Coursera platform offers, in cooperation with Yonsei University, a free online course: First Step Korean language. This is an elementary-level Korean language course, consisting of 5 lessons with 4 units, and covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
About The First Step Korean language Course
The main topics include basic expressions used in everyday life, such as greetings, introducing yourself, talking about your family and a daily life and so on. Each lesson covers dialogues, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, quizzes and role-plays.
After completing this course, you will be able to 1. read and write Korean alphabet. 2. communicate in Korean with basic expressions. 3. learn basic knowledge on Korean culture. It’s fun and easy to follow! Enjoy it!
| The course is designed for | Beginner level. |
| Offered by | Coursera platform in cooperation with Yonsei University. |
| Course duration | 18 hours. |
| Price | Free of charge. |
| Certificate upon Completion | Available with the paid version. |
| Course language | English (Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish). |
| Already enrolled | 1,185,732 students. |
| Course Rating | 4,9/5. |
Course Syllabus
What you will learn from this course:
- The Korean Alphabet
Thanks for joining the course! Watch the video below to get started.
- Greetings and Introducing
In this module, you will learn the Korean alphabet or Korean writing system called ‘Hangeul’. After completing the lessons, you will be able to understand the principles how each letter was invented. Also, you will be able to read and write Hangeul.
- Family
In this module, you will learn how to greet, ask someone’s nationalities / jobs and answer those questions in Korean. After completing the lessons, you will be able to introduce yourself, greet a person and talk about someone’s nationalities and occupations.
- Time and Date
In this module, you will learn about time and date in Korean. And you will also say the days of the week as well. After completing the lessons, you will be able to ask and repond time & date using Korean numbers.
- Daily Life
In this module, you will learn various Korean vocabulary regarding your daily lives. After completing the lessons, you will be able to utilize informal sentence endings, ask and answer about your everyday life.
How to enroll in First Step Korean language course for free
Check the course official website and click on “Enroll For Free”. An enrollment box will pop up for you. Here you have two options, you can either join the paid version of the course by clicking on “Purchase Course ”, or you can view all course lessons for free by clicking on “Full Course, No Certificate”.
After clicking on “Full Course, No Certificate”, you can click on “Continue” to start your course for free!
If you are unable to pay and want a certificate, you can apply to Coursera for Financial aid.
The course official website
You can start the course following this link:
Check related courses following Free online courses to learn Korean
Check other online free courses following Free Online Courses.