On October 10 2011 01:17 seraphe wrote: Then randomly, some Korean guy next to me asked me if I was a foreigner. I told him I was an exchange student, and we started chatting (it was really hard; he couldn't speak English and my Korean is, as mentioned, pretty awful). He asked me if I was a fan of the girls performing on stage, and I told him I was here for Kim Taekyong and Song Byungoo. He pointed to the tent, where Stork and Bisu just emerged together and asked me if I had gotten a picture with them yet. I told him I didn't know how to ask. Then he pulled me towards them and asked if they would take a picture with me. I was so embarrassed, but they were cool with it.Stork actually thought I only wanted one with Bisu and moved away, but then I pulled him by the arm towards us xD
This made me smile. Lucky you, and i loved your photos from the event! Thanks for sharing~
On October 11 2011 20:10 Rekrul wrote: how do you like Yonsei's korean language program?
very challenging or relaxed?
I would say it's pretty relaxed (although I got placed in a slightly lower level than I expected cuz I totally failed the oral test). I'm the kind of person who has a very hard time sitting in one class for longer than an hour, so meeting for Korean every single day for 2 hours can be a bit trying at times, but overall, it's far more enjoyable than the Korean classes I had back home at UC San Diego and does go by relatively quickly. The classes are small, and I really appreciate how heavily the teachers focus on developing everyone's speaking skills, something I didn't really get at home, hence why I fail at communicating whenever I need it. Even if I knew what to say (in this case, 같이 사진을 찍어도돼요?) I was scared it would come out wrong and I would sound stupid. So yeah, the daily practice is really helpful. I think that if UCSD could copy Yonsei's Korean program, I probably wouldn't have quit learning lol ^^
On October 11 2011 20:10 Rekrul wrote: how do you like Yonsei's korean language program?
very challenging or relaxed?
I would say it's pretty relaxed (although I got placed in a slightly lower level than I expected cuz I totally failed the oral test). I'm the kind of person who has a very hard time sitting in one class for longer than an hour, so meeting for Korean every single day for 2 hours can be a bit trying at times, but overall, it's far more enjoyable than the Korean classes I had back home at UC San Diego and does go by relatively quickly. The classes are small, and I really appreciate how heavily the teachers focus on developing everyone's speaking skills, something I didn't really get at home, hence why I fail at communicating whenever I need it. Even if I knew what to say (in this case, 같이 사진을 찍어도돼요?) I was scared it would come out wrong and I would sound stupid. So yeah, the daily practice is really helpful. I think that if UCSD could copy Yonsei's Korean program, I probably wouldn't have quit learning lol ^^
Does the teacher speak english in class to help people in understanding?
when i went to a hagwon for 3 months the whole class was done totally in korean and we just had to keep up and realize things by looking in our textbook, it was challenging and intense
i am thinking about going to yonsei though to perfect my korean
On October 11 2011 20:10 Rekrul wrote: how do you like Yonsei's korean language program?
very challenging or relaxed?
I would say it's pretty relaxed (although I got placed in a slightly lower level than I expected cuz I totally failed the oral test). I'm the kind of person who has a very hard time sitting in one class for longer than an hour, so meeting for Korean every single day for 2 hours can be a bit trying at times, but overall, it's far more enjoyable than the Korean classes I had back home at UC San Diego and does go by relatively quickly. The classes are small, and I really appreciate how heavily the teachers focus on developing everyone's speaking skills, something I didn't really get at home, hence why I fail at communicating whenever I need it. Even if I knew what to say (in this case, 같이 사진을 찍어도돼요?) I was scared it would come out wrong and I would sound stupid. So yeah, the daily practice is really helpful. I think that if UCSD could copy Yonsei's Korean program, I probably wouldn't have quit learning lol ^^
Does the teacher speak english in class to help people in understanding?
when i went to a hagwon for 3 months the whole class was done totally in korean and we just had to keep up and realize things by looking in our textbook, it was challenging and intense
i am thinking about going to yonsei though to perfect my korean
I think most of the teachers know English and will answer if you ask them to explain in English, but for the most part, everything is done in Korean. But yeah, I know what you mean. That's how my classes at home were, and at a certain point, I couldn't keep up anymore, had no clue what was going on in class, so I just dropped it. Can I ask what level you're at now? Pretty much fluent, right? ㅋㅋㅋ
On October 11 2011 20:10 Rekrul wrote: how do you like Yonsei's korean language program?
very challenging or relaxed?
I would say it's pretty relaxed (although I got placed in a slightly lower level than I expected cuz I totally failed the oral test). I'm the kind of person who has a very hard time sitting in one class for longer than an hour, so meeting for Korean every single day for 2 hours can be a bit trying at times, but overall, it's far more enjoyable than the Korean classes I had back home at UC San Diego and does go by relatively quickly. The classes are small, and I really appreciate how heavily the teachers focus on developing everyone's speaking skills, something I didn't really get at home, hence why I fail at communicating whenever I need it. Even if I knew what to say (in this case, 같이 사진을 찍어도돼요?) I was scared it would come out wrong and I would sound stupid. So yeah, the daily practice is really helpful. I think that if UCSD could copy Yonsei's Korean program, I probably wouldn't have quit learning lol ^^
>2 hours
I fucking envy you. I truly do. 4 hours/day with the same type of homework each day and the fact that I feel like I never understand half of the words we use and for what reason.
EPT
