This is an elementary-level Korean language course, consisting of 5 lessons with 4 units, and covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The main topics include basic expressions used in everyday life, such as greetings, introducing yourself, talking about your family and a daily life and so on. Each lesson covers dialogues, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, quizzes and role-plays.
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Yonsei UniversityAbout this Course
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Beginner Level
Approx. 18 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Skills you will gain
GrammarKorean LanguageSpeechWriting
Learner Career Outcomes
33%
started a new career after completing these courses
31%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
12%
got a pay increase or promotion
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Beginner Level
Approx. 18 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Offered by
Yonsei University
Yonsei University was established in 1885 and is the oldest private university in Korea.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
8 minutes to complete
Introduction
Thanks for joining the course! Watch the video below to get started.
8 minutes to complete
1 video (Total 8 min)
1 video
4 hours to complete
The Korean Alphabet
In this module, you will learn the Korean alphabet or Korean writing system called 'Hangeul'. After completing the lessons, you will be able to understand the principles how each letter was invented. Also, you will be able to read and write Hangeul.
4 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 47 min), 5 readings, 4 quizzes
5 readings
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
Korean Character Practice Program10m
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
4 practice exercises
Graded Quiz 130m
Graded Quiz 230m
Graded Quiz 330m
Graded Quiz 430m
3 hours to complete
Greetings and Introducing
In this module, you will learn how to greet, ask someone's nationalities / jobs and answer those questions in Korean. After completing the lessons, you will be able to introduce yourself, greet a person and talk about someone's nationalities and occupations.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 48 min), 4 readings, 4 quizzes
4 readings
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
4 practice exercises
Graded Quiz 130m
Graded Quiz 230m
Graded Quiz 330m
Graded Quiz 430m
4 hours to complete
Family
In this module, you will learn the expressions about family. After completing the lessons, you will be able to talk about the family members and learn how to count numbers.
4 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 59 min), 4 readings, 4 quizzes
4 readings
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
4 practice exercises
Graded Quiz 130m
Graded Quiz 230m
Graded Quiz 330m
Graded Quiz 430m
3 hours to complete
Time and Date
In this module, you will learn about time and date in Korean. And you will also say the days of the week as well. After completing the lessons, you will be able to ask and repond time & date using Korean numbers.
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 49 min), 4 readings, 4 quizzes
4 readings
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
Lecture Notes10m
4 practice exercises
Graded Quiz 130m
Graded Quiz 230m
Graded Quiz 330m
Graded Quiz 430m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM FIRST STEP KOREAN
by CSJan 6, 2018
The course is amazing for now! The teacher explains everything in a great order and it helps me a lot with Korean. I understand a lot more now. Thank you for that Seung Hae Kang and Yonsei University!
by ANMay 17, 2020
A really good starting point to understand what's the Hangeul is constituted of and have a taste test on daily conversation. Last 2 modules were of quick pace which encourages me to revisit more often
by DDMay 1, 2017
This was course was very informative. I really enjoyed the content being that I wasn't on the paid version. I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything but learn a lot from this course. 감사합니다!!!!
by ATJun 7, 2017
Professor Kang is really nice and she guides me through every lesson with detailed explanation and dedication. I enjoy learning the course and I believe this is a very good choice for Korean beginners
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