REQUIRED PRE-REQUISITE: Explore Korean for Teens: Introduction to Hangul! https://outschool.com/classes/explore-korean-for-teens-introduction-to-hangul-JxaKx0Db#usot9GxxEq
Students MUST either have taken the above course OR communicate with the Instructor prior to registration in order to have an assessment done to approve them for this course. 
Please take the time to read all the class information sections!

Please be aware that this course requires students to devote daily study and practice time outside of class in order to progress well and be able to fully participate in class. There is weekly out of class workbook practice as well as assignments (oral and written) to be submitted to the instructor for evaluation. Korean is a challenging language and the goal of this course is mastery over the learned material. This course does not grade but uses progress assessment (through in-class performance AND submitted assignments) to determine eligibility to continue to the next level. Self-motivation will be necessary on the part of the learner. This course may be especially appealing to those students possibly interested in studying Korean at the University/College level later on! 

Students are required during class to interact verbally and visually, if possible, with the other students and the instructor to answer questions and more effectively practice speaking, reading and pronunciation-please contact the instructor PRIOR to the course if you need accommodation. 

The class meeting time is 75 minutes approximately. Instruction will be done via discussion, speaking practice, reading outloud, written practice, as well as short lectures and powerpoint. When possible and relevant, authentic source material, videos, music, etc. will be used. Students will participate in both vocabulary and grammar based activities as well as short speaking assessments to allow the learner as well as the instructor to assess the student's progress and make relevant study suggestions to the student individually. 

Over the course students will learn to build and practice their basic speaking and writing skills, as well as their listening and reading abilities through introduction to simple conversations and starting to communicate about everyday activities. Students will be instructed in foundational Korean grammar, be introduced to relevant Korean cultural topics, and hone their Korean pronunciation and intonation skills as well. The course will cover primarily material from the first 2 lessons of the 2nd edition textbook Integrated Korean Beginning 1 which is required to be purchased for this class. 

Students will learn:
Classes 1-6: How to introduce oneself and describing another person in basic terms, country, ethnicity, school level, and the accompanying grammar and vocabulary as well as relevant cultural points. Classroom Expressions. Sino Korean numbers 1-31. Fluency in self-introduction and basic reading comprehension.

Classes 6-12: How to inquire and tell about the location of something or someone, use basic descriptions of people, objects and weather, use verbs and adjectives in the appropriate speech level and correct formulation, and the accompanying grammar and vocabulary as well as relevant cultural points. Fluency in using locative particles and describing.