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Insights into the Korean Language - KORE5007
 Korean family

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Excluded: KORE3300, KORE3310
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Systematic approach to learning Korean grammar, covering theoretical and practical issues from the introductory through advanced levels. Deals with phonology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, including practical topics such as romanisation, sentence patterns, cross-linguistic issues and idioms. Specific teaching topics might vary, with focus on one or two particular areas of grammar (eg Korean syntax, semantics, etc).

Assumed Knowledge: Third-year level proficiency in Korean.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • Explain systematically how the Korean language is used to fulfill 'transactional' and 'interactional' functions
  • Gain further understanding of selected aspects of Korean linguistics and frameworks for analysing and describing selected aspects of Korean grammar.

Assessment

  • Assignments - 30%
  • Seminar presentations - 20%
  • Group project - 10%
  • Essay (3000 words) - 40%

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