Beginner 1
In this Beginner 1 course, 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.