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These courses are designed for students who have little or no prior knowledge of the Korean language. With emphasis on speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills, the course will introduce the basic grammar of the Korean language. The courses are also intended to introduce certain cultural aspects through media sources and various activities.
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These courses are designed for students who already have elementary comprehension and speaking skills in Korean and have minimum exposure to reading and/or writing in Korean.
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These courses are designed for students who have little or no prior knowledge of the Korean language. With emphasis on speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills, the course will introduce the basic grammar of the Korean language. The courses are also intended to introduce certain cultural aspects through media sources and various activities.
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These courses are designed for students who already have elementary comprehension and speaking skills in Korean and have minimum exposure to reading and/or writing in Korean.
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A survey of pre-modern Korean literature and culture from the seventh century to the 19th century, focusing on the relation between literary texts and various aspects of performance tradition. Topics include literati culture, gender relations, humor, and material culture. Texts to be examined include ritual songs, sijo, kasa, p'ansori, prose narratives, art, and contemporary media representation of performance traditions. All readings are in English.
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A survey of modern Korean literature and culture in the 20th century, focusing on the development of nationalist aesthetics in both North and South Korea. Topics include "new woman" narratives, urban culture, colonial modernity, war and trauma, and diaspora. Texts to be examined include works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. All readings are in English.
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This is a second-year course in modern Korean with equal attention given to listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural aspects of the language.
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Intermediate Korean for students whose Korean proficiency level is higher in speaking than in reading or writing due to Korean-heritage background.
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This is a second-year course in modern Korean with equal attention given to listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural aspects of the language.
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Intermediate Korean for students whose Korean proficiency level is higher in speaking than in reading or writing due to Korean-heritage background.
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Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester.
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This is a third-year course in modern Korean with emphasis on acquisition of advanced vocabulary and grammatical structure. Approximately 100 Sino-Korean characters will be introduced in each semester. Students will gain exposure and knowledge of advanced-level Korean by reading authentic texts and writing short compositions, summaries, essays, and critical reviews. Small group discussions will enhance speaking skills.
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Advanced Korean for students whose Korean proficiency level is higher in speaking than in reading or writing due to Korean-heritage background.
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This is a third-year course in modern Korean with emphasis on acquisition of advanced vocabulary and grammatical structure. Approximately 100 Sino-Korean characters will be introduced in each semester. Students will gain exposure and knowledge of advanced-level Korean by reading authentic texts and writing short compositions, summaries, essays, and critical reviews. Small group discussions will enhance speaking skills.
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Advanced Korean for students whose Korean proficiency level is higher in speaking than in reading or writing due to Korean-heritage background.
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An advanced course in the reading and analysis of literary texts in modern Korean. Advanced conversation, writing skills, and practice in the use of standard reference tools will also be emphasized, with the goal of preparing students to do independent research in Korean.
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An advanced course in the reading and analysis of specialized texts in modern Korean drawn from history, sociology, economics, etc. Advanced conversation, writing skills, and practice in the use of standard reference tools will also be emphasized, with the goal of preparing students to do independent research in Korean.
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This course is designed to increase the students' proficiency to advanced-high level in all aspects of modern Korean; it aims to prepare students for research or employment in a variety of Korea-related fields. Text materials are drawn from authentic sources including modern Korean literature, film, intellectual history, and readings on contemporary issues. Radio and TV broadcasts will also be included in the teaching materials. Texts will be selected, in part, according to student interests. With the instructor's guidance, students will conduct research projects based on specialized readings in their own fields of study. The research projects will be presented both orally and in written form at the end of the semester.
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This course is designed to increase the students' proficiency to advanced-high level in all aspects of modern Korean; it aims to prepare students for research or employment in a variety of Korea-related fields. Text materials are drawn from authentic sources including modern Korean literature, film, intellectual history, and readings on contemporary issues. Radio and TV broadcasts will also be included in the teaching materials. Texts will be selected, in part, according to student interests. With the instructor's guidance, students will conduct research projects based on specialized readings in their own fields of study. The research projects will be presented both orally and in written form at the end of the semester.
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This course is a critical exploration of the broad range of prose literature before the 20th century, including vernacular fiction, memoirs, travel accounts, and essays. Particular attention will be given to narrative styles, issues of personal identity, and a link between literary text and material culture in the development of prose literature before the 20th century. The course is intended as a close reading of key prose narrative works, while functioning simultaneously as an introduction to basic reading knowledge of premodern Korean texts. Topics will vary.
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This course will examine the works of major poets in the first half of the 20th century and will consider the formation of modern Korean poetry. Particular attention will be given to the ideas of lyricism, modernism, and the identity of a poet in the context of the colonial occupation of Korea.
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This course surveys modern Korean fiction in the first half of the 20th century. Readings include major works of the novel, short fiction, and literary criticism. The course examines the development of modern fiction in the context of nationalist movements, colonialism, and the Korean War.
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This course surveys contemporary Korean literature, focusing on the separate development of language, literary aesthetics, and nationalism in North and South Korea from the end of the Korean War to the present. The course examines an assortment of works of fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and visual media. Emphasis is on close readings of the texts, while considering various issues involving post colonial cultural production: war and trauma, gender and labor, political violence and presentation, modernization and dislocation, and diaspora. Topics will vary.
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This course will provide an overview of the considerations that a translator must take into account when approaching a Korean text. Special attention will be paid to the structural and linguistic differences between Korean and English as well as cross-cultural differences in stylistics. Texts to be considered are drawn from both expository and literary writings in Korean. By means of translating selected texts in English, students will acquire abilities to recognize common translating problems, explore methods for finding solutions, and evaluate accuracy and communicative effectiveness of translation.
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This course introduces various critical approaches to modern Korean literature through a set of texts in English translation. Readings will include an assortment of works of fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and visual media. Emphasis is on close reading of texts and literary approaches to them.
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