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robin1
Joined: 11 May 2007
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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:08 am Post subject: Korean Classes for the Gyopo... Yonsei worth the fees? |
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How effective are these university classes for the gyopo who can speak fluently, but has limited writing and slow reading.
Would it be worthwhile for her to shell up for university classes at Yonsei? Apparently over US1K a semester! |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:37 am Post subject: |
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I think the best way would be for her to find another gyopo (like me) to study writing/reading together.
I got a few books on learning Korean but doing them by myself is a chore. If I had someone else working through the lessons with me then it would be much easier. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:56 am Post subject: Re: Korean Classes for the Gyopo... Yonsei worth the fees? |
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| robin1 wrote: |
How effective are these university classes for the gyopo who can speak fluently, but has limited writing and slow reading.
Would it be worthwhile for her to shell up for university classes at Yonsei? Apparently over US1K a semester! |
Get a private tutor who does NOT want a language exchange (you'll end up doing more for the exchange then what you get out of it).
I went to Yonsei in 1994 and hated it. It's a waste of money and the classmates suck. Try one of the lesser known places if you are dead set on attending a language institute at a uni. |
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Ginormousaurus
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| I think it would be a waste of money. I studied at Yonsei with a person who could speak very well but just needed to work on her writing and reading skills. She dropped out very quickly because it was so boring for her. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 1:08 am Post subject: |
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Most students go there get paid for by their parents, so its worth it for them.
Think about it...would you pay for it? If you had to pay for it with your own money, of course. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:05 am Post subject: |
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Use me!!! I'm dying to find someone to help my Korean. I'm a gyopo too. I can read, semi write, and my speaking could use some work.
I got textbooks too. Elementary Korean and also Continuing Korean which is REALLY good for people who already have an understanding of the language. |
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robin1
Joined: 11 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
Think about it...would you pay for it? If you had to pay for it with your own money, of course. |
Sorry, I'm not sure what you're trying to say there... |
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robin1
Joined: 11 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
Use me!!! I'm dying to find someone to help my Korean. I'm a gyopo too. I can read, semi write, and my speaking could use some work.
I got textbooks too. Elementary Korean and also Continuing Korean which is REALLY good for people who already have an understanding of the language. |
Hi, maybe I should put you in touch with my friend. Could you PM me with some of your details, including A/S/L, that sort of thing? |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| I'm not a Kyopo, but I see them all over Yonsei where I'm taking a level 1 Korean class right now. It's all about the grammar there. Very little speaking etc. But they really push you to work hard. I would've never learned as much as I have without signing up for the class and paying 753K won. |
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Passions
Joined: 31 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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I plan on going to Yonsei this summer. I heard it's mostly for socializing with classmates, partying, etc.  |
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insam
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Sogang is the best. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I like Sookdae (숙명여대). The terms are shorter. Sogang I found to be quite arrogant about their program. They think it's the best and continually tell their students that they're the best. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: |
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Sogang is good if you're totally new to Korean, as it stresses conversation. But if you're already familiar with speaking Korean, perhaps another school will be better.
Sookmyung Women's Univ. has a tie-up with Inlingua and has advertised a lot, but I don't know how good that program is.
And yes, going to class is a good opportunity to meet new people, especially from around the world (but usually from Japan). |
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postfundie
Joined: 28 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Get a private tutor who does NOT want a language exchange (you'll end up doing more for the exchange then what you get out of it).
I went to Yonsei in 1994 and hated it. It's a waste of money and the classmates suck. Try one of the lesser known places if you are dead set on attending a language institute at a uni. |
great advice....I've got a private tutor who I pay about 7 bucks an hour...we have a 100 percent no English rule, a give me more vocab and expressions because I keep using the same damm words rule, and keep your teacher talk time to below 15 percent rule...works well and beats the price of those 'waist your money japanese students don't speak and the teacher babbles on and on about 3 simple or otherwise frequently used grammar points while not giving but 2 fuuukkinggg new words an hour hagwons'
of course if you like to have busy work work sheets thrown at you while the teacher wastes your time talking blah blah..and YOU get just a couple of minutes of talk time per day...then yeah ...go for Yonsei and if you want to experience true non-learning activities attend YBM's korean classes where 목진만, the director,will painfully teach you the meaning of the phrase "non-interactive class" |
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