Brown University

Provided Programs&Courses

Undergraduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : East Asian Studies (Korean)
   • Program Remarks - The goal of the three language programs in East Asian Studies is to develop the four language modalities (speaking, listening, reading and writing proficiency) in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and to teach various aspects of the cultures in relation to language, offering opportunities for students who have attained proficiency to use it in the study of East Asian literature, culture and society.
   1. Korea-related Courses : KREA 0100 S01 Korean
      • Course Remarks - Begins with an introduction to the Korean writing system (Hangul) and focuses on building communicative competence in modern Korean in the four language modalities (listening, speaking, reading, writing). Provides a foundation for later work in spoken and written Korean. Six classroom hours per week. No prerequisite. Enrollment limited to 18. This is the first half of a year-long course whose first semester grade is normally a temporary one. Neither semester may be elected independently without special written permission. The final grade submitted at the end of the course work in KREA 0200 covers the entire year and is recorded as the final grade for both semesters.
   2. Korea-related Courses : KREA 0300 S01 Intermediate Korean
      • Course Remarks - An intermediate course in Korean designed to further communicative competence in spoken Korean and to provide additional reading practice in stylistically higher level materials that are progressively integrated into the given dialogues. Discussions on various aspects of Korean culture and society. Four classroom hours per week. Prerequisite: KREA 0200 or instructor permission.
   3. Korea-related Courses : KREA 0500 S01 Advanced Korean
      • Course Remarks - Aims to help students develop an advanced level of communicative competence, with special focus on enhancing their reading comprehension, essay writing, and discourse (discussion and presentation) skills. Authentic reading materials from a variety of sources will be used to introduce various topics and issues pertaining to Korean society and culture, thus students' cultural understanding will also be enhanced. Prerequisite: KREA 0400 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
   4. Korea-related Courses : KREA 0910B S01 Media Korean
      • Course Remarks - Develop linguistic competence and deepen cultural understanding through exposure to a variety of media sources. Built on the Content-based Instruction model and Genre-based Approach. Discuss current Korean affairs and core issues of culture based on assigned materials. Develop reading and listening comprehension skills through pre-class activities, oral proficiency through in-class discussion and presentation, and writing proficiency through assigned essays writings, in addition to various integrative tasks. Tuesday classes will focus on comprehending the text and source materials, Thursday classes will focus on related tasks and activities. Enrollment limited to 20. Conducted entirely in Korean.
   5. Korea-related Courses : KREA 1910 S01 Independent Study
      • Course Remarks - Reading materials for research in Korean. Section numbers vary by instructor. Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course.
   6. Korea-related Courses : KREA 1950W S01 Translating Korean: Fiction, Poetry, Film and K-Pop (EAST 1950W)
      • Course Remarks - Interested students must register for EAST 1950W (CRN 15306).