Learning Korean Writing 3600-7-KO3-NPK(Z)

The aim of the course is to prepare students to read simple texts in the Hanmun system and to be able to use texts written in a mixed system.

An additional aim of the first-cycle course is to familiarize students with the etymology and rules of word formation within the Sino-Korean vocabulary.

Term 2024Z:

After completing this subject in the summer semester, the student should be able to read and write simple Korean texts in a mixed system, the so-called kukhanmun hon'yongch'e.

Classes during first-cycle studies also serve to build knowledge of the Chinese writing, necessary for working on classical texts during second-cycle studies.

Prerequisites (description)

191 / 5 000 The student knows about 400-500 Chinese ideographs, is familiar with the role of ideographs in the etymology of Sino-Korean vocabulary, and has basic knowledge of the history of writing on the Korean Peninsula.

Course coordinators

Anna Diniejko-Wąs

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Assessment criteria

Ongoing preparation for classes, attendance control, possibility of conducting mid-semester written tests, written final test at the end of the semester

Practical placement

Not applicable

Bibliography

Lee Young Hee, Learn Hanja the Fun Way. Chinese Characters for Foreign Learners. Seoul, 2011.

Term 2024Z:

Lee Young Hee, Learn Hanja the Fun Way, Seoul, 2011

Bruce K. Grant A Guide to Korean Characters. Reading and Writing Hangŭl and Hanja, Seoul 1987.

Notes

Term 2024Z:

None

Additional information

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