KOR-302 Advanced Korean I (3)

Students attain advanced level Korean language and literacy proficiency through content and task-based learning. The course develops a dynamic understanding of contemporary Korean culture and society in Korean through authentic materials (e.g. news, books, media, magazines and literatures) based on four thematic units. Students both reach the advanced levels in the world readiness standards for learning languages and develop twenty-first century skills, including collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. The course draws from a variety of topics related to contemporary Korean lifestyles and culture, including housing, clothing, culinary culture, language dialects, modern history, literature, immigration, media and pop culture. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: KOR-202 and KOR-203.