Beginner 3 / Pre-Intermediate Class
Course Schedule
Textbook: Korean Grammar in Use – Beginning
This is a speaking-focused Korean course. The textbook provides the weekly grammar framework, while class time focuses primarily on guided conversation and practical speaking activities.
10-week course | Units 19–24
Week 1 · Unit 18 Review — Noun Modifiers
KEY GRAMMAR
A-(으)ㄴ + N · V-는 + N
KEY SENTENCE
제가 자주 가는 카페는 조용한 곳이에요.
The cafe I often go to is a quiet place.
Week 2 · Unit 19 — Expressions of State I
KEY GRAMMAR
V-고 있다 · V-아/어 있다
KEY SENTENCE
지금 책을 읽고 있는데 창문이 열려 있어요.
I am reading a book, and the window is open.
Week 3 · Unit 19 — Expressions of State II
KEY GRAMMAR
V-아/어지다 · V-게 되다
KEY SENTENCE
한국 친구들과 이야기하면서 한국어가 자연스러워지고 자신 있게 말하게 되었어요.
By talking with Korean friends, my Korean has become more natural and I have come to speak with confidence.
Week 4 · Unit 20 — Confirming Information
KEY GRAMMAR
A/V-(으)ㄴ/는지 · A/V-지요?
KEY SENTENCE
수업이 몇 시에 시작하는지 알고 있지요?
You know what time the class starts, don’t you?
Week 5 · Unit 21 — Discovery and Surprise
KEY GRAMMAR
A/V-군요/는군요 · A/V-네요
KEY SENTENCE
한국어를 정말 자연스럽게 말하네요!
You speak Korean very naturally!
Week 6 · Unit 22 — Additional Endings
KEY GRAMMAR
A-(으)ㄴ가요? / V-나요? · A/V-(으)ㄴ/는데요
KEY SENTENCE
이번 주말에 시간이 있나요? 같이 영화를 보고 싶은데요.
Are you free this weekend? I’d like to watch a film together.
Week 7 · Unit 23 — Quotations I
KEY GRAMMAR
Direct quotations · A/V-다고 하다
KEY SENTENCE
친구가 “한국에 가고 싶어요”라고 했어요.
My friend said, “I want to go to Korea.”
Week 8 · Unit 23 — Quotations II
KEY GRAMMAR
V-느냐고 하다 · V-(으)라고 하다
KEY SENTENCE
선생님이 숙제를 했느냐고 물어보고 다음 주까지 제출하라고 했어요.
The teacher asked whether I had done the homework and told me to submit it by next week.
Week 9 · Unit 24 — Irregular Conjugations
KEY CONTENT
Brief overview of Korean irregular conjugations
KEY SENTENCE
날씨가 추워서 따뜻한 차를 마셨어요.
It was cold, so I drank some hot tea.
Week 10 · Term Review & Mini-Presentations
KEY CONTENT
Review and practical use of key grammar from the term
KEY SENTENCE
예전에는 한국어로 말하기가 어려웠는데 요즘은 대화가 재미있어졌어요.
Speaking Korean used to be difficult, but these days I have come to enjoy having conversations.
The schedule may be adjusted slightly depending on the progress and needs of the class.
Mini-Presentation
In Week 10, students will review the key expressions from the term and give a short 3–5 minute presentation using some of the grammar studied during the course.
