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mgs2
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 Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:07 pm Post subject: Best way to learn Korean? |
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| I plan to go to Seoul for about one month from early December to early January, how could I best study Korean during that month? I would be interested at studying at a university either in group or individual lessons. |
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Murakano
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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you wont find Universities in Dec that do 1 month courses I believe. The're usually all 10 week courses.
There is Ganada Language institute in Hongdae that do intensive courses that you can do for 1 month....reasonably priced too. |
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mgs2
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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How much would thsoe institutes cost, and how regular/often would the classes be? Would some universities offer private lessons which I could organise more flexibly and offer some classes in December?
For example I did a Vietnamese course course at university in Ho Chi Minh City, my private teacher simply allowed me to do lessons at times that suited both of us. Wouldn't Korea have similar options? |
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Ukon
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Your not gonna learn much in one month unless you go at it hardcore....but then you won't be seeing much of the country anyway if you do that....Just get some Korean books and read them on the way to places.... |
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mgs2
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes I understand that if I'm studying that I won't have much time to travel, but thats the point, I would rather base myself in Seoul and get the opportunity to learn Korean. Can you advise where I could study Korean, and how much tuition would cost in Korea? |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| YMB does 20 hours a month lessons for 110k or thereabouts, but it's not enough. Get your language exchange on too. You might even get lucky! |
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curlygirl
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
Location: Pundang, Seohyeon dong
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Google the following:
Sogang university
Yonsei university
Seoul national university
Ganada
Also try googling Korean language +university +language institute
Enjoy your time in Seoul |
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mgs2
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the replies, 20 hours for 110 000KRW is a quiet a good price, I see YMB is similar to a language institute (http://www.ybmecc.co.kr/index.asp?sub1=who), would a university be more expensive? |
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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| mgs2 wrote: |
| How much would thsoe institutes cost, and how regular/often would the classes be? |
With Ganada, it's Monday, Tues, Thurs, Friday......10-1pm ish
(with Uni's it's usually 9 or 10 to 1pm depending on if you skip the writing class and cost 1.4-1.5m for 10 weeks)
Price is 330,000 won.
With Ganada there are more Japanese students and fewer westerners around, so in a way that's good as you're forced to speak Korean more between/outside of classes too.
http://www.gkli.co.kr/en/main.htm
I believe you can check out the books from both YBM and Ganada at the bigger bookstores so you could compare the content and choose what looks best. Personally I prefer the Ganada books. YBM has a lot more formal talk/teaching like 습니다 etc that Koreans don't really use in everyday talk....unless speaking to senior people.
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mgs2
Joined: 05 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the reply, that price also seems reasonable. Can anyone provide any feedback on weather its better to learn from a language institute or university? |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Universities don't just do a one month term, so you'd be wasting your money. If you could double up YBM and Ganada it'd be a good one-two punch. Maybe. |
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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| mgs2 wrote: |
| Thanks for the reply, that price also seems reasonable. Can anyone provide any feedback on weather its better to learn from a language institute or university? |
depends on the Uni. For example, Yonsei has a horrible teaching style, old style books, drilling type/boring teaching methods.
Sogang Uni was great for me and I studied 3 levels there....more focus on talking. During my time at Sogang there were many refugees from Yonsei to Sogang and that says it all.
but I would not waste money on a 10 week Uni course if you're there for 4 weeks.
I have not studied at Ganada though so can't compare personally. Reason i suggested Ganada was that I know a few people who have studied there and they enjoyed the course and they said they got alot of it......though they studied more than 4 weeks. And it's in a nice location right by Hongdae station.
My workmate studies at one of the YBM's also and he said in a way it's good as there are very very few students (all whiteys) on the course so sometimes it's like private lessons. Doesn't seem like he's learned much though so I'm not sure if that's down to the teaching or his laziness.....i haven't asked 
Personally, if you're a beginner, I would do 4 weeks at Ganada. you will get the basics covered pretty good from what I have been told, and if you do a bit of self study thereon after you might be able to enter level 2 pretty comfortably at Sogang for example. Passing the level 1 Sogang test is pretty straight forward. |
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mgs2
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:31 am Post subject: |
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| I think it would be more enjoyable to do a course with other students from Asia (eg Japan, China etc.) than other western English speakers. Are Asian tourists more commonly attend these courses than westerners? |
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