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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| rooster_2006 wrote: |
| Was that A Course or B Course? I'm surprised you made it through the testing if you couldn't speak at least SOME level of Korean. |
A course. When I started at Yonsei there was no B.
Don't get me wrong. Yonsei is good for some types of learners, but they're a minority (logical/mathematical learners who learn through grammar, for example). Sogang is the best for the greatest number of learners, but as you yourself show, different strokes for different folks. |
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sunhelen
Joined: 18 Sep 2007
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Someone asked about studying at Soon Chun Hyang University in Asan. I am studying there currently and I would not recommend it. However, there are not many options in the area. I also attend free classes at the local migrant workers center. Those are excellent, but they only meet once a week.
Are there any good Korean classes in the Daejeon/Chungnam area? |
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Johnwayne
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know anything about the Sogang individual (i.e. 1 on 1) classes? For example cost, how it compares to the normal classes, etc.? I saw that option on their website, but it has realtively little information about it on there.
(The normal classes Sogang offers (e.g. morning and evening) don't work well with my schedule, so that is why I am exploring the individual option. Plus I already studied Korean some at my university back home, so I have the foundational stuff.)
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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I study at Ganada Language school near Hong-Dae Station. It is nice and near my apartment. I choose it because they study only 12 hours a week (4 days x 3 hours), and the university schedule (5 days x 4 hours) seems like too much stress. Also, you can study month by month, not a 10 week schedule.
But now I am having second thoughts. I think maybe Ganada took a 10 week course and made it 8 weeks by removing all review days. The book actually has review chapters but we totally skip them. Then Ganada made a 20 hour week 12 hours by cutting down on practice. This is just my feeling anyway. Maybe it is the same at other schools.
At Sogang, do they really spend one day a week on review only (like shown on their website). For that 4 hours a day at Sogang, are there really 2 hours practice? If it really is more review and practice at Sogang, I might switch to there. If that extra time (20 hrs instead of 12hrs a week) is spent plowing through the book to get the the next chapter, I'll just stay at Ganada.
Thanks, Drew |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
At Sogang, do they really spend one day a week on review only (like shown on their website). For that 4 hours a day at Sogang, are there really 2 hours practice? If it really is more review and practice at Sogang, I might switch to there. If that extra time (20 hrs instead of 12hrs a week) is spent plowing through the book to get the the next chapter, I'll just stay at Ganada.
Thanks, Drew |
Yes to all of your questions. |
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Mirabilis85
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: Korean classes |
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| Anyone have input on classes OTHER than those at sogang and yonsei. Uni's like Hanyang or Konkuk that are much closer to me? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: Korean classes |
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| Mirabilis85 wrote: |
| Anyone have input on classes OTHER than those at sogang and yonsei. Uni's like Hanyang or Konkuk that are much closer to me? |
Hanyang has a bad rep (I have a few friends who studied there). It seems, however, that it's really just a crap shoot depending on which teacher you get. Some teachers come to class late. Some talk to much. Some spend all the time on grammar... I've had a couple of friends who liked the program for all of that, and I've had a larger number of friends quit (actually, two of them walked out of class to never return).
I did have 1 on 1 lessons with one of the instructors from Hanyang and she was pretty good. |
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Mirabilis85
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info. Id assume the smaller, more recently established programs wouldnt be as good. How about Korea U.? I really want to devote the time and energy to studying Korean, so I may just make the trek to Sogang every morning. |
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Mirabilis85
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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bumpp...
info anyone? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:55 am Post subject: |
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bumpp...
info anyone? |
Sogang's still good, but I don't know much about Korea University's program. |
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Toon Army
Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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I studied a couple levels at Sogang and found it very good. A lot of ex-Yonsei language students quit Yonsei (too grammar orientated) and head to Sogang and that says it all if you`re comparing the 2.
Would be interested to know about Korea Univ course too. Ganada in Hongdae seems interesting and cheap and I might consider there in future if I here more about them.... |
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