Korean Language Classes
안녕하세요
대한민국
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Learn Korean at Santa Monica Language Academy. Speak Korean the very first day!
Korean is spoken in South and North Korea by about 70 million people. There are about 3 million Koreans in China and Japan and smaller numbers in Russian and the ex Soviet States of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as well as in the United States. Korean like Japanese is not known to be related to any other language. The grammatical structure of Korean is somewhat similar to Japanese, and more than half of its vocabulary has been borrowed from the Chinese. Korean used Chinese characters long before the invention of the Korean alphabet and continued after its invention to use the two together. The Korean weekly and intensive classes are structured into three levels: Korean beginner, intermediate, advanced. Each level is divided into four sub-levels: A, B, C, and D. Check our Weekly Schedule for times and days of our Korean lessons. We currently offer online Korean group and private classes. |
For the beginner Korean levels we use the Integrated Korean Beginning I (3rd edition) textbook and workbook by Hawai’i University Press.
Korean beginning A (Introduction, lessons 1-2)
Topics: Han´gŭl, greetings, the university campus
Grammar and usage: equational expressions, omission of redundant elements, comparing items, yes/no questions, negative equational expressions, the subject particle, expressing location, changing the topic, verbs vs. adjectives, the polite ending, introducing oneself, describing another person, inquiring about something, asking about the location of something or someone, etc.
Korean beginning B (lessons 3-5)
Topics: Korean language class, at home, at the bookstore
Grammar and usage: expressing possession, the honorific ending, the object particle, omission of particles, alternative questions, numbers, noun counters, expressing possessive relations: N1 (possessor) N2 (possessed), vowel contraction, the locative particles, the basic sentence pattern, irregular verbs; inquiring about someone's well-being, talking about someone's major, describing people, making requests, inquiring about hometown and family, asking and telling about quantity/counting, saying good-bye, asking and telling about destination and purpose, coming and going, etc.
Korean beginning C (lessons 6-8)
Topics: my day, the weekend, in Seoul
Grammar and usage: "by means of N", irregular predicates, past events, the negative adverb, probability, "what (kind of) N" vs. "which N", the clausal connective, negative questions, seeking agreement, demonstrative expressions, deferential style, "toward N"; talking about how much time something takes, talking about habitual and past activities, talking about daily activities, asking reasons: "why?", talking about weekend plans, talking about likes and dislikes, conversing and inquiring about someone's background, asking and giving directions, etc.
Korean beginning D (lesson 9-11)
Topics: birthday, at a professor's office, living in a dormitory
Grammar and usage: expressing goal or source, the noun-modifying form Adjective + N, honorific expressions, the subject honorific, clausal connectives, expressing desire, sentence endings, the noun-modifying form Verb + N, the progressive form, intentional, asking someone's opinion; talking about important dates, dates, days, and schedules, giving/making/sending and receiving, organizing a birthday party, visiting a professor's office: how to start a conversation, giving one's biographical information, expressing reservations, making an apology and giving reasons, meeting someone by chance, extending, accepting, and declining invitations, setting up a get-together, etc.
Korean intermediate A (lessons 12-14)
Topics: family, on the telephone, at the airport
Grammar and usage: the sequential clausal connective, conjectural structure, sentence endings, irregular predicates, noun-modifying form: verb + N (past), benefactive expression, expressing obligation or necessity, noun, expressing intentions, "because it is N", adverbial forms, negative commands; talking about family, ordinal numbers, describing clothes, describing colors, making telephone calls, making an appointment, describing illness or pain, making a polite request/question, taking a taxi, writing letters and postcards, etc.
Korean intermediate B (lessons 15-17)
Topics: shopping, at a restaurant, hobbies
Grammar and usage: 'can/cannot', compound verbs, 'while -ing', noun-modifying form Verb + N (prospective), clausal connectives, 'try doing', nominalizer, giving and offering, negation, (an act of) -ing, the conditional 'if, when', the comparative 'more than', 'know/not know how to'; asking about prices, buying things, expressing frequency, making suggestions, ordering food, describing tastes, talking about favorite activities, describing feelings, etc.
To find out about the material used for Advanced Korean levels, please contact us.
Korean beginning A (Introduction, lessons 1-2)
Topics: Han´gŭl, greetings, the university campus
Grammar and usage: equational expressions, omission of redundant elements, comparing items, yes/no questions, negative equational expressions, the subject particle, expressing location, changing the topic, verbs vs. adjectives, the polite ending, introducing oneself, describing another person, inquiring about something, asking about the location of something or someone, etc.
Korean beginning B (lessons 3-5)
Topics: Korean language class, at home, at the bookstore
Grammar and usage: expressing possession, the honorific ending, the object particle, omission of particles, alternative questions, numbers, noun counters, expressing possessive relations: N1 (possessor) N2 (possessed), vowel contraction, the locative particles, the basic sentence pattern, irregular verbs; inquiring about someone's well-being, talking about someone's major, describing people, making requests, inquiring about hometown and family, asking and telling about quantity/counting, saying good-bye, asking and telling about destination and purpose, coming and going, etc.
Korean beginning C (lessons 6-8)
Topics: my day, the weekend, in Seoul
Grammar and usage: "by means of N", irregular predicates, past events, the negative adverb, probability, "what (kind of) N" vs. "which N", the clausal connective, negative questions, seeking agreement, demonstrative expressions, deferential style, "toward N"; talking about how much time something takes, talking about habitual and past activities, talking about daily activities, asking reasons: "why?", talking about weekend plans, talking about likes and dislikes, conversing and inquiring about someone's background, asking and giving directions, etc.
Korean beginning D (lesson 9-11)
Topics: birthday, at a professor's office, living in a dormitory
Grammar and usage: expressing goal or source, the noun-modifying form Adjective + N, honorific expressions, the subject honorific, clausal connectives, expressing desire, sentence endings, the noun-modifying form Verb + N, the progressive form, intentional, asking someone's opinion; talking about important dates, dates, days, and schedules, giving/making/sending and receiving, organizing a birthday party, visiting a professor's office: how to start a conversation, giving one's biographical information, expressing reservations, making an apology and giving reasons, meeting someone by chance, extending, accepting, and declining invitations, setting up a get-together, etc.
Korean intermediate A (lessons 12-14)
Topics: family, on the telephone, at the airport
Grammar and usage: the sequential clausal connective, conjectural structure, sentence endings, irregular predicates, noun-modifying form: verb + N (past), benefactive expression, expressing obligation or necessity, noun, expressing intentions, "because it is N", adverbial forms, negative commands; talking about family, ordinal numbers, describing clothes, describing colors, making telephone calls, making an appointment, describing illness or pain, making a polite request/question, taking a taxi, writing letters and postcards, etc.
Korean intermediate B (lessons 15-17)
Topics: shopping, at a restaurant, hobbies
Grammar and usage: 'can/cannot', compound verbs, 'while -ing', noun-modifying form Verb + N (prospective), clausal connectives, 'try doing', nominalizer, giving and offering, negation, (an act of) -ing, the conditional 'if, when', the comparative 'more than', 'know/not know how to'; asking about prices, buying things, expressing frequency, making suggestions, ordering food, describing tastes, talking about favorite activities, describing feelings, etc.
To find out about the material used for Advanced Korean levels, please contact us.