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eirrehs
Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Location: korea
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: universities in seoul for korean language immersion???? |
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could you guys recommend some good universities for learning korean.
i'd like to study in a 6 month program if they are available.
does anyone know if its possible to get a student visa for one of these programs?
any info would be greatly appreciated  |
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i4NI
Joined: 17 May 2008 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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Usually each semester is 10 weeks and you meet 5 times a day (standard program). And yes you do get a student visa, if i'm not mistaken a D4?
The best two programs in my opinion:
Seoul National University:
http://lei.snu.ac.kr/english/pages/SD00009_00.jsp
Sogang University:
http://klec.sogang.ac.kr/
Stay away from Yonsei unless you are just looking people to party with who won't even bother taking the final. If you have anymore questions I'll be glad to help. |
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eirrehs
Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Location: korea
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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So which uni did you go to?
Did you work at the same time?
What kind of jobs can one get on a student visa?
I wonder how much money I'd need to study for 6 months in Seoul. |
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i4NI
Joined: 17 May 2008 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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eirrehs wrote: |
So which uni did you go to?
Did you work at the same time?
What kind of jobs can one get on a student visa?
I wonder how much money I'd need to study for 6 months in Seoul. |
I went to Seoul National University
I worked part time tutoring, as a university student i'm pretty sure you are legally allowed to tutor.
You will need about $3,000 to study for 2 semesters, which is around 6 months.
If you are interested in speaking mainly, Sogang would be an excellent choice. |
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dharma bum

Joined: 15 Jun 2004
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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You won't be able to work (legally) on the visa for language students from my understanding of immigration law. You can work while here as a full-time university student (D2 visa?) but not as a language student (D4 visa?).
As for the language study itself, the terms run 3 months each at SNU; that's 10 weeks of class (9-10 M-F for the full-time program) and 3 weeks of break each term. If you're a beginner, that means you'd be able to complete Level 2 of the program in the six months you're talking aobut, giving you a good grasp of the fundamentals of the Korean language.
With that said, while I think SNU's program is VERY good at Level 1, from what I've heard, at higher levels, a place like Sogang might be more suited to the average Westerner's needs, as it's based more on day-to-day Korean. |
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dharma bum

Joined: 15 Jun 2004
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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eirrehs wrote: |
I wonder how much money I'd need to study for 6 months in Seoul. |
If you wanted to live at goshiwon or hasuk jip and really scrimp, you might be able to get by with 10,000,000 won including tuition. Prices keep going up though, so my estimate might be a bit low. |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: |
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sungkyunkwan is a pretty good program. that said, sungkyunkwan, sogang and snu are expensive. i have a number of friends who studied at konkuk university, which is quite a bit cheaper, and were quite pleased with their experiences. |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: |
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I'm studying at Sogang this spring and staying at a Goshitel near Daerim Station. Goshitel is a newer kind of goshiwon that is a bit more comfortable. Daerim station is also quite a bit cheaper than Shinchon station and is on the same line, about 15-20 minutes down.
Konkuk is only about 200,000 cheaper per semester and I can't find anything about their books online. Sogang has a good reputation but their books are the deal-maker for me. I'm pretty sure they have the most modern and most usable curriculum going in the Korean Language scene.
I've done night classes at SNU and they're good. Their classes probably fall somewhere in between Sogang and Yonsei--with Sogang on the communication side and Yonsei on the grammar side. |
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i4NI
Joined: 17 May 2008 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: |
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I also wanna mention the teachers at SNU are really cute, as well as excellent teachers. |
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Anon
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Oede is cool : www.hufs.ac.kr |
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