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swashbuckler
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 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:13 pm Post subject: 'Korean Social Integration Course' |
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Does anyone have more info on this so-called "Social Integration Course" that immigration talks about on their website? Where is it given? How do you sign up? Exactly How many hours each weekend is it? Is it held in Korean or English?
Provided I took that course, I would, in theory, reach EXACTLY 80 points and be able to apply for an F-series visa in 2012. |
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swashbuckler
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.kiip.kr/
Ok, from what I can tell, it looks to be about 500 hours. I can't ascertain exactly how to register, though. Also, there is no English on the website. Does that mean the entire course will be in Korean as well? |
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kardisa
Joined: 26 Jun 2009
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I would also like to know the answer to the OPs question. My boyfriend and I currently have 71 points each, so it would be nice to know about the KIIP just in case we decide to pursue an F2 visa. |
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brier
Joined: 14 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I was thinking of taking this course too. Then I could reach the mark of 80 points. Though, I think fourteen years living in Korea is plenty 'social intergration' in my opinion. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, I am also interested in taking this Social Integration Program course. I figure it would be a good way to force myself to improve my Korean to qualify for some language points. That way, along with the other points received by actually completing the program, I would then have 81 points or more (depending on how the overseas specialist experience would get counted). |
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swashbuckler
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:10 am Post subject: |
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| So how the hell do you sign up for one?? Anybody know??? |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:41 am Post subject: |
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| swashbuckler wrote: |
| So how the hell do you sign up for one?? Anybody know??? |
Maybe, I will ask one of the secretaries where I work, to find out and show me. |
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kiwikid
Joined: 28 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I talked to a guy who works for them and he told me that the course is all in Korean and you need to be at least TOPIK level 4 to do it and be able to understand it. |
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Konglishman
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| kiwikid wrote: |
| I talked to a guy who works for them and he told me that the course is all in Korean and you need to be at least TOPIK level 4 to do it and be able to understand it. |
That is why people are often required to take the Korean Language Training part of the program before moving on to the Understanding Korean Society. The Korean Language Training takes up to 500 hours to complete, and of course, most people would need at least half a year or more for the language training.
Anyways, this way, I can learn Korean for free.
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| The Korean program consists of two halves: Korean language training and Understanding Korean Society. A pre-program level test is used to assess into which of 5 proficiency levels an applicant fits. The top level is exempt from having to do language classes, and may go directly to Understanding Korean Society. People who are �marriage immigrants� (spouses of Korean citizens) must complete at least the first two levels of language training (each level is 100 hours of instruction each, which amounts to about half a year), other immigrants must complete the first four levels. |
http://www.korea.net/detail.do?guid=46094 |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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bbud656
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| this one is just about the culture class though. That sucks that you need to have a TOPIK 4 to get into the class. Pretty much means you need to have a PHD here or something if you don't speak Korean almost fluently to get the visa. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| bbud656 wrote: |
| this one is just about the culture class though. That sucks that you need to have a TOPIK 4 to get into the class. Pretty much means you need to have a PHD here or something if you don't speak Korean almost fluently to get the visa. |
Which everyone wants for points, which is what the other two threads are about.
I can't imagine there would be a single person here who would want to take the culture class if they didn't get points for it. |
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bbud656
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| i actually created one of the two threads you are talking about. I think this one is fine because it focuses on the culture class that everyone is interested in. The other threads mention it, but not in that much detail because the posts tend to get sidetracked on other things. A lot of people want the 10 points for this class. Now that i know that i need a Topik 4 to get in, i can pretty much rule out gettting an F2 this way. |
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swashbuckler
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| kiwikid wrote: |
| I talked to a guy who works for them and he told me that the course is all in Korean and you need to be at least TOPIK level 4 to do it and be able to understand it. |
Ugh...this is what I thought was coming. Well, this makes the situation a bit more complicated, although by no means impossible. I would probably place my Korean ability at the moment at around a level 2 (liberally speaking), so this would probably require another 4-5 months of Korean in addition to the 6 month course. Still, I enjoy studying languages quite a bit, even made it up to Level 3 at Sogang. Why not?
Konglishman, where did you hear that everything is free? |
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swashbuckler
Joined: 20 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Konglishman wrote: |
| kiwikid wrote: |
| I talked to a guy who works for them and he told me that the course is all in Korean and you need to be at least TOPIK level 4 to do it and be able to understand it. |
That is why people are often required to take the Korean Language Training part of the program before moving on to the Understanding Korean Society. The Korean Language Training takes up to 500 hours to complete, and of course, most people would need at least half a year or more for the language training.
Anyways, this way, I can learn Korean for free.
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| The Korean program consists of two halves: Korean language training and Understanding Korean Society. A pre-program level test is used to assess into which of 5 proficiency levels an applicant fits. The top level is exempt from having to do language classes, and may go directly to Understanding Korean Society. People who are �marriage immigrants� (spouses of Korean citizens) must complete at least the first two levels of language training (each level is 100 hours of instruction each, which amounts to about half a year), other immigrants must complete the first four levels. |
http://www.korea.net/detail.do?guid=46094 |
Is that half-a-year the total amount time required to complete all five levels or is it just the time it takes to complete for EACH level? Is the latter is the case, then I would need to devote almost an entire year just to language training! Oh well, at the least the culture immersion class itself is only 12 weeks.. |
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