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

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  • CAS LK 111: First-Semester Korean
    Course intended for those who have no or minimal knowledge of Korean. Starting from the Korean alphabet learning, develops elementary-level proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LK 112: Second-Semester Korean
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 111; or placement test results.
    Continuing from CAS LK 111, further develops elementary-level proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LK 116: First Year Korean for Heritage Speakers
    Designed for students who understand spoken Korean but need more practice in reading, writing, and speaking. Comprehensive coverage of Korean grammar, reading, writing, and speaking. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LK 200: T:Kor Lang&Lit
  • CAS LK 211: Third-Semester Korean
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 112; or placement test results.
    Development of communicative skills acquired in the first year. Speaking, writing, and reading exercises designed for intermediate level vocabulary and grammar practice. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LK 212: Fourth-Semester Korean
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 211; or placement test results.
    Further review of the structures of Korean. Practice high-intermediate level communication skills in conversation and writing in specialized topics. Discussion and project on Korean culture. Satisfactory completion of LK 212 fulfills the CAS second language requirement. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • The Individual in Community
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LK 216: Second-Year Korean for Heritage Speakers
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 116; or equivalent proficiency, or consent of instructor.
    Continues from CAS LK 116. Designed for students who are fluent in spoken Korean but need more practice in grammar, reading, and writing. Review of contemporary Korean media presentations and composition. Comprehensive coverage of second-year Korean grammar, reading, writing, and speaking. Successful completion of CAS LK 216 fulfills the CAS second language requirement. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • The Individual in Community
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • 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. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LK 251: Classics of Korean Literature
    Introduction to Korean literature from its first recorded beginnings to the early twentieth century, understood against the backdrop of the complex historical, cultural, political, linguistic, philosophical and religious contexts and networks. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Historical Consciousness
  • 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. Effective Spring 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LK 300: Topics in Korean Language & Literature
    Topics and prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit if topics are different.
  • CAS LK 313: Korean through TV Drama
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 212; or consent of instructor.
    Content-based advanced-level Korean language course. Uses recent South Korean TV drama series as primary texts to elevate Korean proficiency level and increase cultural awareness. A special emphasis on speaking and listening. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LK 319: Korean Language through Popular Music
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 312; or consent of instructor.
    Content-based advanced Korean language course designed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while analyzing the lyrics to legendary Korean popular songs from the past to the contemporary. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Creativity/Innovation
  • CAS LK 322: Korean for the Professions
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 212; or consent of instructor.
    Content-based advanced Korean language course focusing on developing communication skills needed in a variety of professional environments in Korea. Helps students prepare for job applications, interviews, professional meetings and presentations. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • CAS LK 375: Growing Up in Korea
    Examining memoirs, prose fiction, film, television dramas, and graphic narratives to ask: how have the conventions of Korean coming-of-age narratives evolved? What does this say about changes in Korean identity? What roles have gender and sexuality played in Korean stories of growing up? Effective Spring 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LK 383: Modern Korean Culture through Cinema (in English translation)
    Introduction to Korean Cinema from the early 20th century to the present. Discussion and essays on ethics of representation, colonialism, wars, state violence against citizens, psychological violence, sexual violence. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Ethical Reasoning
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS LK 400: T:Kor Lang&Lit
  • CAS LK 410: Korean Conversation and Discourse
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 312; or consent of instructor.
    Introduction to linguistic, cultural, and conversational features of the Korean language. Students collect, transcribe, and analyze spoken-Korean data, gaining both a deeper understanding of Korean conversation and discourse norms and increased language proficiency at advanced levels or higher. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Critical Thinking, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS LK 440: Korean Conversation and Composition through Media
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 312; or consent of instructor.
    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
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LK 312; or consent of instructor.
    Topic for Fall 2019: Korean Translation. Enhances students' Korean language proficiency through practice in document and audiovisual translation. Both written and audiovisual texts in various styles and topics are introduced.