I have been a fan of Korea and everything related to it for the longest time now, and to find an online course, let alone a FREE one, was an actual gift from the deities. I have officially taken up real life courses as well because I want to go further and learn the whole language due to the sheer beauty of it, and this language course was what got me into it in the first place. Massive props to our beautiful Korean teacher for giving us a boost. I hope to see further courses in the future. 고맙습니다! ^^

I have purchased a lot of Korean language training modules before but this is the first I was able to complete an entire course (and to think that it is for free) as I have enjoyed learning everyday that I actually finished it 11 days earlier than my expected date of completion.

The instructor has very clear English pronunciation which makes it a lot easier to comprehend. Plus the quizzes are not that long to accomplish.

I will definitely continue taking other courses as well. THANK YOU SO MUCH :)

I learned to introduce myself, to say the date of my birthday, to ask certain types of questions to people, to tell the time or to ask what time it is and, above all, Hangul became very clear to me. I also discovered and learned too much vocabulary. Thank you very much for helping me and the other young people to learn and know about the Korean language, this course really inspires us to follow our dream of speaking Korean fluently and to one day speak it in the beautiful country of South Korea♥️

I enjoyed the course and it turned out to be very helpful for those aiming to learn and converse in Korean Language. Building strong foundations is vital to an in-depth understanding of a foreign language which is exactly what one can achieve through this course.

There couldn't possibly be a better lecturer appointed for this job, and a better course outline. I really hope that with the knowledge I gained through this course, I will be able to converse in Korean language in the forseeable future.

I really enjoyed the course, firstly I appreciate that there wasn't any romanised words. The teacher spoke clearly, explained the pronunciations in an easy way, and overall I enjoyed the format. This and the abilities to screenshot and easily make notes. I liked the revision sheets as it went over exactly what we just learned, plus I could download it and print it off for repeat practice. I thought the tests could be a few questions longer, but I like that you were given more than 1 attempt,.

I'd already had some familiarity with Hangul and a handful of words and phrases, however, the amount of information packed into these modules is fantastic and I learned so much more! The instructor is great and the explanations are clear. It is also nice to have some of the cultural points woven into the lessons, which helps give context to some of the things learned in the modules. Overall, this is the most fun I've had learning a language and I hope to continue studying Korean. Thank you!

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.

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

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.

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.

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) :)

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 ;)

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!! :')

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.