Korean Level 4

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Description

Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) course fee subsidy

This course offers a course fee subsidy through funding from the TEC for:  

• NZ citizens;
• Those who hold a residency-class visa;
• Individuals granted refugee status;
• In some cases spouses of NZ citizens and permanent migrants may also qualify - please contact the office to enquire.

Conditions:

• Registrants must be aged 16 years or older.
• Registrants must not be currently enrolled at a secondary school.
• You should attend at least 80% of your classes to qualify for a fee subsidy.
• We need to collect extra information such as age, ethnicity, educational achievement and gender for statistical purposes.
• You must provide evidence of NZ citizenship, residency or refugee status .

If you are unable to meet these conditions, please contact the office to discuss your situation. The subsidised course fee is $90.

About the course

This course is designed as a follow on for those who have completed Cecilia's Korean for Beginners courses, Levels 1 and 2, and Level 3.  It may also be suitable for those who have learnt Korean previously. If you have learnt Korean elsewhere, please contact the office and we will arrange for Cecilia to telephone you for a level assessment.

As well as teaching language, Cecilia incorporates information about Korean culture to show the language in its context.

This level will cover:

1.  Writing simple sentences.
2.  Improvement of how to use adjectives and nouns in sentences
3.  Building confidence with listening and understanding simple sentences
4.  Being able to count 1000 and more
5.  Knowing about the history of Korea (with food, clothing)

Cecilia's Korean Language programme:

• Korean Beginners 1 (runs over eight classes)
• Korean Beginners 2 (runs over eight classes). This course is suitable for those who may already know a little Korean.
• Korean Level 3 (runs over sixteen classes/two terms) 12 February - 8 April then 6 May to 1 July (no class on Easter 1 April or King's Birthday 3 June)
• Korean Level 3 (runs over sixteen classes/two terms) 31 July - 18 September, then 16 October to 4 December)
• Korean Level 4 (runs over sixteen classes/two terms) not currently scheduled - will be offered when there is demand.

About your tutor

Cecilia Kim is a Korean-qualified teacher who has lived in New Zealand for more than 20 years. Teaching is her passion. As well as language, Cecilia teaches Korean cooking courses at Selwyn Community Education. Her warm and humorous teaching style has earned her a devoted following. Cecilia loves to share the history, culture and food of her homeland. A  lifelong learner, Cecilia is currently undertaking formal studies to further her teaching of Korean as a second language. Cecilia's hobbies including cooking, karaoke, gardening, and painting.

Prerequisites

To join this course, you will have successfully achieved the learning outcomes in both Korean Beginners 1 and 2 plus Korean Level 3 (or similar courses elsewhere). Your tutor Cecilia recommends that you repeat any course if you need to spend more time practising and learning at that level.