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Middle School - Korean

Korean as an additional language

In the middle school the student learn Korean and Korean culture through practical activities. The students learn not only the language but also experience Korean traditional games, food, customs and celebrations. Students are placed in class according to their level, thus assuring a smooth incorporation into the subject, no matter when the students join ISB.

Middle School Korean for Koreans

These courses are designed to develop and enhance Korean language skills for Korean students. The classes are designed to teach students interpersonal, interpretive, and presentation skills as well as the structure of the Korean language. The classes are also intended to encourage the use of their native language and help them further develop the core skills of speaking, listening, writing, and reading along with supplemental skills in understanding cultures and opinions.

Korean for Koreans classes are divided into five components. The first three components are covered during the Middle School years: 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grades respectively. The last two components mark the start of High School: 9^th and 10^th grades. These final two components are closely aligned with the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) syllabuses in order to prepare the students for the IGCSE exams during their 10^th grade year.

All five components follow a progressive pattern so the skills learned and developed in previous years are carried-over, reviewed, and expanded upon along an outline that follows students’ levels of achievement, comprehension, progression, and maturity.

	Skill:	Function:
Grade 6	Listening	Students will understand spoken Korean with visual support.
	Reading	Students will understand written material on familiar topics with visual support.
	Speaking	Students will present a short narrative about themselves.
	Writing	Students will write personal journals and/or brief messages to friends.
	Culture	Students will understand the concept and compare other cultures to their own.
	Opinion	Students will express basic personal preferences and feelings.
Grade 8	Listening	Students will understand spoken Korean with familiar vocabulary and structure.
	Reading	Students will understand written materials on topics of personal interest.
	Speaking	Students will carry on a conversation about personal interests, including what they have done, are doing and are planning to do.
	Writing	Students will write personal journals and/or brief messages to friends.
	Culture	Students will understand the concept and compare other cultures to their own.
	Opinion	Students will express personal preferences and feelings with some explanation.
Grade 8	Listening	Students will understand spoken Korean with more advanced vocabulary and structures.
	Reading	Students will understand more complex written materials on a variety of topics and in different styles.
	Speaking	Students will be able to have a conversation about their school and community that includes descriptions.
	Writing	Students will write short compositions and letters.
	Culture	Students will understand the concept as they compare other cultures to their own.
	Opinion	Students will express personal preferences and feelings with some explanation.
	Language structure	Students will identify words similar to English, word roots, prefixes, suffixes and sentence structure to get the meaning.