Module Catalogue 2025/26

Pre Requisite Comment

This module is a continuation from SML2017 Introduction to Korean, and students must have passed SML2017 or equivalent.

Co Requisite Comment

Can be taken with Level C or Level D Chinese or Level C or Level D Japanese.

Students can only take ONE of: GER4004 Dutch II, SML4004 Italian Language and Culture II, SPA4002 Catalan II OR SML4007 Korean II.

Aims

This module builds upon the foundation in language systems provided in SML2017, while continuing
to develop reading, listening, writing and speaking skills. You will learn new grammar (see below for details). By the end, you will be communicating with confidence, both orally and in writing, in simple everyday situations.

The aims of the module are:

(1) To build upon the basic foundation in the language systems provided in SML2017 with a view to
further study.
(2) To allow students to continue to develop receptive (reading and listening) and productive (writing and speaking) skills.
(3) To continue to provide students with skills necessary to become better language learners.
(4) to gain some knowledge of the culture of Korea.

Outline Of Syllabus

These are the Communication and Grammar that will be covered in this module:

Communication: Vocabulary; Speaking and Listening skills:
- Seeking agreement
- Talking about important dates
- Date, days, and schedules
- Organizing a birthday party
- Expressing desire
- Expressing reservations
- Making an apology and giving reasons
- Asking someone’s opinion
- Extending, accepting, and declining invitations
- Setting up a get-together
- Talking about favourite activities
- Describing feelings
- Describing weather
- Indicating possibility and capability
- Listening to weather forecasts
- Describing physical appearance
- Shopping

Grammar:
- Deferential style ending
- Irregular predicates
- Demonstrative expressions
- The noun-modifying forms (present, past, prospective, retrospective)
- Subject honorific suffix
- The clausal connectives (background information, sequential, cause, reason, etc)
- Negative commands
- Negation (2)
- The progressive form
- Conjectural suffix
- Comparative construction
- Intentional ending form
- The conditional clause

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

At the end of the module students will have:
(1) In-depth knowledge of the grammatical points listed in the outline of syllabus;
(2) Competence in expressing the following notions and functions in the target language: creating complex sentences with clausal connectives; expressing goal or source; giving and receiving; talking about desires; expressing intention; making conjectures; expressing obligation or necessity; expressing willingness; making negative commands; expressing abilities; expressing simultaneous actions; making suggestions; expressing speaker’s wish; expressing permission and prohibitions. Please note that this is a partial list.
(3) Ability in translating simple sentences from Korean into English and from English into Korean.

Intended Skill Outcomes

At the end of the module students will be able to:
(1) Understand more complexed conversational Korean if spoken clearly (listening);
(2) Communicate in a more complex manner within everyday situations (speaking);
(3) Understand simple descriptions, instructions and narrations (reading);
(4) Write connected sentences related to everyday situations and personal experiences (writing);
(5) Employ better self-study skills (language learning).

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Private study ensures students will process the in-class taught materials. The Language Resource Centre is ideal for this support.
In order to allow students to develop language skills best, language teaching is integrated (oral, aural, and writing skills), rather than compartmentalised. This allows seminars to simulate real-life situations. Class tests and group learning are continuous as this helps students develop their skills most holistically.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Written examination (70%) - In the 120-minute exam students will be assessed their knowledge of grammar and vocab as well as reading and writing skills.

Oral examination (30%) – In the 15-minute exam students will be assessed communication skills that they have practiced in class. The oral examination is an integrated test of oral and aural skills.


Resit – 100% written exam

General Notes

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