Complete Beginners, A0
In the Complete Beginners course, we will start by learning Hangeul, the Korean alphabet for 3 weeks.
Learning contents (Hangeul)
Week 1
- Introduction to Hangeul, principle of Korean syllable structure
- Simple vowels (monophthongs)
Week 2
- Week 1 revision
- Basic consonants and Double vowels (diphthongs)
Week 3
- Week 2 revision
- Aspirated/tensed consonants, Batchim - Syllable final consonants
And then, after we finish learning Hangeul, we are going to learn...
Subject
Greeting, Introduction, Location, Action, Numbers, and Shopping
Vocabulary
Nationality, Occupation, Location, Objects, Numbers, Basic verbs
Grammar and Expressions
-아요/어요/해요, -에 가요(go to ...)
이/가(subject marker), 이/가 아니에요(negation)
에 있다/없다(There is/there is not), 의(possessive)
-주세요(please give me...), -하고(and)
Eligibility
None. You can join this course if you are complete beginners.
If you already know Korean alphabet(Hangeul), it's a plus!
Korean language level Framework
A1
TOPIK level 1 (1급)
(Beginner)
Expected learning hours: 100 hours
(For English speakers)
In this level, you can...
- Introduce yourself.
- Order food at a cafe.
- Talk about simple topics such as family, hobby, weather, etc.
- Make simple sentences using about 800 basic vocabulary and grammar.
- Understand and create simple sentences.
A2
TOPIK level 2 (2급)
(Upper Beginner)
Expected learning hours: 230 hours
(For English speakers)
In this level, you can...
- Make a phone call or ask a favour to a friend.
- Use bank or post office service in daily life.
- Can understand and use private, familiar topics using 1.5-2K vocabulary.
- Differentiate formal and informal language styles depending on the type of situations.
B1
TOPIK level 3 (3급)
(Intermediate)
Expected learning hours: 780 hours
(For English speakers)
In this level, you can...
- Feel comfortable with living a daily life and conduct fundamental linguistic functions in order to maintain social relationships.
- Express and understand familiar social topics in paragraphs.
- Differentiate spoken and written language and use them in different situations.
B2
TOPIK level 4 (4급)
(Upper intermediate)
Expected learning hours: 1080 hours
(For English speakers)
In this level, you can...
- Conduct linguistic functions needed for using public facilities and maintaining relationships to some degree.
- Understand easy content from the news, articles.
- Understand and use general societal, abstract topics rather fluently.
- Understand and use frequently used idioms based on understanding of Korean culture.
C1
TOPIK level 5 (5급)
(Advanced)
Expected learning hours: 1380 hours
(For English speakers)
In this level, you can...
- Conduct linguistic functions needed for research or tasks in expertise to some degree.
- Understand and talk about unfamiliar topics across politics, economy, society, and culture to some degree.
- Differentiate formal/informal and spoken/written contexts, and use required language styles.
C2
TOPIK level 6 (6급)
(Advanced)
Expected learning hours: 1580 hours
(For English speakers)
In this level, you can...
- Conduct linguistic functions needed for research or tasks in expertise rather fluently.
- Use and talk about unfamiliar topics across politics, economy, society, and culture without having difficulty.
- Although not at native level, but have almost no difficulty with expression.