KOR 401/402

Summer 2013

KOR 401/402: Advanced Korean (Hybrid Online Course)

In-class meetings:
Instructors:

Moore Hall 225

1, 3, 5th week: MWF 8:30 10:30 am

2, 4, 6th week: T/TH 8:30 10:30 am

Cheol Rin Park ()

Moore Hall 366
Office Hour:

crpark@hawaii.edu
956-9522
On class days, 3:00 4:00 pm

Mi Yung Park ()
Moore Hall 374
Office Hour:

mypark@hawaii.edu
956-4198
Mondays/Tuesdays 3:00 4:00 pm

Online teacher: Nayoung Kim (nayoungk@hawaii.edu)

http://kor.kleartextbook.com

1. COURSE OBJECTIVE
KOR 401/402 (fourth-year Korean) is designed for students who have successfully
completed KOR 302 or its equivalent. This course is to help them explore various topics of
Korean culture and society and develop all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading,
and writing. A wide variety of authentic and culturally significant reading material will be
provided to help students achieve high levels of proficiency not only in interpersonal but
also in interpretive and presentational communication. Students will study high-level
vocabulary and increase their reading comprehension skills through reading newspaper
articles, journals, and essays. The first half of the class will focus on the introduction of
new vocabulary and grammar. The second half of the class will cover reading, listening,
and discussion of the topic.
2. COURSE CONTENT
A. Course contents and instruction

Attendance & Participation: Attendance at all classes will be recorded and is

mandatory. The university catalog states that "Regular attendance at class and
laboratory sessions is expected for all courses in which a student enrolls.
Unavoidable absences should be explained to the instructor." Since this is a hybrid
online course and students only meet 2~3 times per week throughout the six-week
summer session and absence will affect your letter grade. Multiple tardiness and
early leaves will add up to absence (usually, 3 tardies will equal one absence).
Tardiness or early leaves of more than 20 minutes will be counted as an absence.

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In addition to in-class instruction, students are encouraged to attend online sessions

via Skype (Online teacher: Ms. Nayoung Kim; Skype ID: nayoungnayoung2)
during their scheduled appointment time. During an online session, you may ask
questions about the assigned readings or homework.

Assignments: Assignments will be given for each lesson. Assignments are due at
the beginning of each class on the notified date. Late assignments result in a 50%
point deduction. Daily assignments encompass vocabulary exercises, readings,
writing exercises, and reviews of grammar.

Vocabulary Quiz: Students will be given a vocabulary quiz at the beginning of

each lesson. Memorize the list of new words from the vocabulary list given by the
instructor in advance.

Lesson Quizzes: There will be two lesson quizzes during the second week and fifth
week of instruction covering the vocabulary, grammar, and reading that have been
taught to that point.

Final Exams: There will be two final exams at the end of the course (KOR401:
June 7th and KOR402: June 27th) covering the vocabulary, grammar, reading, and
writing learned throughout the course.

B. COURSE MATERIALS

Required Texts
A course packet will be given by the instructor on the first day of instruction.
Additional in-class materials will be given by the instructor.
Class materials as well as the audio recordings of the readings and conversations in
the textbook are available at the DOD website below. http://kor.kleartextbook.com/

3. Grading
Grading will be distributed as follows:

Grading Scale

Attendance
10%
Participation
5%
Assignments
25%
Vocabulary Quizzes
15%
Lesson quizzes (2 times)
20%
Final Exam
25%
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100%

A+: 98 B+: 87-89.9

C+: 77-79.9
D+: 67-69.9
F: 59.9 and below

A: 93-97.9
B: 83-86.9
C: 73-76.9
D: 63-66.9

A-: 90-92.9
B-: 80-82.9
C-: 70-72.9
D-: 60-62.9

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4. CLASS POLICIES
1. Be punctual: Be in class by 8:30 a.m. sharp for the in-class session meetings
and keep your appointment time with the online teachers.
2. Make-up tests: NO make-up assignments or exams are allowed unless approved by
the instructor. Let your instructors know ahead of time if you'll be missing class and
if youd like to make special make-up arrangements.
3. English: Try to minimize the use of English in the classroom.
4. Classroom etiquettes: DO NOT use your cellphones except for urgent calls or texts.
Do not eat, sleep during class time.
5. Visitors to the classroom: There might be some classroom visitors throughout the
summer sessions. The purpose of the visit may include research, professional
development, and observation/evaluation. Class presentations/discussions may be
video recorded for assessment purpose with students permission.
5. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Improve reading and listening comprehension skills
2. Expand vocabulary knowledge and writing skills
3. Obtain grammatical accuracy in Korean
4. Further knowledge about Korean culture and customs.
6. RESOURCE
http://endic.naver.com (online dictionary)
TOPICS & CLASS SCHEDULE
1st week (May 20 24)
8:30 9:20 am

(Vocab & Grammar)
Mon.

Orientation

Tue.
Wed.

L1
Online

L2
Vocab Quiz_L2

Thurs.
Fri.

9:30 10:20 am
(Listening & Reading)

L2
Online

L3
Vocab Quiz_L3

L3

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2nd week (May 27 May 31)

8:30 9:20 am

(Vocab & Grammar)
Mon.

9:30 10:20 am
(Listening & Reading)

Online

Tue.

L4

Wed.

Lesson Test (L1-L3)

Online

L4
Vocab Quiz_L4

Thurs.
Fri.

L4
Online

3rd week (June 3 7)

Mon.

8:30 9:20 am
(Vocab & Grammar)
L5
Vocab Quiz_L5

Tues.
Wed.

L5

Online
L6
Vocab Quiz_L6

Thurs.
Fri.

9:30 10:20 am
(Listening & Reading)

L6
Online

KOR 401 Final Exam

Culture Events

4th week (June 10 14)

8:30 9:20 am
(Vocab & Grammar)

Mon.
Tue.
Wed.

9:30 10:20 am
(Listening & Reading)

Online
L7
Vocab Quiz_L7

L7
Online

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Thurs.

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L8
Vocab Quiz_L8

Fri.

L8
Online

5th week (June 17 21)
8:30 9:20 am

(Vocab & Grammar)
L9
Mon.
Vocab Quiz_L9
Tue.
Wed.

L9

Online
L10
Vocab Quiz_L10

Lesson Test (L7-L9)

Thurs.
Fri.

9:30 10:20 am
(Listening & Reading)

Online
L11
Vocab Quiz_L11

L10

6th week (June 24 28)
8:30 9:20 am

(Vocab & Grammar)
Mon.
Tues.

Online
L12
Vocab Quiz_L12

L11

Wed.
Thurs.

9:30 10:20 am
(Listening & Reading)

Online
L12

KOR 402 Final Exam

Fri.