Korean
5 courses · Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027
KORE 1 Elementary Korean
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- Lecture: 72
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Elementary course for students without prior exposure to Korean. Includes essential study of grammatical structures, pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms, and an introduction to Korean culture.
KORE 2 Continuing Elementary Korean
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- Lecture: 72
- Prerequisite
- KORE 1 or Two years of High School Korean
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Further development of elementary skills in Korean including conversational, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on grammatical structures, the extension of vocabulary and idioms, and a more in-depth discussion of Korean culture.
KORE 3 Intermediate Korean
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- Lecture: 72
- Prerequisite
- KORE 2
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Continued development of conversation, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on intermediate level grammatical structures, vocabulary, and idioms, and in-depth discussions of Korean culture.
KORE 4 Continuing Intermediate Korean
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- Lecture: 72
- Prerequisite
- KORE 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Continued intermediate study of grammar and vocabulary. Readings and discussion of Korean cultural topics and an introduction to Korean literature.
KORE 60 Korean Culture Through Cinema
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture: 54
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Korean culture through cinema starting from the 1960s, with an emphasis on "New Korean Cinema" of the 2000s, to the present. Analysis of aesthetic, socio-historical, and cultural movements in post-war South Korea. Lecture and class discussion to be conducted in English. Film presentation with English subtitles.