MS
Jun 30, 2021
The course is amazing for now! The teacher explains everything in a great order and it helps me a lot with Korean. I understand a lot more now. Thank you for that Seung Hae Kang and Yonsei University!
GT
Feb 12, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed participating in this course. The lessons were exceptionally well-presented, and the teacher adeptly elucidated complex ideas, rendering them comprehensible with remarkable ease."
By Margarita S C C
•Mar 31, 2024
CURSO BASICO DE IDIOMA COREANO CON GRAN DESARROLLO EN SU PLATAFORMA. CLARA EXPOSICION DE CONTENIDO EN CLASE POR PARTE DEL PROFESOR A PESAR DE SER SUBTITULADO. EJEMPLOS Y EJERCICIOS PRACTICOS QUE DESARROLLAN HABILIDADES. REFORZAMIENTO DE LA TEMATICA ANTERIOR VISTA AL INICIO DE CADA SESION Y TEST DESPUES DE CADA UNIDAD LO QUE FACILITA EL APRENDIZAJE. EXCELENTE PLANIFICACION PARA CONSEGUIR LOS OBJETIVOS ESPERADOS. TERMINO ESTE CURSO FELIZ Y AGRADECIDA POR LA OPORTUNIDAD. 100% RECOMENDABLE.
By Albani O
•Aug 16, 2020
Creo que es un curso completo para aprender coreano básico ,te enseña diferentes aspecto del idioma que son importantes para poder comunicarte con los coreanos. Como los saludos,la familia ,los lugares,países, hora ,verbos y algunas partículas, etc. El curso es dinámico,creativo y de fácil entendimiento,tiene en algunos caso subtitulo en español por si no sabes ingles, y tiene prácticas y notas que lo acompañan para luego, al final realizar un quiz que mide tu conocimiento aprendizaje
By megha z
•Sep 17, 2020
Iam so greatful to my teacher Seung Hae Kang shi who did an amazing job in teaching hangul to every new student in the most simple and brilliant manner possible, with her consistent method of teaching help me to study hangul in an effective way,like she said practice makes perfection,as a student i will do my best to practice and learn more.i wish to learn more and more lessons from her teaching. Anyway iam always indebted to her, forever in my life, for teaching the basics of hangul.
By Sam B
•Oct 7, 2018
Excellent course - well done Yonsei! Great teaching style which includes role play conversations - it helps to train your ear for live conversation. Also, they breakdown the grammar and explain it well, where other "popular" courses do not. The writing exercises reinforce learning - reading, writing and speaking is the best was to learn a language, and no this is not theoretical - it works! My only suggestion, add more units and make it an 8-week course because 5 is simply not enough.
By Maria T
•Jan 18, 2020
Realmente es un gran curso para todo aquel que quiera empezar a estudiar el idioma coreano, con clases muy amenas y fáciles de entender cada una con su grado de dificultad, un vocabulario de diario muy bueno y ejercicios de practica en cada lección, definitivamente lo recomiendo, ya que gracias a este curso he aprendido a saludar y presentarme en corean, aunque falta mucho para ser una principiante no esta mal, ya se leer en hangul (¡no perfecto! pero la practica hace al maestro) :)
By Bertrand V
•Oct 27, 2019
I absolutely loved that course, I learnt so so so much. I have been learning Korean with private teachers for 3 years and this course was a nice companion in order to further my learning of the Korean language. I like how the course is structured, I like the teacher very much, we learn a lot too so I truly believe this was a nice course that I recommend to anyone who wants to learn the Korean bases. I hope to continue and develop my learning skills with Korean. Thank you so much ;)
By Olumide J O
•Jun 19, 2020
This course has been quite an accomplishment for me I never knew I could understand any form of language not written in the Alphabet format... Kudos to our facilitator Professor Seung.
I shall so much love to make remarkable progress from here...I wish such opportunity presents itself, I promise not to let the professor down.
