This course is designed to be an introductory course for Korean beginners with little to no experience. Students will be able to speak, read, write, and understand the Korean language and culture at their course level. Students will also compare and make connections to the Korean culture and community while communicating effectively in the language. Class participation is going to be the most important factor for contributing to students’ success. The teacher accommodates the course-related needs of students with Individual Education Plans and of officially designated English-language learners.  

This course will provide further practice in conversation, reading, and writing. Students will continue to learn the basic elements of Korean grammar and expand their communicative abilities to understand and produce a more complex level of oral and written language. Students will be able to speak, read, write, and understand the Korean language and culture at their course level. 

This course will provide intermediate, broader, and further practice in conversation, reading and writing. Students will use digital tools while engaging critical thinking. Each unit includes conversation, reading, grammar, structure and integration of vocabulary study, pronunciation and listening practice through experiential learning. Culture is emphasized in reading passages, photos, learning songs, and through hands-on experiences inside and outside of the classroom. 

• This course will provide advanced practices in the Korean language including reading, writing, and conversing. There will be many project-based learnings that will allow students to further understand the Korean culture and how they can apply what they have learned. Completion of this course will empower the students’ ability to further master the Korean language, and give them the confidence to engage in more advanced conversations, as well as being able to read and write at a high level.

• Students who finish K4H will receive The Seal of Biliteracy. Some colleges consider the Seal of Biliteracy to fulfill their language course requirements.