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About the Course

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. After completing this course, you will be able to 1. read and write Korean alphabet. 2. communicate in Korean with basic expressions. 3. learn basic knowledge on Korean culture. It’s fun and easy to follow! Enjoy it!...

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PD

May 21, 2023

Hello, my name is putri, for those who want to learn Korean but are constrained by finances, you can study at Coursera, which provides free Korean language courses, for Coursera. Thank You Very Much..

AN

May 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

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By Akhdan M

Jul 27, 2020

Definitely interesting course. Got so much knowledge about Korean Hangeul and culture as well, especially for me as beginner to Korean language. The materials delivered clearly though the presenter quite seemed not interesting, but it doesn't really matter. This course is totally recommended! Thank you Mrs. Seung Hae Kang and Yonsei University!

By Swarnasree C

Jun 24, 2020

I totally loved this entire course! I got to learn the basics thoroughly and can now make sentences as well. The pattern of this course is very interesting which will make one to learn more and more. Heartfelt thanks to Coursera, Yonsei University, and Professor Seung Hae Kang for this opportunity. Wishing you all lots of happiness and success!

By Alonso M

Jan 18, 2022

Muy bueno, no hablo mucho sobre gramtáica, fue aprender msá de un modo natural, debes dedicar mucho tiempo a memorizar los números principalemtne, es lo que msá tiempo toma de este curso. Mi lectura aunque básica mejoró bastante. Si lo recomiendo. Solamente me gustaría que hubiera un chat en tiempo real para poder practicar o preguntar dudas.

By Heidi J R

Jun 21, 2020

Fist of all I want to thank my Instructor for teaching me everything...It is very helpful to me and I really enjoy learning with this.I learned so many things and I guess when I will go to Korea I can speak some Korean words and communicate some Korean friend of mine using the knowledge that I learned through this course...Thank you very much.

By Muhammad T A

Apr 18, 2020

I took a Korean lesson for beginners a few years ago. I think this course is a good way to refresh my memory rather than going through the books. There are some things that aren't taught where I took the lesson years ago but I get them here. You don't even need a subtitle to understand what the teacher said. A good place to study basic Korean.

By Wendell

Jan 16, 2023

This is really a great starter for those who have zero knowledge on korean language prior to enrolling. This teaches almost everything you will need to start or have a decent conversation. The homeworks as well help summarize what the video modules have, in that way you are able to have in a compact setting when you're not able to take notes.

By Johanna J J

Apr 14, 2021

Me encanta, gracias aprendí mucho con ustedes y quiero seguir aprendiendo mucho más.

No es facil pero me gusta aprender de su cultura su idioma todo. Por eso doy y dare lo mejor de mi para seguir aprendiendo con ustedes! Muchas gracias por este hermoso curso. Aunque si supiera mejor el inglés supongo que me iria un poco mejor.

Saludos. 감사합니다

By Daniela O

Nov 29, 2020

This course will help you with the basics. You'll learn how to write and read Hangul, you'll know how to count numbers in Korean, you'll know how to say the time and date in Korean. And to make sure that you have learn from the lectures, they give you quizzes. This course is excellent for beginners! I highly recommend you taking this course.

By Diah S

Jan 10, 2023

I realy recomended this course to people who want to learn korean from basic. In this course we given well-structured material, and I really like the explanation because it's really easy to understand. There is a lot of practice and examples as well. Big shout to Coursera and yonsei university to make this course happen. Thank You So Much!

By Raúl I Á M

May 31, 2020

Es excelente para comprender lo fundamental del coreano. Debido a lo básico que es uno puede envolverse en el idioma y adquirir con mayor fluidez el coreano. Además, se presentan partículas gramaticales que son necesarias para comprender el cómo se comunican, pues los coreanos son detallistas a la hora de comunicarse, por no decir precisos.

By Rizqi S

May 16, 2020

The course is really amazing for now! Professor Seung Hae Kang explains everything in a great order. She guides me through every lesson with detailed explanation and dedication, it helps me a lot on learning Korean. This is a very good recomendation to learn Korean for beginners. Thank you for Proffesor Seung Hae Kang and Yonsei University!

