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The School of Asian Studies

KOREAN 110/110G Korean for Beginners 1
(First Semester, 2013)

Aim/objectives: This course aims to introduce true beginners* of the Korean language to basic
spoken and written skills in modern Korean. By the end of the course, through
the listening, speaking, reading and writing practices, students are expected to
be able to carry out a conversation on simple topics of daily-life, to comprehend
simple Korean texts and to write about their own everyday life at a basic level.

*Those students who have not indicated their language background honestly on
the LAD (Language Ability Declaration) form and have not sat a placement test
can be expelled from the class at any time.

Lecturers: Dr Inshil Yoon (Course Coordinator)
Office: Room 433 (Arts 2) 18 Symonds St Tel: 373-7599 Ext. 85736
Office Hours: Monday 2:00-3:00 p.m. Wednesday 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Email: ic.yoon@auckland.ac.nz

Miss Bliss Lee
Office: Room 432 (Arts 2) 18 Symonds St Tel: 373-7599 Ext. 87530
Office Hours: Friday 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Email: bliss.lee@auckland.ac.nz

Classes: 2 one-hour lectures and 2 one-hour tutorials per week

Lecture hours
Monday 12:00-1:00
Wednesday 12:00-1:00

Tutorial hours

Class
Time
1
st
tutorial of the week 2
nd
tutorial of the week
Stream 1 Tuesday 12:00-1:00 Thursday 12:00-1:00
Stream 2 Tuesday 1:00-2:00 Thursday 1:00-2:00
Stream 3 Tuesday 3:00-4:00 Thursday 3:00-4:00
Stream 4 Tuesday 4:00-5:00 Thursday 4:00-5:00
Stream 5 Tuesday 5:00-6:00 Thursday 5:00-6:00

Textbook (Required): Young-Mee Cho et al. I ntegrated Korean Beginning 1, (Second Edition),
University of Hawaii Press, 2010.*
Workbook (Highly Recommended) :Mee-Jeong Park et al.I ntegrated Korean Workbook Beginning 1,
(Second Edition), University of Hawaii Press, 2010.*

*These books can be purchased at UBS (University Bookshop).
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Assessment: Coursework (50%) + Final Exam (50%)

Coursework
Aural and Written Tests 2 x 10 (5+5)% 20 %
Assignments and Presentations 2 x 10 (3+7)% 20 %
Vocab Quizzes 4 x 1.5 % 6 %
Class Participation 4 %
Total 50 %

Dates for the coursework
Aural and Written Test 1 Wednesday 17 April
Aural and Written Test 2 Wednesday 29 May
Assignment 1 due Thursday 4 April
Assignment 2 due Thursday 16 May
Presentation 1 Tuesday 16 April & Thursday 18 April
Presentation 2 Tuesday 4 June & Thursday 6 June
This is also indicated in the course schedule.

Apart from the coursework dates above, vocab quizzes will be given with prior notice.
The format of the quizzes will be presented in the class.
The guidelines for tests, the assignment and the presentation will be presented in class
and posted on Cecil.

Final Exam
A two-hour exam will be held during the exam period. Reading and writing skills will be
assessed in the final exam.

Mark Scheme
Pass grades A+ 90 100
A 85 89
A- 80 84
B+ 75 79
B 70 74
B- 65 69
C+ 60 64
C 55 59
C- 50 54
Fail grades D+ 45 49
D 40 44
D- 0 39

Expectations of Students
1. You are expected to attend all of the classes: four hours per week.

2. Before each class, you are expected to read over the lesson of the textbook including
New Words and Expressions, Culture and Grammar. The lesson which will be covered in
each week is specified in the schedule.
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3. You are expected to access Cecil regularly, do the Cecil exercises and check
announcements, guidelines for tests and presentations, etc. You are encouraged to listen
to the digital audio file that accompanies the textbook.

4. The coursework and examination are compulsory: you are required to complete the
coursework and sit the exam. There will be no make up tests.