Sometimes I have to go over the class again...no surprises that I was able to score 100% throughout the entire modules.
Please consider me for an advance class
By Rose-Anne L
•Apr 14, 2017
This course is really helpful not only for beginners but as well as to those people who already familiar with Korean Language. It introduces you with alphabets, grammar, pronunciation and also the cultural aspect. In this program, I have become more familiar with sentence construction and gaining extra vocabulary that I can use for daily conversations. But the most fun part is that there is also a forum section where you can share and gather inputs and discuss in depth the lesson.
By Melita M Y A
•Aug 26, 2021
This course is very useful for beginners like me. After finishing this course, I am able to read hangeul well. In this course, there are lots of easy-to-understand conversations and vocabularies equipped with supporting animations. I highly recommend this course for you who want to learn the basic of Korean Language in a fun way! Anyway, I would like to express my gratitude toward Coursera, Yonsei University, as well as Prof Seung Hae Kang who have prepared this precious course.
By Rochelle L
•Jul 25, 2021
First Step Korean definitely exceeded my expectations. I learned the basics of speaking, writing and reading Hangul. The course is broken down in simple and manageable lectures, exercises and quizzes. The videos are also well-developed and are easy to follow. Professor Kang was great in teaching the classes. I enjoyed this class so much that I purchased the certificate. I'm proud to complete the module.
My only suggestion is that I hope Yonsei University provides a Korean Level 2.
By Mary K B C L C
•Jun 26, 2017
After 5 weeks of Intensive studying my first Korean class, I was amazed how is it easy to learn a language if one is really willing to learn and to practice it. The videos and the professor gave a detailed input on how to make learning Hangeul fun and easy to understand. I hope the "foreign words" ---the words in Hangeul will be also written in words so that pronunciation will be easy as well. I recommend this course for all who are just starting to learn Hangeul. Happy Learning!
By yakum t
•Jul 27, 2020
I've always wanted to learn hangul. And professor Seung Hae Kang teaches in really simple way which is comfortable for basic learner like me. i loved everything about this course but i think adding some k-drama dialogues or some hallyuwood just like how Barbara Oakley put some hollywoods into Mindshift course i think can be way more interesting and fun for the beginners like me. Anyway, Thank you coursera and Yonsei university for the course and the valuable time teaching us.
By Jovanna T
•Jun 23, 2020
I've always wanted to learn a new language and I've always been interested in the Korean language. I spent time watching thousands of videos and none of them explaining the language, culture, and usage as well as this course. I really recommend it those who are just starting like me. I have learned how to introduce myself, talk about my family, and so much more. I will continue to study my notes and get better. I want to thank Yonsei University and Ms. Seung Hae Kang for this.
By Samantha L
•Mar 1, 2021
An excellent course for beginners! Really well-structured course covering all the basics you need to know. Videos were clear, straightforward and easy to follow and understand. If you make your own notes on the vocab, conversation examples and pronunciation then the quizzes become super easy. I definitely have learnt a lot of vocab and basic sentences and will now go on to use other online resources to continue teaching myself korean. Can't recommend this course enough!! :')
By camila p o o
•Jul 24, 2020
Hola buenas tardes.
Mi nombre es Camila y necesito agradecer el tremendo material que se encuentra disponible de manera gratuita. La plataforma es perfecta, cabe señalar que el curso es breve pero muy completo, Espero poder seguir aprendiendo con ustedes , mil gracias por esta oportunidad.
LOS FELICITO!!!
A todo el equipo de COURSERA y a todas las personas que hacen posible que este material este disponibles para todos equitativamente.
MIILLLLL GRAAAACIAS.
CARIÑOS Y BENDICIONES.
By Brenda C
•Aug 2, 2020
This course is absolutely amazing for someone who has wanted to learn the basics in the Korean Language. This course is formatted perfectly including the easy to follow along and understand videos, practice worksheets, and quizzes at the end. I would recommend this course to everyone wanting to study Korean as it feels like an actual class where you have to study weekly. This course is absolutely wonderful and surprising that it is free because it is so worth it. Thank you!
