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justin moffatt
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 Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:38 am Post subject: Korean language classes on Saturday? |
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I recognize that there may be numerous posts on this subject (which unfortunately, I can't locate), however, does anyone have any information on Korean language classes available on Saturday in SEOUL? Thanks in advance. 
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VirginIslander
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Would like a suggestion for a Korean language school in a specific city or area in Korea, or do you not mind a five hour commute?
Sorry, you set yourself up for that. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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http://www.seoul-kla.com/eng/main_00.htm
Saturday classes in the morning 10 - 12:50. They aren't bad, I got busy though and had to stop them. 120000 won a month as of last October.
There is also a free (well, 1000 won) class Saturday afternoons around 5:00 at one of the women's universities on the light blue line (sorry, I can't remember any more, but someone else will). |
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hanney
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
Location: korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
http://www.seoul-kla.com/eng/main_00.htm
Saturday classes in the morning 10 - 12:50. They aren't bad, I got busy though and had to stop them. 120000 won a month as of last October.
There is also a free (well, 1000 won) class Saturday afternoons around 5:00 at one of the women's universities on the light blue line (sorry, I can't remember any more, but someone else will). |
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go to Korea Times , or Korea Heralds, search on Community or foreign Expat... there is a forum, penpal.. etc, you can find some korean willing to give exchange language for free. Wish you good luck. another site : www.englishspectrum.com |
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JZer
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Saturday classes in the morning 10 - 12:50. They aren't bad, I got busy though and had to stop them. 120000 won a month as of last October. |
120,000 for 3 hours a week is a little expensive. I pay 90,000 for a Japanese class which is one hour, 5 days a week. |
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justin moffatt
Joined: 29 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone else have any information on Seoul Korean Language Academy, or other programs in Seoul? Would one to one tutoring be a better option? If so, any recommendations? Thanks. |
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JZer
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: |
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| The one problem with the Korean class that I take is that the teacher speaks English the entire class. One cannot pick up new vocabulary easily since she is always speaking English. Try to sit in on the Korean class before you put up the money so you don't waste 120,000. |
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jmbran11
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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Get a private tutor or language exchange. One of the teachers at my previous school offered to teach me Korean one hour each day in exchange for 45 minutes of English conversation. We just came to school early. It was great.
If you are a beginner, I would suggest just getting a text book or computer program until you learn the basics (the alphabet, some basic grammar endings, and simple phrases). It doesn't really help to have someone "teach" you these things, except that it might improve your pronunciation. Then, hire a tutor. If you are serious about learning, and you can't study intensively, going to class once a week isn't going to be very helpful. |
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i can do
Joined: 10 May 2006
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| YBM has a saturday-only option at the main office in jongno. The book is pretty dated, but my teacher always makes up tons of extra material and is very good at explaining grammar. The classes are generally small too, so you get a lot of personal attention. The Saturday classes are typically held from 10-12:50 and cost about 100,000 for a month. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| JZer wrote: |
| The one problem with the Korean class that I take is that the teacher speaks English the entire class. One cannot pick up new vocabulary easily since she is always speaking English. Try to sit in on the Korean class before you put up the money so you don't waste 120,000. |
If you are talking about the Seoul Korean Language Academy, my teacher never once spoke English (though she spoke Japanese once to quickly explain something) unless we were talking outside of class and I couldn't understand. Just like with us, there are proabably a lot of normal teachers, some good ones and some lazy or just plain stupid ones  Still, I don't go there anymore cause it was just too far away.
For other people who suggest a language exchange, those tend to not work. You have to keep very, very strict rules to make it fair to both people. I would rather private lessons or a class, the amount of money I make a month, I would rather just put money down (on good lessons of course) than worry about more teaching. Also, find some friends. |
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JZer
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| If you are talking about the Seoul Korean Language Academy |
No, I wasn't. I just wish I could find some better classes where I live. The problem is that I can only take Saturday class and then I have to suplement it with a language partner twice a week. |
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