3.1 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 3.2 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 3.3 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 3.4 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: Korean Family
Graded: Graded Quiz 1
Graded: Graded Quiz 2
Graded: Graded Quiz 3
Graded: Graded Quiz 4
WEEK 4
Time and Date
In this module, you will learn about time and date in Korean. And you will also say the days of the week as well. After completing the lessons, you will be able to ask and repond time & date using Korean numbers.
4 videos, 4 readings
- Video: 4.1 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 4.2 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 4.3 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 4.4 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
Graded: Graded Quiz 1
Graded: Graded Quiz 2
Graded: Graded Quiz 3
Graded: Graded Quiz 4
WEEK 5
Daily Life
In this module, you will learn various Korean vocabulary regarding your daily lives. After completing the lessons, you will be able to utilize informal sentence endings, ask and answer about your everyday life.
4 videos, 4 readings
- Video: 5.1 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 5.2 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 5.3 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
- Video: 5.4 Lecture
- Reading: Lecture Notes
Graded: Graded Quiz 1
Graded: Graded Quiz 2
Graded: Graded Quiz 3
Graded: Graded Quiz 4
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Yonsei University
Yonsei University was established in 1885 and is the oldest private university in Korea.
Yonsei’s main campus is situated minutes away from the economic, political, and cultural centers of Seoul’s metropolitan downtown. Yonsei has 3,500 eminent faculty members who are conducting cutting-edge research across all academic disciplines. There are 18 graduate schools, 22 colleges and 133 subsidiary institutions hosting a selective pool of students from around the world.
Yonsei is proud of its history and reputation as a leading institution of higher education and research in Asia.
Ratings and Reviews
It is a very nice course for non-korean to learn Korean language.I hope Yonsei University can create more advanced Korean language course for me.Thank you!!!
I will remove one star because they are supposed to teach in Spanish too, but the subtitles are incomplete. I loved the course, I would like to have the intermediate part, but this encourage me to take the Topik I and II.
Excelente, muchas gracias!
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I have learn so much even though I just started it's fun and exciting too.