Preparing for Class: About Self-Introduction and Major Introduction

Lesson 1 Introduction

Listening and Speaking: Listening and speaking about self-introduction and major introduction
Grammar: - (으)ㄴ 지 / -고싶 / -(으)려
Activity: Self-introduction / Major introduction
Confirmation Learning: Self-introduction vocabulary / Major introduction vocabulary / Introduction to an unusual department
See more: Introduction to the Department of Eccentric Studies

Attend class 2

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking about how to register for classes
Grammar: -아/어/하다 should/should / -(으)면 should/shouldn't / -(으)ㄹ can/can't
Activity: How to Create a Lecture Schedule / How to Use an LMS
Confirmation Learning: Lecture Vocabulary
See more: Smart Campus

Lesson 3 My Day

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking About Work
Grammar: -go / -(으)면 / -(으)ㄹ거
Activities: Leisure time / Use of school facilities
Confirmation Learning: Work and Vocabulary
See more: Transportation

Lesson 4 Leisure Life

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking About Club Activities
Grammar: -(으)러 가/오다 / -아/어/해 보보다 / -아/어/해 해 이/이 이/이 이
Activities: Introduction to unique clubs / Club creation / Part-time job experience
Confirmation Learning: Leisure Vocabulary
See more: Part-time jobs for international students

Lesson 5: Writing assignments

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking About Submitting Assignments
Grammar: -neurago / -(eu)ryeonyeon / -아/어/해도 할 수 있습니다.
Activity: How to Write an Assignment / How to Do a Good Group Project
Confirmation Learning: Task Vocabulary
See more: Useful sites for assignment writing

Lesson 6: College Life

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking About Appointments for Professors and Students
Grammar: -(으)시- / Special honorific 1 / Special honorific 2
Activities: How to submit an official absence report / Introduction to university programs / Filling out a club membership application form
Confirmation Learning: College Life Vocabulary
See more: Honorific mistakes

Lesson 7 School Facilities

Listen and Talk: Listen and Talk about how to rent a library study room.
Grammar: -고 на на / -(으)ㄹ 줄다/나 на на / -아/어/해 주다
Activities: Dormitory Rules / Living Alone and in the Dormitory
Confirmation Learning: School Facilities Vocabulary
See more: Library Use

Lesson 8: How to Learn

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking About College Classes and Study Methods
Grammar: -gi before / -(eu)n after / -go is / -da
Activities: College life counseling / personal study methods
Confirmation Learning: Learning Method Vocabulary
See more: New teaching methods

Lesson 9: Moods and Emotions

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking About Longing for Family and Home
Grammar: - (으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ게 있습니다 / -있다/때/하다 / -아/어/해지다
Activity: My First Presentation / How to Solve a Problem
Confirmation Learning: Mood and Emotion Vocabulary
See more: Personality Type Test

Lesson 10 Festival

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking about the Festival Program
Grammar: Ah/eo/haeso / -geut- / -(eu)try
Activities: Local Cultural Festivals / School Festival Introduction
Confirmation Learning: Festival Vocabulary
See more: Unique Festivals Around the World

Lesson 11 Presentation

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking About Future Plans
Grammar: I will present about / first, next, last / This concludes my presentation.
Activity: Write an outline for your presentation / Give your presentation
Confirmation Learning: Graph Types
See more: Useful tools for creating presentations

Lesson 12: Tests and Grades

Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking about the Final Exam Schedule
Grammar: -Looking at it closely / -I have to do it / -Do it
Activity: How to grade / How to send email
Confirmation Learning: Test and Grade Vocabulary
See more: How to check your grades

This textbook was designed to provide international students with the content they need for college classes and life to ensure a successful college life.
This textbook is designed to enable international students with Korean language proficiency equivalent to a Level 2 student to simultaneously learn academic and professional study skills and everyday school life.
First, the topics of each unit were selected in a balanced manner to enable students to complete academic studies at university and to experience everyday university life.
For international students entering university and starting their semester, we have selected topics necessary for university classes for one semester, from basic class preparation and etiquette to course registration, assignment writing and submission, professor consultation, report writing and presentation, and exams and grade checking, to ensure that the essential academic performance required each semester proceeds without a hitch.
And, through introductions to club activities, leisure activities, school programs, use of school facilities, counseling, and topics related to school festivals necessary for college life, smooth communication in everyday school situations was enabled.

Second, the textbook integrates language functions and is structured so that vocabulary, grammar, listening, reading, speaking, and writing are organically linked.
Through reflection, vocabulary, and expressions, the subject and learning objectives of the lesson are clearly understood, and listening, speaking, and grammar (3 items) are provided as essential elements to enable explicit Korean language learning.
In Activities 1 and 2, various situations that students may encounter in college study and college life were created, allowing the language skills of reading, writing, and speaking to be linked in an eclectic manner, thereby expanding the learner's practical knowledge area.
Third, it was designed to enable active and self-directed learning by arranging confirmation learning and addition.
A variety of activity sections are linked to expanded topics with sufficient use, allowing for review of previously presented vocabulary and expressions.
And at the end of each unit, we added additional content such as 'Unique Studies, Smart Campus, Transportation, Part-time Jobs for International Students, Useful Sites for Writing Assignments, New Teaching Methods, Personality Type Tests, and Useful Apps for Writing Presentation Materials.'
International students can grow into active and self-directed learners by understanding the context of Korean universities through the addition of real-life topics.

『Beginner Korean for International Students』 consists of 12 lessons, including class preparation.
Each unit is composed of 'Introduction → Thinking → Vocabulary and Expressions → Listening and Speaking → Grammar 1, Grammar 2, Grammar 3 → Activity 1, Activity 2 → Confirmation Learning → Addition'.
An index and model answers are included as appendices.

◎ Introduction: Presents pictures and learning objectives related to the unit's topic.
◎ Think about it: Two introductory questions related to the topic were presented.

Unit composition
◎ Vocabulary and expressions: Vocabulary and expressions related to the topic are presented.
◎ Listening and Speaking: We have provided a way to understand the content to be learned in advance through conversations related to the topic, and we have provided listening audio to help learners understand.
◎ Grammar: The meaning and form of grammar related to the topic are presented, and practice problems are provided to help learners understand and master grammar.
◎ Activity: Content related to the topic was presented in various types, including reading and writing.
◎ Confirmation Learning: Vocabulary and expressions related to the topic are presented as practice problems.
◎ Plus: We covered topics related to Korean culture and activities that were not covered in a simple and light manner, focusing on keywords.