Thisis another good workbook that helps you learn, read, and write the most common verbs. Nothing to figure out here. Just write out the Korean words on the provided lines below each verb. And, you can write the words more than once for extra practice.
Each course lasts approximately 15 weeks and follows the same academic calendar as the University of Alabama. Both levels are available during fall and spring terms (no summer courses).
To receive credit in the courses, you need to contact a local exam proctor (e.g., a testing center, or teacher or administrator at your school or college who agrees to follow our procedures). The proctor does NOT need to know any Korean, and all that is required is that he or she has an email account that can receive, open, and print PDF files. The proctor will mail, scan, or fax tests back to us for grading.
High school students seeking college credit must enroll in the University of Alabama Early College program and complete the courses within the term enrolled, just like regular college students. Before taking any online courses at UA, high school students must first complete UAEC 200, a preliminary online readiness course.
The prerequisite for KOR 102 is completing KOR 101 with a C- or better, or the completion of a placement test. If you score lower than a C- in KOR 101, you may repeat the course (but you will have to pay tuition again).
If you feel you can skip into KOR 102 but have not received a formal grade (or a transcript) from another educational institution, you must take a placement exam first. You must be able to expertly read/write hangul as listed in the curriculum and know the basic grammar forms such as particles, conjugations, and verb forms, before skipping into KOR 102. Once you pass the placement exam, you will receive a permit to enroll in KOR 102 from Laurie Arizumi, the head instructor.
If you have received a grade from another educational institution and want to enroll in KOR 102, you will need to provide a transcript with your grade to Laurie Arizumi. Students must receive a C- or higher grade to go into the 102 level.
Students enrolled in the Online Korean Program must have regular access to a computer (at school or home) with an Internet connection and multimedia (audio and video) player. Students must also have access to a web camera for weekly private tutoring and oral quizzes.
Students must have access to their individual crimson email accounts (assigned by UA) in order to interact with the instructor and tutors. Types of files used in the course include those associated with running Blackboard Learn, PDF files, MP3 audio files, YouTube videos, and PowerPoint. Some assignments will involve typing in Korean font, which can be done using a regular keyboard. We can help you learn to do that.
Once you enroll and have access to the Blackboard Learn site, you will find your syllabus which contains all the important information you need to get started learning, a detailed Course Schedule, an online grade book to check your scores, and of course all the study materials you need.
Using the Learning Materials in your textbook and online, you will complete assignments and tests such as: completing workbook pages (scan and upload into Blackboard), discussion (in English and some Korean) forum posts in Blackboard, Oral (speaking/listening) Tests with your tutor, Vocabulary Quizzes, a Final Project, and a Final Oral and Written Exam.
Tutoring hours are both scheduled for the semester and open (first come, first served). You will have scheduled private tutoring sessions at least once a week, and more will be offered during the semester as needed. We are currently using Zoom, and some tutors prefer Skype for the live sessions. If students want group sessions, we will try to arrange those too.
Since we give private tutoring sessions, our students find that our online Korean course is very convenient. We do it this way to accommodate students all over the world in various time zones. By offering tutoring slots both morning and evening, students can almost always find a time that works for their busy work or school schedule. You will usually have the same assigned tutor for the semester, but you also may talk with others during the open time slots, or if you need to change your tutoring time, or a tutor needs a substitute due to illness etc. We try not to reschedule too often since the tutoring schedule is tight. You should be able to find at least one time and day a week you can consistently attend.
The same tutor you practice with during the semester will also evaluate your speaking and listening ability through chapter Oral Tests. These are an important part of the course and are figured into your final grade. You do not need to have a proctor present during these quizzes as long as we can see you through your web camera. Here are some of the topics you will be able to discuss in Korean once you successfully finish each semester:
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Today's activities had me finalizing a presentation and workbook on reframing mental health diagnoses as Superpowers in my assets-based and lived experience 'Embrace Your Superpowers' program. I revisited psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy texts and then followed up with clients on previous presentations.
A cup of jasmine tea later, I moved onto research for a paper that I am co-authoring with a new colleague. That had me returning to academic reading, but in a subject area that doesn't seem immediately connected to my material culture and indigenous studies that were central to my grad work. It does reconnect me to my gender and women's studies work and it has me learning Korean. So, out comes the grammar workbook! This still connects to my mental health work: I've gone from beadwork to BTS (Google them), material culture to musical culture and peer support. It's about becoming 'Bulletproof To Stigma' and the healing power of music and lived experience on a global scale between artists and their fans.
In the background, along with music, I enjoyed a podcast on Martin Luther King Jr. (@usnewsbeat) and celebrated the life, teachings, and passion of a great leader who, like me lived with mental health challenges. I believe they contributed to his empathetic and revolutionary leadership. His ability to see the big picture is one of his Superpowers, along with his sense of social justice. These powers can come from the grounded realism of experiencing depression, and according to psychiatrist Nassir Ghaemi, it's what makes MLK and I better crisis leaders than the neurologically normal. My experiences in politics during a time of internal and external crisis bears this out, and while I wouldn't wish the darker moments on my worst enemy, I am grateful for the perspective and skills the darkness brought me in recovery. Depression, like ADHD, is a Superpower I embrace and harness to look after myself and others, I believe MLK did the same.
There are days where my ADHD (or depression) can throw me for a loop, no one needs to explain to me the downsides of a Superpower running roughshod. But the more I learn, the more I meditate, and the more that I work with others to develop assets-based reframing and empowering tools, the farther I move in my own recovery. Reframing to find the assets not only helps me manage my Superpowers, more importantly, but it also helps others find their strengths where too often others only see weakness.
So let me ask you: What can you reframe to find an empowering asset - or Superpower - in your life? Can you see the Superpowers of neurodiversity or mental health diagnoses for yourself and others? Take a closer look, these Superpowers may be hiding in plain sight and waiting for you to embrace them for your own benefit, and in service to others. Remember, not all heroes wear capes! Don't be afraid to put yours on, or help others with theirs!
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