Korean for Beginners: Step 3 (Coursera)

Korean for Beginners: Step 3 (Coursera)

This course continues the course series on the Korean language by St. Petersburg University. We are happy to welcome everyone who has already completed the first two parts and wants to keep learning Korean with us. In this course we are going to discuss such topics as traveling, hobbies and family, as well as learn some vocabulary and grammar constructions.

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You are going to improve your communication skills and enrich your grammar with the particle of comparison, adverbs of frequency, conditional connective and honorific structures.
You will have a chance to practice your new skills and check your progress in various quizzes. In the final week of this course you are going to get through a round of revision in order to prepare yourself for a peer-review task. Completing this task is a great opportunity to tell about yourself using the vocabulary and grammar you have learnt throughout the past weeks in practice and, of course, to get to know who your course mates are and how their learning journey is going!

Course 3 of 4 in the Korean for Beginners Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Traveling
Welcome to the new part of our course series! This week we are going to learn how to talk about travel plans and trips. You are going to learn new vocabulary and grammar constructions that will help you to express wishes and desires, intentions and conditions.

WEEK 2
Hobbies
This week we are going to discuss the vocabulary for the topic "Hobbies". New grammar constructions with the state/result modifier, nominal form and the particle of comparison will help you to tell about your hobbies and preferences.

WEEK 3
Family
This week we are going to discuss family and family activities. In grammar section you will learn adverbs of frequency and how to use them, as well as honorific verbs, nouns and particles that you can use when addressing elder members of your family and talking about them with others.

WEEK 4
Introduce Yourself!
This week you are going to complete your first peer-review assignment. It is time to use the vocabulary and grammar you have been learning through the past weeks in practice! Please pay attention to the revision section that is aimed at helping you in preparation. Good luck!

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