This course is designed for graduate students and professionals who have advanced level proficiency in Korean or have at least three or more years of rigorous formal study in modern Korean. This course aims to develop professional proficiency in Korean at the advance-mid and high level in listening, speaking, and reading and writing employing a variety of materials such as scholarly essays, newspapers, short stories, video and audio materials.

The approach of the course is to study several content areas including Advanced Korean Language in Society, Topics in Korean Economy, Culture and History, and North Korean Language in its Society. Students will develop competence through project based and research based instruction exploring a variety of topics.

Target OPI rating at the end of the session: Advanced High or Superior
Textbook: Sogang Korean Student’s Book 5A
ISBN 978-8992491204
Sogang Korean Student’s Book 5B
ISBN 978-8992491211
Sogang University Korean Language Education Center press, 2013