Korean Studies

The language taught

Korean

The courses on offer

Licences

Licences de Langue Littérature et Civilisation Etrangères (LLCER) de coréen
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Masters

Master of Foreign Language, Literature and Civilization (LLCER) in Korean
Master LLCER in Korean, specializing in the didactics of Korean as a foreign language
The Master 2 professional course "Teaching Korean" becomes the Master Didactics of Korean as a Foreign Language (Master 1 and Master 2). The aim of this new master's program is to train teachers of Korean as a foreign language. It enables students to deepen their understanding of the Korean language and culture, learn about language didactics and specialize in teaching Korean as a foreign language. Developed in partnership with the DDL (Didactics of Languages) program, this master's degree includes courses from the DDL master's program. In addition to courses in advanced Korean language practice and Korean civilization from the Korean Studies department, this master's program offers specific theoretical and practical courses dedicated to the teaching of Korean as a foreign language. Students will spend a semester at a university in Korea during their first year of the Master's program, and will complete a work placement in a French school offering Korean language courses during their second year. For further information, see the dedicated section in the Master LLCER de coréen brochure or contact the coordinator, Mr. Kang Shin-Tae.
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Preparing for back-to-school 2025-2026

Korean textbooks

All students enrolled in the Korean LLCER degree program at Inalco must purchase their own language course textbooks.

Warning, starting with the 2025-2026 academic year the textbooks are changing! All students (L1, L2 and L3) must absolutely have the new textbooks published by Kyunghee University Press (경희대학교 출판문화원). The old Get it Korean textbooks are no longer used.

1. Licence 1 (1st and 2nd semester)

- Oral comprehension and production (compulsory): 경희한국어 초급 1 듣고 말하기 and 경희한국어 초급 2 듣고 말하기

- Written comprehension and production (compulsory): 경희한국어 초급 1 읽고 쓰기 and 경희한국어 초급 2 읽고 쓰기

- Grammar (optional): 경희한국어 문법 초급 1 and 경희한국어 문법 초급 2

2. Licence 2 (1st and 2nd semester)

- Oral comprehension and production (compulsory): 경희한국어 초급 2 듣고 말하기 and 경희한국어 중급 1 듣고 말하기

- Written comprehension and production (compulsory): 경희한국어 초급 2 읽고 쓰기 and 경희한국어 중급 1 읽고 쓰기

- Grammar (optional): 경희한국어 문법 중급 1 and 경희한국어 문법 중급 2

3. Licence 3 (1st and 2nd semester)

- Oral comprehension and production (compulsory): 경희한국어 중급 1 듣고 말하기 and 경희한국어 중급 2 듣고 말하기

- Written comprehension and production (compulsory): 경희한국어 중급 1 읽고 쓰기 and 경희한국어 중급 2 읽고 쓰기

These NEW textbooks can be purchased either online or in specialist bookshops, such as the Phénix bookshop, which offers a 5% discount or the possibility of paying with the Passe Culture (cannot be combined with the 5% discount).

Parcoursup applicants: no gap year before L1

For the attention of Parcoursup applicants:

Please note that Inalco's Korean Studies department does not accept gap years at the start of the curriculum.
It is possible to take a gap year between two years of the bachelor's degree, but not before L1.

We would like to remind you that Inalco's LLCER Korean bachelor's degree is a selective course that is subject to ever-increasing numbers of applications. Currently, the L1 admission rate is around 8% (approximately 1800 applications for 150 places each year).
The main selection criteria remain French, history-geography and philosophy grades.

Thank you for your understanding.

Prerequisites and compulsory pre-entry course

1. Pre-entry course:

The Korean Studies Department provides a language course during the pre-entry period that helps assimilate the Korean hangeul alphabet and grammar points essential to the written comprehension and production of simple sentences. Attending this language course is STRONGLY recommended for all new L1 students.

2. Level test:

New students (L1) with a good level of Korean have the option of taking a level test in order to obtain a validation of prior learning. This validation only concerns language courses (grammar, oral comprehension and production, written comprehension and production) and not civilization courses. This test is organized by the Korean Studies Department during the pre-entry period. It is imperative to register for the placement test in advance with the Korean Studies Department secretariat. Late applications cannot be processed.

3. Other information:

Students should also familiarize themselves with all the information put online in the brochure that corresponds to the course being taken, and keep abreast of any updates on the Korean Studies Department page.