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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject: At which University would you study korean? |
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If you were serious about learning korean in the classroom, where would you do it? SNU, Yonsei, Sogang, Ehwa or somewhere else?
I've heard only good things about Sogang, and they seem to have a big focus communication (isn't that the main point of learning a language)
Anyway what have been you or your friends experiences? I know having studied at SNU would probably impress koreans, but I don't give a fat rat's clacker about a Uni's reputation or prestige (I just want the most effective program) |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Once again, I'll stick with Sogang.
There are several posts scattered about the board as to why, but take it from someone who studied at Yonsei and Sogang. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Sogang, I've heard you learn a lot quicker there. |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2004 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Yonsei has the oldest/most famous program but all I've heard about it is that it's very technical, grammar-based, learn-by-rote kind of style.
I'm studying at Sogang too. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| FierceInvalid wrote: |
Yonsei has the oldest/most famous program but all I've heard about it is that it's very technical, grammar-based, learn-by-rote kind of style.
I'm studying at Sogang too. |
You mean you are studying there now or you will start next semester?
If you are studying now, how are you finding it? |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry, poor choice of words. I'll be starting this term. |
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JackSarang
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Question for those of you who have already studied at one of the programs or are going to.
The application process seems a bit vague, because it seems geared to mostly people who don't have easy access to tourist VISAs like the majority of us teachers do.
Now, we have no need to get notarized letters or anything to obtain a tourist visa, and a 6 month one at that (at least for Canadians). So were you guys able to forgo the whole process of having to get some letter of introduction written by a Korean living in Korea notarized and showing it at some consulate?
I'm assuming you just apply, get accepted, pay your tuition a be done with it? |
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Homer
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:34 am Post subject: |
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Did some courses at Busan Dae Hak yo......not the best of programs.
Since then have been studying with a private teacher (friend of my wife's family). |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| JackSarang wrote: |
Question for those of you who have already studied at one of the programs or are going to.
The application process seems a bit vague, because it seems geared to mostly people who don't have easy access to tourist VISAs like the majority of us teachers do.
Now, we have no need to get notarized letters or anything to obtain a tourist visa, and a 6 month one at that (at least for Canadians). So were you guys able to forgo the whole process of having to get some letter of introduction written by a Korean living in Korea notarized and showing it at some consulate?
I'm assuming you just apply, get accepted, pay your tuition a be done with it? |
For both Yonsei and Sogang I've just studied on the 6-month B2 (although some have said that it's illegal, nobody at the school cares). To get a B2 all you need is to be Canadian and to show up at the airport.
A lot of the Japanese students I studied with just got the 3-month visa. |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| For both Yonsei and Sogang I've just studied on the 6-month B2 |
Yeah that's all I've got at the moment too. I just walked in, filled out application forms (you need a passport-sized photo; other than that you can just walk in with nothing) and paid the fees. Pretty simple. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Homer wrote: |
Did some courses at Busan Dae Hak yo......not the best of programs.
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Yeah, i was looking at studying there briefly for this year. What put me off is the fact that the application form was for 2002 and I thought well if there is no professionalism here, I can be sure that the course will be similar.
So i came back on a tourist visa and am just studying everyday with a tutor (my g/f  ) and exclusively using Korean in my conversations. i feel this has been better than going to university. Have been using the Sogang internet program as back up though.
I'm not really a structered language program kind of guy, would rather study it myself. Find it a lot more effective teaching myself with occasional guidance from a tutor. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Is sogang a full time course? I'm after one that I can to once or twice a week during the evenings. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| Is sogang a full time course? I'm after one that I can to once or twice a week during the evenings. |
Full time. For what you're after you'd want to do the part-time Ehwa program. |
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peppergirl
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
| Is sogang a full time course? I'm after one that I can to once or twice a week during the evenings. |
They have evening classes at SNU (Mon & Thur, 18.30-21.20), 4 levels.
I heard they have evening classes at Yonsei too, but 3 times a week.
I'm pretty happy with the SNU evening classes, but have no experience with other Korean language schools.
Evening class SNU
I checked the tuition, wow, SNU is pretty cheap in comparison:
SNU: twice a week, 3 hr classes, 400,000 won (minus: only 4 levels)
Yonsei: three times a week, 2,5 hr classes: 690,000 won (8 levels)
Ehwa: three times a week, 2 hr classes: 1,090,000 won!!! (5 levels) |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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I'd do SNU if I was going full time.
However I think it would now depend on where my apt. was. |
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