Students who have been prevented from sitting a test or consider that their performance in
the test was seriously impaired, because of temporary illness or injury or exceptional
circumstances beyond their control, please apply for aegrotat or compassionate
consideration for written test.
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/webdav/site/central/shared/for/current-students/academic-
information/forms-for-students/documents/as-46.pdf Students must apply at the time of
the test and submit the form with the evidence within one week of the test.

Reference to the University website where all information about examinations may be found:
Current Students>Academic Information> Examination information
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/pid/uoa-home/current-students/cs-academic-information/cs-
examination-information

5. Students are encouraged to attend Academic Integrity Course, which is designed to
increase student knowledge of academic integrity, university rules relating to
academic conduct, and the identification and consequences of academic misconduct.
Students work through a series of online modules outlining scenarios that they may
encounter while studying at university. Each provides information on relevant rules,
resources and expected behaviour. Each module is assessed by a short Cecil test.
Students only do the course once: they do not have to repeat it each year, or for each
course. Students can access the modules from
www.academicintegrity.auckland.ac.nz .

General Guidelines for Tests
(Specific guidelines for the coursework will be presented in class and posted on Cecil.)

1. The tests will be held during the normal lecture hours when classes are usually held.
2. Seating arrangement
Fill each row from the far end of the room and leave a seat on either side of you.
Late comers are expected to sit in the front.
3. Place your Student ID card on the desk.
During the test, the supervisors will check your ID card.
4. No caps/hats are to be worn during the test.
5. Cheating will not be tolerated. Helping others to cheat will not be tolerated, either.
Supervisors will take actions initially during the test to ensure a fair testing
environment.

Resources: 1. Cecil - Exercises, power point contents, and announcement
(http://www.auckland.ac.nz >Quick Links> CECIL> Log in> Current
Studying> Activity and Marks>Exercise)
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Cecil exercises of each lesson (Lessons 1-8) developed for
KOREAN110/110G are available to students enrolled in the course. For the
time of availability please refer to the schedule.
In the campus, students can use computer labs in the Human Science Building or
the Student Commons to access the exercises. NB: Only Internet Explorer and
Mozilla Firefox are supported.

2. Powerpoint and Digital Audio Files
PPTs for each lesson in the textbook are on the KLEAR web site
http://www.kleartextbook.com. Audio files of the textbook can also be
downloaded on the web in RealAudio or MP3 format.

Students are also encouraged to use the Language Lab in the HSB 411 for the
audio files of the textbook. This Lab is open for Self Access Study (8:30-5:00
Monday-Friday). Although unrelated to the outline of this course, students can
benefit from Teen Korean, developed by the Korean Overseas Foundation.

3. Library
The textbook and workbook can be found in the Short Loan Desk in Students
Commons and on the 3
rd
and 5
th
floors of the General Library. The library holds
several kinds of Korean language textbooks, Korean dictionaries and reference
books.

4. On-line Dictionary
1) NAVER Dictionary http://dic.naver.com/
http://endic.naver.com/ (English-Korean)
http://krdic.naver.com/ (Korean-Korean)
2) Nate Dictionary
http://alldic.nate.com/ (Korean-Korean, English-Korean)
3) Yahoo On-line Dictionary (Korean-English, Korean-Korean, English-Korean)
http://kr.dic.yahoo.com/

5. Others
Other online resources recommended for Korean language learning can be
found on websites, which include Korean Language Education Clearinghouse
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/korean/klec/, run by Monash University,
http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/ run by Sogang University in Seoul, Korea,
http://www.korean-edu.com and
http://www.indiana.edu/~koreanrs/hangul.html

DELNA (Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment) will help identify all first-year
students academic English proficiency and help staff guide them to the most appropriate English
language support. Students are advised to book for the assessment at
www.delna.auckland.ac.nz/booking/.

DISABILITY SERVICES
Any student with a disability who may require alternative arrangements in this course is encouraged to
seek advice and assistance from Disability Services as soon as possible after enrolment. Contact
details: Disability Services Room 036, Basement Level,
Clock Tower: phone ext. 88808 or 87330: email disabilities@auckland.ac.nz