Instructor

Hyo Sang Lee

E-Mail: hyoslee@indiana.edu

Office: Goodbody Hall 229

Phone: 855-8721

Office Hours: M10:30-11:30, T, R 2:00-3:00 or by appointment

Class meeting: MWF 1:25-2:15, Ballentine Hall (BH) 222

Course objectives
K401/501 is the first semester of Fourth Year Korean, Advanced level. The goal is to equip students with proficiency in all four language skills, speaking, listening, reading, and writing, beyond the intermediate level. The course will deal with various genres of authentic material (some are slightly tailored to fit the level) on various topics. The course is largely content-based and task-based. Particularly focused on will be enhancing ability to advance one's opinion as well as discussing and sharing thoughts and ideas. Expanding one's vocabulary of more complex and abstract concepts is also a main goal of this course.

 The weekly schedule consists of three parts: pre-lesson activities, main text activities, and post-lesson activities (vocabulary and pattern exercises, writing exercises, further reading activities, etc.)

Course material:
Integrated Korean: Advanced-Intermediate 1

 Students are expected to read all the main texts and be prepared for in-class tasks and discussion. Students are also responsible for learning vocabulary and useful expressions.

Assessment:
Students will be evaluated for the final grade based on the following criteria:
 
 

Class attendance* and participation:	15%
Chapter Quizzes:	15% (Every other Monday's)
Homework Assignments:	15%
Midterm:	15% (Oct. 20, Monday)
Oral performances and presentations:	10%
Oral Final Exam:	10%
Written Final Exam:	20% (Dec. 19, Fri.10:15-12:15)

* More than 5 absences will result in one grade down, and more than 10 absences will result in two grades down from the actual score. No excuses are allowed unless a written proof of inevitable circumstances (e.g. doctor's notes, police reports, parents' notes, performance schedule, job interview schedule, etc.). In any circumstances, no more than 10 excuses will be granted.

 Grades will be assigned based on the following scale:

97% +	A+
93 - 96.9	A
90 - 92.9	A-
87 - 89.9	B+
83 - 86.9	B
80 - 82.9	B-
77 - 79.9	C+
73 - 76.9	C
70 - 72.9	C-
67 - 69.9	D+
63 - 66.9	D
60 - 62.9	D-
59.9 & less	F

There will be no makeup exam unless provided with a written proof for a justifiable reason.

Assignments will be assigned a grade roughly on the following scale:
Ã++ (100%), Ã(++) (95%), Ã+ (90%), Ã(+) (85%), Ã(80%), Ã(-) (75%),
Ã- (70%), Ã(--) (65%), Ã-- (60%)