Asian Studies 497E - ST-Current Issues in Korea

This is an advanced Korean language class designed to improve students Korean proficiency through studying news articles. In this course, students will read current news articles, discuss them and analyze them in relation to Korea?s social, cultural and historical context. Some of the activities include reading and summarizing news articles, news report presentations, translation of the news articles, and writing an opinion journal. By the end of the course, students will be able to describe, report, narrate, and compare in a paragraph level discourse in a coherent manner. Students will also able to support their opinions and talk about abstract concepts. Students will also gain a deeper understanding of the current Korean society.

Open to students who have taken three years of Korean or equivalent to advanced Korean.