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wanderer
Joined: 25 May 2003
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:40 pm Post subject: Free-talking/conversation (Korean) groups in Seoul |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hangul Kongbubang is excellent, I take classes there now myself. The volunteer teachers are probably about as qualified to teach Korean as we are to teach English (except that they are bilingual), but they are very dedicated to teaching their classes as professionally as possible. They have four different levels, ranging from teaching you how to read Korean script, to advanced reading, conversation, grammar and writing at the highest level. The best part is the price, W1000 per weekly lesson, just to cover their costs. Classes are Saturdays at 4:30 near Sook Dae Women's University Station (one stop from Seoul Station).
I'm also an on again off again member of a language exchange club called Seoul Club (fka In2Seoul). Their meetings are two hours with one hour dedicated to teaching Korean to the foreign members, and the other hour dedicated to English conversation (usually discussing a newspaper article). Each meeting is followed by dinner and drinks, and they go on excursions once a month or so. The Korean lessons are very informal, and you'll only get as much out of it as you're willing to put into it. It's probably not the best way to learn Korean by itself, but it's a great way to meet English-speaking Korean friends. Their website is www.seoulclub.co.kr. Their meetings are 5 pm Sundays in Gangnam.
Post or PM me if you have any questions. |
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seoulmon
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 4:57 am Post subject: |
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just decided to quit my job (job opening in Masan!) and study full-time next year. I'll be in Seoul and am wondering about Korean classes. I don't think I'll have the time to do a full-time language course at a Uni- Does anyone know any good hagwons or discussion groups? Online I've found classes at International House, Hangul Kongbubang, and some pub called "Thirsty Duck"! Any insight into these or other groups would be greatly appreciated. I really want to delve further into the Korean language, but I'd like to do it in the company of some like-minded expats.
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HI wanderer!
I have a lot of suggestions for you since I have been/am/will be on the same road myslef. Here are some of my suggestions. If anybody has any visceral reactions to my suggestions, then please say. I am always chaning and modifing how I learn Korean:
* Study Hanja. Not ALL the hanja but some. Learning Hanja will allow you to see the skelatol structure behind Korea. As I said, not all but even 100 will give you the insight you need. Plus they have cool hanja tests that start from the most basic level and you can feel like a Korean by taking them
** Watch dramas or any other favorite T.V. program. Dramas are my favortie. I watched all 16 episodes of Cat on the roof Top. A lot of these sites will have the script too, so you can isolate diologs.
*** Take the Korean proficiency test. This will help you focus your studies. It's a cool test too, not weird and full of gramatic gymnastics like TOFEL (or any other aweful English test).
**** Avoid language excahnges. Get a tutor and make sure it's a guy. Put your self in situations where you ONLY use Korean. (You know, those situations where if you don't speak Korean, the person looks back at you like a fish gulping for air).
***** Give your studies urgency. Learn stuff that you can use now, instead of in some future esoteric situation.
****** Write.
******* Drink and smoke. (Sadly I don't and this hurts my Korean)
******** A super cool article I like that I read and use is called Then and now and appears in the Chosun Ilbo(sp?) on page (A8?). It has two then and now pictures and talks about changes in Korean. Very cool for any level.
More...? Hmmmmm, about specific schools...I went to han-yang, Ganada and SISA. SISA is the best. Well, hope you like this list. As I said, I am constantly changing my method.
I am really running at the mouth now, whoich is strange since usually I am a quite person. Just one more thing, it would be interesting to excahnge ideas about MEMORIZING. I have different ideas about that....
Anyway, ENOUGH. I am sure you are exausted listening to me
PEAZE OUT...Seoulmon |
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Psy
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
Location: Hongdae
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| seoulmon wrote: |
| ******* Drink and smoke. (Sadly I don't and this hurts my Korean) |
This is so true, that it's almost not funny.
Almost. |
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