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Duration
1 term per sub-level; 10 weeks per term
Attendance mode
Part-time, live online session/blended learning

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Course aim

The course aims to consolidate and to improve the skills acquired on the Intermediate course or other similar courses, and to develop communicative skills in a wide range of contexts enabling the student to effectively interact in informal and formal situations with spoken and written language. This course is delivered by the Language Centre. 

Method

The course is taught in English and Korean and includes coverage of the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and a good balance between understanding the systems of Korean grammar and vocabulary, developing the skills of comprehending and producing Korean in speech and writing, guided practice in language usage and use and authentic communicative activities. 

This will be achieved through 20 hours of blended learning: this is composed of 15 hours of online structured lessons with the teacher. This is supplemented by a minimum of 5 hours of guided independent learning supported by complementary material. The course objective will be achieved within the 10-week course.   

Materials

Our course materials page shows you what you need to buy for this course.

All levels of the Sejong Korean E-Book are available on the Nuri SejongHakdang website. The textbook is not included in the course fee. We strongly recommend waiting until your course is confirmed before purchasing the textbook.  

Entry requirements and progression route

To be able to join Korean Upper-Intermediate course you should have completed a Korean Intermediate at SOAS Language Centre or have an equivalent knowledge of guided learning hours (approximately 180 hours). The progression route from Korean Upper-Intermediate 1 is to Korean Upper-Intermediate 2; from Upper-Intermediate 2 to Upper-Intermediate 3. Upon successful completion of Korean Intermediate 3 you will be able to progress to a Pre-Advanced level course in Korean. 

Please note, that each term, courses are subject to quorum requirements.

For course dates and information, please see our timetables.

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Korean Upper-Intermediate 1

In this course you will cover:

  • The effects of leisure life; Intimate speech 1; talking about leisure life and listening, speaking, reading, and writing
  • Talking about plans; Intimate speech 2; listening, speaking, reading, and writing about plans
  • Listening and speaking about greetings and recent updates, Intimate speech 3, reading and writing about ways to convey greetings  
  • Names and customs of holidays, listening and speaking about holidays and customs, reading and writing greeting cards

Korean Upper-Intermediate 2

In this course you will cover:

  • Listening and speaking about the content and expressions of requests; ways to refuse requests; reading and writing about requests and refusals
  • Listening, speaking, reading, and writing about positive and negative emotions, as well as ways to express emotions
  • Listening, speaking, reading, and writing about the functions of electronic devices and how they operate
  • Listening and speaking about expressions of wishes and encouragement; personal, social, and global wishes; reading and writing about wishes and encouragement

Korean Upper-Intermediate 3

In this course you will cover:

  • Talking about activities at travel destinations and impressions of travel destinations; reading and writing about travel scenery
  • Listening and speaking about apologies; reading and writing about resolutions
  • Talking about cultural diversity; Listening and speaking about experiences of cultural differences; reading and writing about the meaning embedded in culture
  • Talking about locations and types of cities; listening, speaking, reading, and writing about characteristics of cities

The above is an indication of content that may be covered over the duration of the course but it could vary depending on the level and progress of students in the class.  

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Disclaimer

Important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules.

Related information

See the full list of Language Centre short courses in Korean on the Korean language homepage.

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