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	A.	Characteristics of UHM Korean Flagship Program Curriculum: An Innovative Approach
	B.	MA Requirements
	C.	MA Curriculum

A.	Characteristics of UHM Korean Flagship Program Curriculum: An InnovativeApproach

1.	Professor Michael Long's Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) (visit http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/foreignlang/top.htm for an introduction to TBLT)
2.	Identification of domains of students' major/career Domains of Korean Flagship students' major/career were identified. Based on the identified major, target tasks and topics were chosen for curriculum.
3.	Use of domain experts in various stages of curriculum development
		A domain expert (a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations at UHM) was hired as a Graduate Assistant and has been consulted on a regular basis for (1) identification of the most relevant topics and valid research questions in International Relations and Business, (2) provision of relevant materials (written and video), and (3) development of testing materials.
		Domain experts (UH faculty members and visiting scholars from Korea) were invited as guest lecturers every Spring semester. They provided reading material for their lectures, gave lectures on various issues of Korean-US relations and evaluate students performance in terms of content.
		A domain expert (an associate professor of Political Science Department of Hallym University in Korea) was appointed as an Advisor and was consulted for developing course syllabus and material. He also gave special lectures and evaluated students’ task performance.
4.	Experienced TBLT materials developers (see http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/publications/RN37/http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/publications/RN37/ for more information)
5.	Use of the Internet The Internet serves as an essential tool (i.e., source of information) for curriculum development
6.	Characteristics of instruction
		Highly individualized class (student-teacher ratio of 2-3 to 1)
		Application of Second Language Acquisition-research motivated and empirically proven methodological principles (i.e., focus on form techniques) to daily instruction
		Use of technology for web-mediated communication between instructors and students, (posting/sending out materials on/via the web), viewing online TV/Internet news clips and providing visual materials to students, keeping an audio-/video-log, sharing feedback with students and monitoring student progress via audio-/video-logs
		Incorporation of task-based criterion-referenced performance tests into curriculum
7.	Korean language and culture enrichment activities Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) party, Thanksgiving dinner, Solnal (Lunar New Year's) party, etc. through which UHM Korean Flagship students have an opportunity to not only taste Korean foods but also experience some traditional Korean cultural events such as making songpyon, dressing up in hanbok, playing yut, etc. (Please look at pictures) In addition, students can participate in a series of talks on various topics and culture events offered by the Center for Korean studies either as an audience or as volunteers, which would provide our students with ample opportunities to be exposed to the Korean language as well as Korean culture in natural settings. Students will also be involved in various community tasks and events such as the Korean festival. Back to Top


B.	MA Requirements

	• Accepted students are required to be enrolled in the non-thesis option (plan B). Students must complete a minimum of 34 credit hours in the major field . A minimum of 18 credit hours must be earned in courses numbered 600 or higher. • Students must complete one year of overseas training. They must pass the two 1-credit capstone overseas internship courses (KOR 496 Korean Abroad, 1 credit per semester), whose credits will be given only to students who successfully complete all the overseas requirements at a C or above level. • Students must pass a final oral and written examination at the end of the program, where they have to demonstrate professional-level proficiency (ILR Level 3) in Korean.


C.	MA Curriculum

	I. 1st year: Domestic Proram: UH Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

	1st semester: 16 credits KOR 403 High-Advanced Korean 1/ KOR 499 Directed Fourth-Level Reading KOR 481 Selected Readings in Korean KOR 485 (Alpha) Korean for Career Professionals KOR 621 Media Research in Korean KOR 623 Interdisciplinary Research in Korean KOR 730 Research Seminar in Korean Language
	2nd semester: 16 credits KOR 404 High-Advanced Korean 2 / KOR 499 Directed Fourth-Level Reading / KOR 699 Directed Research KOR 481 Selected Readings in Korean KOR 486 (Alpha) Korean for Academic Purposes KOR 622 Comparative Studies of Contemporary South and North Korean Languages KOR 624 (Alpha) Analysis of Korean Academic Discourse KOR 730 Research Seminar in Korean Language

	II. 2nd year: Overseas Program: Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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	Summer Intensive Program 3rd semester: UHM (1 credit) KOR 496 Korean Abroad [capstone course] (KU) Advanced Media Research (6 hours/week) (KU) Overseas Internship & Field Research I (2 days/week) (KU) Research in Domain (3 hours/week)
	Winter Intensive Program 4th semester: UHM (1 credit) KOR 496 Korean Abroad [capstone course] (KU) Research Project (6 hours/week) (KU) Overseas Internship & Field Research II (2 days/week) (KU) Seminar in Domain (3 hours/week)