By Maryrose G

Dec 25, 2016

This course is great! I am fond of watching Korean dramas and and this made me appreciate the language more. My only knowledge before taking this course are a few words that were frequently spoken in dramas but after finishing this, I can now read Hangeul. This is a very good beginner's course for those who want to explore other languages.

By Sri B W s

Jul 26, 2023

I am very grateful to be able to take this course. this course provides extraordinary knowledge for me who is learning beginner Korean. even though I am still learning this course I can immediately understand because the explanation is very easy and clear, thank you coursera, thank you Prof. Seung Hae Kang and thank you Yonsei University.

By Nessrine A

Nov 14, 2021

It was my very first experience taking an online course in Korean, and it´s very fruitful. I learnt a lot from my first experience. My Korean went from a basic level to a different level that I can understand somehow basic conversations. My journey of learning korean has just started with Coursera, and it will continue until the very end.

By Febby A

Oct 8, 2021

Thank you very much for allowing me to learn Korean through this course. I am so happy with the learning process because it is interesting and easy to understand. It's fun when doing quizzes, I take it seriously to get good grades. I hope I can master Korean well, hopefully this course will develop and be successful in the future. ️고맙슴니다

By Tan W T

May 5, 2020

The syllabus is very well planned, with adequate examples to illustrate and extensive vocabulary for practice. The graded quizzes are also of suitable difficulty levels. I am very happy to be able to learn the basics of the Korean Language from this course and would definitely recommend it to people who have no knowledge of the language.

By Tika A

Nov 19, 2019

Mrs Kang explanation is so clear. i can understand all the things she say in the video. So that i can learn reading, writing, listening and speaking korean language easily. so much helpful to improve my language ability and i am able to speak hanguk and write hangeul. thank you very much mrs.Kang and also coursera to provide this course!

By Karen C

Sep 10, 2021

Me encantó, lo recomiendo totalmente, soy una persona muy distraída y muy difícilmente algo llama mi atención y este curso lo logró al 100%. Las actividades muy bien, todo lo que te preguntan en cada una es lo que te enseñan en cada vídeo, hasta me atrevería a hacer todo el curso desde cero de nuevo solo para repasar, lo disfruté mucho.

By Wende N

Sep 6, 2021

I enjoyed this course. I am a Korean American, born in Seattle and have always wanted to learn to speak, read and write Korean. This was a clearly taught, challenging and fun class. Now, I need to keep practicing! Hope to take a more advanced class in the future, but for now I will try to get better at what this class has taught me.

By Taufiq M

Mar 25, 2024

Hello, I'm Muhamad Taufiq, I would like to thank you in advance because I have been given the opportunity to study Korean on Coursera. The impression I get is that Coursera is very helpful in teaching this course. The lessons provided are very detailed, clear, and there are language subtitles that you can choose. Thank you to Coursera.

By Sukitta K

May 21, 2020

This course is very useful for people who want to learn Korean language from the basic one. Professor is nice. In each lesson professor will explain everything clearly that make student can easily understanding. For quiz it quite simple as well, so if student pay attention with the lesson, student will be able to pass the quiz easily.

By David K

Jan 9, 2017

excellent course, well explained in a fun and precise way,

nice to use foreigners for the videos, but only white people, why not have some dark people too?

the mandarin translation is good,

But it would help Chinese speakers to have the Chinese original translation of the vocabulary

ex: 清掃 =청소

will there be a second level course?

고맙습니다

By RARA P D

Oct 12, 2023

Sejauh ini cukup bagus dalam penjelasan materinya. Hanya sedikit kasih saran saja. Di dalam catatan ada tulisan ASING atau FROIGNER jangan ditulis seperti itu lebih baik di tulis dengan kata atau kalimat aslinya. Di dalam video penjelasannya terdapat kurangnya penjelasan atau arti kata bahasa korea yang sedang di jelaskan. Terimakasih

By Albert L

Dec 6, 2021

The explanation is quite clear, help me to understand Korean language and its culture. However, I know that this course is only for some introduction and need to learn more to understand Korean more deeply. But, by joining this course I get more attracted to Korean, and motivate me to learn again, thank you prof Kang for the teaching.