Korean: Language, Literature, Culture (including courses in English)

• CAS LK 111: First-Semester Korean
  Elementary grammar, conversation, reading, writing.
• CAS LK 112: Second-Semester Korean
  Continues the text from LK 111; grammar, conversation, reading, writing.
• CAS LK 116: First Year Korean for Heritage Speakers
  Designed for students who can understand spoken Korean but who have little or no practice in reading or writing. Comprehensive coverage of first year Korean grammar, reading, writing, and speaking.
• CAS LK 211: Third-Semester Korean
  Development of communicative skills acquired in the first year. Readings in Korean. Writing exercises involving more complex grammatical patterns.
• CAS LK 212: Fourth-Semester Korean
  Further review of the structures of Korean. Practice in conversation involving specialized topics. Advanced readings from Korean culture. Frequent compositions. Satisfactory completion of LK 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.
• CAS LK 216: Second-Year Korean for Heritage Speakers
  Continues from CAS LK 116. Designed for students who are fluent in spoken Korean but have only basic practice in reading or writing. Comprehensive coverage of second-year Korean grammar, reading, writing, and speaking. Successful completion of CAS LK 216 fulfills the CAS foreign language requirement.
• CAS LK 250: Introduction to Korean Literature (in English translation)
  What is Korean literature? How has it evolved through interaction with Chinese, Japanese, European and American literatures and cultures? What roles have regional and global changes played in shaping Korean imaginative writing? No prerequisites; readings and discussion in English. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LK 260: Gateway to Asian Cultures
  Panoramic introduction to the cultures of East and South Asia in comparative perspective (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India). Examines shared foundations, transformative inflection points, sites, peoples, and ideologies over the past two millennia through primary texts and media. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Also offered as CAS LC 260, CAS LJ 260, CAS LN 260, and CAS XL 260.
• CAS LK 312: Sixth-Semester Korean
  Continues CAS LK 311. Readings in modern literary writings and journalism. Essays and discussions on issues in politics, society, and culture. Vocabulary building, advanced grammar, and enhancement of speaking ability.
• CAS LK 314: Classical Chinese I for Students of East Asia
  Introductory readings in Classical Chinese for students of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Learn the shared literary language of premodern East Asia and read masterpieces of East Asian philosophy, history, poetry, and fiction in the original. Also offered as CAS LC 314 and LJ 314.
• CAS LK 383: Modern Korean Culture through Cinema (in English translation)
  Introduction to modern Korean culture and society through film from the Korean war (1950- 1953) to the present. Discussion and essays on modern Korean life as seen in Korean films. Critical analysis of changes in Korean society. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Also offered as CAS CI 365.
• CAS LK 440: Korean Conversation and Composition through Media
  Intensive practice of both oral and written forms of Korean. Survey of important cultural, social, political, and economic issues in Korea as portrayed in films, television, and periodicals. Development of effective written and spoken communication.
• CAS LK 450: Topics in Advanced Korean
  Topic for Spring 2017: Korean in Translation and Interpretation Workshop. Enhances students' Korean skills through practice in document and audiovisual translation and interpretation. Both written and audiovisual texts in various styles and topics are introduced.
• CAS LK 470: Topics in Korean Literature and Culture
  Topics and prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Topic for Fall 2017: Growing Up in Korea. Examines memoirs, prose fiction, film, television dramas, graphic narratives to ask: how have the conventions of Korean coming-of-age narratives evolved over time? What does this say about changes in Korean identity? No knowledge of Korean required. Also offered as CAS CI 490 A1. Topic for Spring 2018: Trauma, Memory, Literature. Explores how we remember, how memory builds biographies and distinct cultural histories, and how various media represent trauma. Readings include theories of memory, literature of cataclysmic events in Asian and European cultures, of East Asia's history wars, and Holocaust literature. Also offered as CAS Lc 470 and CAS LJ 451.
• CAS LK 491: Directed Study: Korean
  Application form available in the MLCL Department.
• CAS LK 492: Directed Study: Korean
  Application form available in the MLCL Department.

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