Korean Language Study at DEALL
The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL) at The Ohio State University offers a varied program in Korean language, under the leadership of Professors Chan E. Park and Danielle Ooyoung Pyun. DEALL's Korean Language Program is nationally recognized for the quality of its language instruction. Information on scholarships and financial aid are available from our university's East Asian Studies Center home page.
The Korean Language Program includes 5 levels of instruction in 2 formats: Individualized Instruction and Regular classroom (five hours per week). In addition to the information below on our program, see also the Aims, Procedures, and Policy concerning Korean Language Study at DEALL. Do also visit our Korean Language Courses Home Page -- which also houses the Korean Individualized Instruction Home Page -- for Korean language courses that are offered during the current academic year, with links to course pages where applicable.
Beginning
First Level (Korean 101-102-103 [Regular, Individualized]): Standard Korean at the elementary level, with emphasis on building and applying basic language knowledge in doing things in Korean; exercises in oral interactions and interactions involving text; introduction to the Korean writing system (Hangul).
Intermediate
Second Level (Korean 104-205-206 [Regular], 104 also offered in Individualized): Continuation of First Level with an increasing emphasis on communicative strategy building.
Third Level: (Korean 507-508-509 [Regular, Individualized]): Continuation of Second Level.
Advanced
Fourth Level (Korean 610-611-612 [Regular]): Continuation of Third Level with an increasing emphasis on presentation mode of communication.
Fifth Level (Korean 710-711-712 [Regular]): This series of courses allows the exceptional undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the cultural discourses of Korea through discussion of texts and broadcast media that reflect current intellectual concerns of Korea.
Individualized Instruction: You can pursue the study of Korean on a self-paced, one-to-one teacher/student basis in Individualized Instruction through the 104 and 507-508-509.
Study Abroad
DEALL has a relationship with Yonsei University (Seoul), Sogang University (Seoul), Soonchunhyang University (Ansan). For more information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Angerman at angerman.6@osu.edu.
Students' Comments
"I love the Korean program here. I learned far more than I expected. The class is fun, well-paced and well-taught. I highly recommend Korean courses at OSU. It is a wonderful language program and has wonderful teachers."
"The instructors' enthusiasm, fairness, availability, and well-structured instruction are only some of the strengths of the OSU Korean program."
"The greatest strength of the Korean program, I think, is the amount of attention each student will receive from teachers."