Korean beginners: module 1

About this course

The course develops Korean for everyday situations, including introducing personal details, discussing routines, talking about food and transport, and describing plans and wants. Learners work with present-tense forms, polite endings, time expressions, numbers, formal and informal address, and structures for questions and simple requests. Teaching focuses on spoken communication through pair and group activities, role plays and games, supported by presentations, hand-outs and audio-visual resources. Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.

What you'll learn

• Talk about personal details, family, routines and hobbies
• Ask and answer simple questions about people, things, places and times
• Use Korean for food shopping, ordering and making simple requests
• Describe future plans and express wants

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for learners who have completed a Korean beginners course or have an equivalent level, broadly corresponding to Beginner (A1). Participants should be able to follow simple instructions and explanations in English, use numbers in everyday contexts, and understand basic grammar terms.

• Previous Korean study or equivalent learning is expected
• The course involves pair work, group work and role plays
• English is used for simple instructions, explanations and course documents
• Comfort with everyday numbers and basic grammar terminology is helpful

Before you go

• Homework is highly recommended between classes.
• The course uses the tutor's own materials.