This lecture aims to identify important branches of Korean pop-culture and explain the context of Korean pop culture history diachronically. Through this, it is possible to distinguish the public’s structure of feeling and zeitgeist by era from the perspective of taste, aesthetics, and ideology. Furthermore, the lecturer views the interrelationship between political, social, industrial history and pop culture history, and reflects on the daily lives and desires of the public at the time.

• Level : Beginner
• Instructor : Ahn Soong-Beum

This course is a basic Korean language course aimed at beginner-level Korean language learners. The content focuses on scenes from K-dramas. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are taught in an integrated manner, but the focus is on speaking, so the course is structured to teach not only understanding Korean, but its actual use as well.

• Level : Beginner
• Instructor : Lee Jung Hee

Students will learn about the Korean alphabet, Hangeul and examine the emotions in the letters and sounds of Hangeul. They will also have time to look at Hangeul education and Hangeul in the world.

• Level : Intermediate
• Instructor : Cho Hyunyong

The purpose of this lecture is to explore the characteristics of Korean culture and understand cultural genes of Koreans by looking at the culture inherent in Korean language. To this end, this lecture examines the linguistic culture including Koreans’ view of languages, texts, idioms, body languages and also examines Koreans’ view of humans, nature, families, and the necessities of life. It also studies areas such as basic language knowledge, language skills, culture, and etc. based on “International Standard Curriculum of the Korean Language.” Finally, the lecture helps students to improve inter-cultural communication skills by providing opportunities to compare Korean and their own cultures.

• Level : Beginner
• Instructor : Kim Jung Sup

Through maps and geography of the Korean Peninsula and the Republic of Korea, we examine the place, landmarks, and people who played important roles in Korean history and study how those places, landmarks, and people were portrayed in the classical literature. Through this, we will learn about the spatial experience, historical site, scenic spot, and local characters that enriched the classical literature, and learn how each geographic space, experience and famous place appear when it is embodied in the classical Korean literature.

• Level : Beginner
• Instructor : Cha Chung-Hwan

In this course, we will examine the incidents that were turning points in Korean popular culture and explore how they have formed today's K-Culture. To do this, we will take a comprehensive look at the popular culture of the 1990s when the globalization of Korean popular culture began, and investigate how various elements of popular culture, such as movies and K-Pop, have developed.

• Level : Intermediate
• Instructor : Nam Shin-hye