To truly understand a language, learn the culture that surrounds it. Korea has a rich cultural history as well as a trending pop culture. When you study with us at Pomegranate Institute, you will learn to speak, read, and write Korean in a supportive environment as you develop your language skill through each level of study. The Korean language courses are tailored to suit the student’s specific needs and goals. Every class is different because every student is different. Our instructors focus on the student’s primary objectives in learning the language. Whether the student’s aim is to learn survival Korean before taking a trip, or to learn the proper vocabulary to write a business proposal in Korean, we can design the course to meet the student’s professional, social, or educational needs.

Basic level is composed of Starter, A1.1, A1.2, A2.1 and A2.2 levels.
While starting your learning journey with Pomegranate you will receive a placement test which will determinate your language skills and your level.

By the end of the Basic Level you will be able to:

• Introduce yourself and the others
• Day to day conversation
• Talk about yourself, your family, friends and the others
• Ask and answer questions
• Write and understand messages involving prices, time, date and location
• Speak on various topics such as family, food, shopping, employment, city and local geography
• Communicate routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters
• Understand and reply to most frequently used expressions related to different areas

You will cover:

• Present, future, past tenses
• Pronouns
• Question words
• Structures of sentences
• Possessives
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• How to negate
• Articles
• Prepositions
• Imperative
• Time indicators
• Comparison

How long is the course?

• Each sub-level is of 30 hours in group, 22 hours in semi-private and 20 hours in private setting

Teaching and Learning Methods :

• Introduction of selected grammar points.
• The lessons are based on realistic conversations and task-based listening sections.
• Students develop reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension by reading passages from a variety of sources such as newspapers, magazines, books, and websites.
• Students participate in a variety of activities during this class, including lectures, in-class exercises, weekly homework and quizzes, and group/pair work.
• Students are expected to complete weekly homework and quizzes.