ATS1172: Korean Introductory 2

1 x Read aloud test - 10%
4 x Online listening tasks - 4 x 1%
1 x Listening test during last lecture - 16%
1 x Written work - 10%
1 x Speaking test - 20%
1 x Final exam - 40%

• Read aloud test: Same structure as Korean Introductory 1. But as the progression of language proficiency, instead of short sentences, you are actually give a moderately long dialogue (about a page). But it is again not that difficult as long as you don't pause for like every 5 seconds.
• Online listening test: Please refer to Korean Introductory 1 review.
• Listen listening test: Please also refer to Korean Introductory 1 review. But students generally found this one easier than the one in semester 1.
• Writtern work: You are asked to write a casual letter to a friend, approx ~200 words. Unlike semester 1, this time you are required to type the assignment up. It might take a while get use to the Korean typing system/keyboard layout and stuff, but it's not that bad to be honest. You are meant to put in all the grammars you have learnt so far, as this assignment is due in Week 10 or 11, you would have learnt a range of different grammar patterns by then (plus the ones from Introductory 1), so if you don't use a wide range of grammar/vocabs, it could be quite hard to get even 80% for this assignment.
• Speaking test: This is more like a real tertiary level speaking test, you will be having a conversation with your tutor, your tutor would act as your friend so you have to speak in casual language (banmal). It is quite hard to use casual language to your tutor as you are used to use honorific or at least polite language, but you won't be penalised too much on that unless you use polite language all the way through. The speaking test is actually quite scary and difficult. As in tutorials, although you read a lot, when it comes to speaking, you tend to depend on the what is written on the book so that you wouldn't have many opportunities to speak without looking. It is quite normal for a student to just go blank, even for good students (quote the tutor). I personally went blank as well, but my mark wasn't too bad, so the marking for this task is not that harsh.
• Final exam: Please refer to Korean Introductory 1 review. All I can say is, IT IS AN EVEN BIGGER JOKE.

This is the second Korean unit at Monash. The vast majority of students have completed Korean Introductory 1 in Semester 1, but some students who have Korean language skill to some sort of extend might be put into Korean Introductory 2 directly. This uni basically has the same difficult as Korean Introductory 1. And again, I only went to the lectures in week 1 and week 12, I personally found them useless but I don't recommend anyone to skip them. As usual, the tutorials are compulsory, and you actually learn stuff from tutorial. I didn't even listen to the recording of the lectures. All I did was going to the tutorials and work really hard. And once again, I have to mention that the only tutor (she took SIX tutes this semester), Ms Hye Yun Bae was amazing! She was so friendly, helpful and approachable. Geez, I don't know what else to say, this unit is pretty much the same as Korean Introductory 1. Please refer to the review for that as well for exam tips and everything.
*The Korean Introductory 1 review is right above this one.

Dr. Dam Bi Kim

No.

4.5 out of 5

Yes, with screen capture, but the recording will be online for one week only. Lecture slides are uploaded.

My Korean 2 by Moansh. PDF version is on moodle. A hard or soft copy must be brought to tutorials.

1 x 2 hour lecture, 1 x 2 hour tutorial

2013, Semester 2

93 HD