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Korean for Beginners: Step 2 (Coursera)

Offered by Saint Petersburg State University,

Welcome to the second course on the beginner level Korean by St. Petersburg University! This course is aimed at those who have completed Korean for Beginners 1 and want to continue their exciting journey in the world of the Korean language and culture. The course offers extensive vocabulary on a variety of conversational topics such as daily routine, time, plans and weather, as well as new speech styles and related grammar structures.

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Dialogues will introduce you to the daily life of Koreans and help in practicing listening skills.
The course includes wide range of exercises so that learners can practice new skills and check their progress. Additional reading is provided in order to help learners become better acquainted with the distinctive Korean traditions and cultural phenomena.
Course 2 of 4 in the Korean for Beginners Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
My Daily Routine
Welcome to the course! This week we are going to discuss the vocabulary and grammar constructions related to the topic "My daily routine". The grammar materials for this week include constructions with the object particle, personal pronouns, verbs of motion and the particle of location. Please, do not forget to do the exercises and check your progress!

WEEK 2
Time
This week we are going to talk about time and learn how to use Korean and Sino-Korean numbers with regard to this topic. We will learn how to talk about events and actions in the past and how to express a sequence of actions.

WEEK 3
Plans
This week we are going to learn how to talk about intentions and plans using the future tense constructions and new vocabulary related to time. Furthermore, we are going to learn how to express negation in order to enrich your active grammar and communication skills in Korean.

WEEK 4
Weather
How's the weather today? In this unit we are going to learn to describe the weather and discuss related topics in Korean. The grammar section includes the constructions for making proposals and suggestions, expressing surprise and admiration, as well as a new way of expressing intentions using the future marker.

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