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AK402 Korean Culture A
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Korean language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
In this subject topics covering various aspects of modern
Korean culture are studied.
Reference
Dong-a's New Concise English-Korean Dictionary. Seoul:
Minjungseorim, 1989
Reading materials and reading guides will be distributed to students
prior to commencement of the course
~ ~ 4 0 3 Korean Culture B
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Korean language, or equivalent,
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from a recognised university, college or institute.
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All applications are assessed by a selection
4 committee and in certain cases applicants may
9 be required to complete appropriate subjects of
2 the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject allows students to extend their reading of topics
introduced in AK402 and to develop their conversational
skills.
Reference
Dong-a's New Concise English-Korean Dictionary. Seoul:
Minjungseorim, 1989
Reading materials and reading guides will be distributed to students
prior to commencement of the course
~ ~ 4 0 4 Korean Business and lndustry A
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Korean language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
This subject covers topics related to business, for example.
employment and working conditions; advanced technology;
structure of industry; Korea and world trade; energy and
tertiary industry.
Most of the material on which the program is based is
selected from newspapers but some media broadcasts are
also included. Emphasis is on the acquisition of vocabulary,
and practice in translation and precis writing.
Reference
Dong-a's New Concise English-Korean Dictionary. Seoul:
Minjungseorim, 1989
Reading materials and reading guides will be distributed to students
prior to commencement of the course
AK405 Korean Business and lndustry B
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Korean language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
Additional reading which extends the topics introduced in
AK404 is covered. Emphasis is placed on comprehension and
development of conversational skills in this subject.
Reference
Dong-a's New Concise English-Korean Dictionary. Seoul:
Minjungseorim, 1989
Reading materials and reading guides will be distributed to students
prlor to commencement of the course
AK406 Korean Politics A
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hour; per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Korean language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminary reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Subject aims and description
In this subject students are introduced to various aspects of
the Korean political system through the reading of
newspaper articles supplemented by some media broadcasts.
Topics include political parties and elections, defence, antinuclear
movements, administration, and environmental
protection.
Reference
Dong-a's New Concise English-Korean Dictionary. Seoul:
Minjungseorim, 1989
Reading materials and reading guides will be distributed to students
prior to commencement of the course
AK407
Korean Politics B
(Not offered in 1994)
No. of hours per week: four hours
Prerequisite: applicants must have a degree with
a major in the Korean language, or equivalent,
from a recognised university, college or institute.
All applications are assessed by a selection
committee and in certain cases applicants may
be required to complete appropriate subjects of
the Bachelor of Arts degree course, or undertake
a preliminaty reading course before being
accepted for enrolment
Assessment: continuous
Note: To obtain an overall pass mark, a pass in
each section of the course is required