By Susana M
•Mar 28, 2022
I have started learning Korean and this course made it easy to understand the concepts related to basic grammar and pronounciation. The flow of the lessons was great and there was a lot of information packed in short videos. The notes helped a lot when it came to practice. The quizzes helped alot to test what I knew or if I was even retaining any information. It is certainly different from the two languages I know (English and Spanish) but I do want to continue learning.
By Hector R A
•Apr 24, 2023
Muy bien estructurado el curso. Cada módulo construye sobre las bases del anterior. Ayuda mucho contar con videos donde el estudiante extranjero se esfuerza en pronunciar bien y comunicarse y el estudiante hablante nativo de coreano que da el ejemplo de cómo es mantener una conversación fluida con el acento y entonación propios de su lengua materna, Felicito a la universidad Yonsei por este excelente curso, Ojalá tuvieran más cursos para los niveles intermedio y avanzado.
By Tricia S
•Feb 6, 2022
This course is a solid introduction to learning Korean. Seung Hae Kang-ssi offers clear examples and keeps you focused on the topic covered. By the end of the course, I felt I had actually sat in her classroom. I recommend this course for anyone who already knows hangeul and basic pronunciation. While the lessons are relatively short, you'll want to practice what you learn a little each day so the concepts, sentence structures, and vocabulary sticks becomes more natural.
By Ayana Y
•Apr 21, 2020
Thank you for the course! It was both interesting and challenging. I've learned lot of things. Numerals for me is still the most difficult topic. And for Hebrew speaker there is a specific problem: there are letters that look very similar and it's very confusing. I'd like to learn more basic stuff like personal pronouns for example if such a thing exists. How many times are there in Korean and so on. But anyway it's a very good start and I'll definitely continue to learn
By Luis F O H
•May 26, 2023
It was a great opportunity for me to start learning about Korean language and culture, I always wanted to speak Korean with fluency, but I struggled with some characters and expressions. During the course I learned how to communicate and understand Korean language step by step, and it surprised me how fast I learned to ask and answer questions in Korean in a few weeks. I'm happy to have taken this course and I would definitely want to take similar courses in the future.
By Anupama Z
•Mar 5, 2019
First of all, thank you very much for this course, Yonsei University and Professor Kang Seung Hae ssi. I'm now fully able to read and write Korean language. And by practicing, I'm being able to understand and speak more Korean day by day. To be honest, I'm loving this language more and more. It also helped me learning various customs and practices of Korean people. This course was very helpful indeed. I'll definitely recommend it to any person who wants to learn Korean.
By XIMENA J B G
•Apr 15, 2021
Me pareció un curso muy útil ya que yo no sabia absolutamente nada de coreano pero en cada uno de sus videos explican perfectamente y con los ejercicio y guías puedes complementar toda la información. Un curso muy completo y recomendado.
I found it very useful course. I knew absolutely nothing about Korean but in each of their videos they explain perfectly and with the exercises and guides you can complement all the information. A very complete and recommended course.
By Afsana F
•Feb 14, 2021
Hi, I'm Afsana from Bangladesh. Communication skills and language are always so important at present and I've completed "First Step Korean" for the same reason. This course helped me to enhance more of my communication skill and helped me to gain knowledge about Hangul . The Instructor Miss Seung Hae Kang explained each and every word in a detailed way which was helpful to understand easily and quickly. Provided reading scripts are sufficient to understand the basics.
By Camille A C
•Dec 6, 2020
It is my first time to study Korean with a formal teacher and I learned a lot as compared to studying it on my own. Korean language is difficult because of how the grammar rules differ from the English language; the many particles and affixes used for conjugating words. I also like that there are guides for the pronunciation because that is also hard. The lecture has helped me a lot with those. I hope there were more practice tests especially for the vocabulary part.