KOREAN LANGUAGE CLASS

WHILE AT SOGANG, I DECIDED TO TAKE KOREAN. I MIGHT AS WELL LEARN A LITTLE BIT OF THE LANGUAGE WHILE I AM HERE. I MEAN, I WILL BE HERE 6 MONTHS!!! I MIGHT AS WEEL KNOW SOMETHING TO GET BY.

SO ALL KOREAN CLASSES TAKE PLACE IN ARRUPE HALL. I AM CURRENTLY ON THE 8TH FLOOR OF ARRUPE HALL TAKING THE BEGINNER'S COURSE (KOREAN 1A). CLASSES ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE SMALL, RANGING FROM 10-15 PEOPLE. MY CLASS IS PRETTY FUN AND I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT TEACHERS. ALL CLASSES WILL AT LEATS HAVE 2 DIFFERENT TEACHERS. I HAVE ONE TEACHER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND ANOTHER ON THURSDAY. I AM IN THE EVENING CLASS WHICH IS MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY FROM 6:50-8:40PM. I REALLY LIKE THAT THERE IS NO CLASS ON FRIDAY!!! ^_^

THEY HAVE AN INTENSIVE KOREAN CLASS THAT IS LIKE 4 HOURS A DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THEY GO PRETTY FAST AND YOU WILL LEARN A LOT IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS TAKING THAT CLASS AND THEY CAN FOOL ME INTO BELIEVING THEY CAN SPEAK KOREAN. I RECOMMEND THIS CLASS FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY REALLY WANT TO LEARN KOREAN AND HAVE THE TIME TO TAKE IT. KEEP IN MIND THAT IT IS A LOT OF WORK AND IT WILL TAKE UP A LOT OF YOUR TIME.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE TAKING OTHER COURSES, I SUGGEST THE EVENING CLASS BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 2 HOURS FOR 3 DAYS A WEEK. IT IS VERY MANAGEABLE AND YOU AT LEAST EARN BASIC THING LIKE ASKING HOW MUCH SOMETHING IS AND WHERE SOMETHING IS LOCATED, SIMPLE THINGS.

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURE OF THE 8TH FLOOR ROOMS AND THE OUTSIDE OF ARUPPE HALL.

*OH AND HERE IS A QUICK TIP. IF YOU WILL BE LIVING IN GONZAGA, AS LONG AS YOU LEAVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE CLASS STARTS, YOU WILL MAKE IT IN TIME. IF YOU ARE A FAST WALKER, YOU JUST NEED 20 MINUTES TO GET THERE, BUT YOU WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO TAKE 4 FLIGHT OF STAIRS TO GET TO THE 8TH FLOOR LIKE ME. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TEND TO ALWAYS BE LATE, SO THE ELEVATOR WILL BE PACKED.*