Korean for Beginners. Part 1

In our course, you will be able to not only master Korean on an elementary level, but also gain the necessary knowledge about the Korean culture and traditions, which is crucial in learning the language. Once you have mastered the basic Korean language course, you will be able to communicate directly with your Korean peers, better understand the mentality of Koreans, and make a lot of friends in Korea.
The course contains basics of Korean pronunciation, extensive vocabulary, detailed grammar explanations and a lot of exercises. Learners will have an opportunity to practice writing using the supplementary materials provided in the course and memorise vocabulary with various sets of cards.
 

The course is taught completely online.

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Unit 1. Welcome!

Unit 2. Korean Alphabet (Part 2)

Unit 3. Introducing Yourself

Unit 4. I Have ...

Upon completion of this course learners will achieve the following objectives:

1.1. Learn the pronunciation and writing of simple vowels.

1.2. Learn the pronunciation and writing of basic consonants.

1.3. Learn the pronunciation and writing of Y-vowels.

1.4. Learn how to use the descriptive form of the Copula.

2.1. Learn the pronunciation and writing of aspirated and tensed consonants.

2.2. Learn the pronunciation and writing of W-vowels.

2.3. Learn the main rules of pronunciation.

2.4. Learn the assimilation patterns.

2.5. Learn how to use the interrogative and negative forms of the Copula.

3.1. Learn Korean demonstrative pronouns and their use.

3.2. Learn about polite styles in Korean and how to form declarative and interrogative sentences in the formal polite style.

3.3. Learn native Korean numbers (1-99), unit nouns and their use.

4.1. Learn how to build sentences with location nouns.

4.2. Learn how to use comitative particles.

4.3. Learn how to tell about existence/non-existence using the location particle.

4.4. Learn how to use the possessive particle.

УК-5. Способен воспринимать межкультурное разнообразие общества в социально-историческом, этическом и философском контекстах.

ОПК-1. Способен применять систему лингвистических знаний об основных фонетических, лексических, грамматических, словообразовательных явлениях, орфографии и пунктуации, о закономерностях функционирования изучаемого иностранного языка, его функциональных разновидностях.

ОПК-3. Способен порождать и понимать устные и письменные тексты на изучаемом иностранном языке применительно к основным функциональным стилям в официальной и неофициальной сферах общения.

ОПК-4. Способен осуществлять межъязыковое и межкультурное взаимодействие в устной и письменной формах как в общей, так и профессиональной сферах общения.