Introductory Korean Communication 

The purpose of this lecture is to help basic level Korean learners,who just got familiarized with Hangeul and started to communicate in Korean, to master Korean language. While the lecture integrally teaches four functions of the language, it is organized with an emphasis on speaking. Detailed goals are as follows: First, to understand the grammar and vocabulary necessary for Korean sentence composition. Second, to understand Korean culture necessary for communication. Third, to be able to talk about yourself and your surroundings in a familiar and personal context. Fourth, to precede without fear of communicating in Korean language.

• · Level : Beginner
• · Instructor : Lee Jung Hee

Korean Cultural Genes through Language

The language we are using needs to be studied in detail from the perspective of human cultural genes. It is unfortunate, however, that such research is not being conducted in depth. If human genes are transmitted through our bodies, the cultural genes are transmitted through language. Therefore, just like human DNA is being studied, we have to analyze and study the human language. So, what cultural genes can be found in the Korean language. Of course, these are not only Korean genes like the human ones. The cultures have changed constantly influencing each other. And matured. They are changing even now. Through examining the cultural genes of Koreans in Korean language, we will learn to understand Korean language and Korean’s attitudes, values, and feelings toward life. And we will learn to draw a cultural genetic map of Koreans through Korean language.

• · Level : Beginner
• · Instructor : Cho Hyun Yong

Issues in Modern Literary Criticism

1. Understand the essence, genres, and characteristics of literature.

2. Grasp the trends and key concepts of modern Korean literature.

3. Comprehend the main issues in Korean modern literary criticism.

• · Level : Advanced
• · Instructor : Ko In Hwan

Learning Korean Language and Culture through K-Literature

1. Understanding the representative Korean authors recognized internationally since the 2000s.

2. Understanding the representative Korean works that have garneed attention abroad since the 2000s.

3. Comprehending the unique characteristics of Korean literature.

4. Understanding the relationship between Korean literature and translated literature.

5. Analyzing the past and present of “K-Literature”.

6. Envisioning the future of “K-Literature”.

• · Level : Advanced
• · Instructor : Oh Tae-ho

Space and Story in Dramas

This course aims to examine Korea's historical-social-cultural characteristics and contexts through the space and the story implied in the space which serves as the location setting of K-drama. We will look at the path that K-drama has walked through, and focusing on the locally and internationally acclaimed dramas, we will explore the core spaces within the drama. Thus, we will understand the correlation between space and story in the K-dramas and help learners develop the ability to interpret cultural context while watching dramas. Furthermore, it will help them lay the foundation for content tourism, which involves visiting the locations shown in the dramas.

• · Level : Advanced
• · Instructor : Choi Areum

K-Movies and Glocalism

This course focuses on understanding K-movies through auteurism and at the same time examines the process of globalization of Korean movie. After examining the characteristics and contemporaneity of movies, which have caught the attention of global film market since the 2000s, we will try to understand the reasons for Korean movies gaining attention from the world and explore subsequent trends.

• · Level : Beginner
• · Instructor : Taehyun Baek