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optik404
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 Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: YONSEI KLI WINTER 2009 |
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Thoughts about the teaching methods?
I am planning on taking the Winter 09 course that starts in Jan. I was going to go to Sogang, but it starts Dec. 1st 08. So not enough time to register...
Also, I was reading on the website and it says for Level 1 course, classes are seperated by gender and nationality? Is this true? |
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hwarangi
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:18 am Post subject: Re: YONSEI KLI WINTER 2009 |
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| optik404 wrote: |
Thoughts about the teaching methods?
I am planning on taking the Winter 09 course that starts in Jan. I was going to go to Sogang, but it starts Dec. 1st 08. So not enough time to register...
Also, I was reading on the website and it says for Level 1 course, classes are seperated by gender and nationality? Is this true? |
For level one they didnt seperate by gender, but they did by nationality. I was in a class with Americans & Europeans & the teacher could speak English.
The other class had Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans in it, and the teacher could speak Chinese/ knew Hanja.
It makes sense for level one as Chinese and Japanese people usually pick up Korean more quickly. As the semesters went on, those people got combined into the same class.
Also, I think the teaching methods were fine for a beginner level. Level one is a huge learning curve. I stayed there for 8 semesters. It got a bit dry towards the end, but all in all I found it helpful and enjoyable. |
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Pooty
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:23 am Post subject: |
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My level 1 class at Yonsei KLI had all nationalities. They focused a LOT on grammar, and very little on speaking. I attended every class because it was expensive as hell, and I wanted to get the most out of it. Still, I think that even for beginners, you need to have a basic grasp on reading skills before you start the class, otherwise you'll be screwed and you will fall behind.
I took the summer course and I think it was a bit accelerated...can't remember now. |
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PeteJB
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| Yonsei has two regular programs - A course and B course. A is a 6 level course, intended for faster learners and usually has a large amount of Asian students. B course is an 8 level course with more Westerners in it. I've taken A1 and it was fairly mixed. That being said, I've also taken B3 and that had Asian students too. Typically Yonsei and Sogang have more Western students than other universities. From my visits to other universities there didn't appear to be many Western students at all. |
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i4NI
Joined: 17 May 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: |
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As I tell everyone, don't waste your time with Yonsei. Pick Sogang or Seoul National University. Sogang is highly focused on speaking.
Go to Yonsei if your main interest is partying and not learning Korean.
You can do a google search on this website to see all the bad things people have to say about Yonsei's program. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like the Yonsei program has changed a lot since '94 and not for the better. It was a good program albeit intense and did not cater to the western learner what so ever.
I really hated the Japanese students that found learning Korean so easy.
Sounds like the A and B programs they instituted would be a good idea, but I haven't darkened their corridors in thirteen years. From what I have read on this and other forums I would probably go with Sogang. I have browsed through the Yonsei text books recently at Kyobo and they haven't changed much. |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:55 am Post subject: |
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| PeteJB wrote: |
| Yonsei has two regular programs - A course and B course. A is a 6 level course, intended for faster learners and usually has a large amount of Asian students. B course is an 8 level course with more Westerners in it. I've taken A1 and it was fairly mixed. That being said, I've also taken B3 and that had Asian students too. Typically Yonsei and Sogang have more Western students than other universities. From my visits to other universities there didn't appear to be many Western students at all. |
If I can understand and speak a good amount of Korean, but can't read or write...what course would I be placed in? I am a native english speaker.
thank you! |
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the_beaver
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| optik404 wrote: |
If I can understand and speak a good amount of Korean, but can't read or write...what course would I be placed in? I am a native english speaker.
thank you! |
Take whatever course you want.
In its original inception the B course was made for western students and basically covers the same material in 8 semesters that A course covers in 6 semesters. It was also intended to be taught with communicative methodology in order to keep the westerners from complaining about the approach (which a few do). I don't think they ever successfully implemented the communicative approach (they're old-school audiolingual and proud of it).
But, original inception aside, B has become the short bus program. |
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PeteJB
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Yonsei now do more speaking than in the past, so I wouldn't over look it. They are a relaxed and very friendly university. |
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