Korean Language Program

Semester Schedule 2024

Semester	Class Period	Application Deadline
Spring Semester	March 11 – May 17	January 26
Summer Semester	June 3 – August 9	May 3
Fall Semester	September 9 – November 15	July 26
Winter Semester	December 2 – February 7	November 1

Semester Schedule 2025

Semester	Class Period	Application Deadline
Spring Semester	March 10 – May 16	January 24
Summer Semester	June 2 – August 8	May 2
Fall Semester	September 8 – November 14	July 25
Winter Semester	December 1 – February 6	October 31

Class Hours

Regular Class (Mandatory) – 4 hours per day (9:00 – 13:00) 5 days per week
Cultural Class (Optional) – 2 hours (depends on class) 1 day per week
The Duration of the regular course is 10 weeks (5 days per week), with a total of 200 hours (4 hours per day).
In addition to the regular course, KLI provides after-school classes for students to learn through extracurricular activities related to Korean culture and language.
After-school classes: Taekwondo class, Danso class, Chinese character writing class, TOPIK
classes etc…

Program Goal

Classification	Content
Beginner (1~2 levels)	· Vowels and consonants, basic conversation and grammar, analyze and understand sentence structure · Basic vocabulary, understanding the culture, writing a simple letter and a diary entry · Self-introduction, necessary skills when asking for useful information in everyday life · Skills necessary to get level 1-2 in Korean Language Proficiency Test
Intermediate (3~4 levels)	To expand the understanding of general vocabulary and grammar required for social life · Understanding and learning culture, learning four character idioms, proverbs, Chinese characters, etc. · Necessary skills to understand simple news and daily conversations · Skills necessary to get level 3-4 in Korean Language Proficiency Test
Advanced (5~6 levels)	· Practice through various and specialized content, idioms and proverbs · Necessary skills to understand dramas, news and university lectures · Improving vocabulary and language skills, deeper understanding of the culture · Skills necessary to get level 5-6 in Korean Language Proficiency Test
Top Advanced Class (7level)	Customized education through basic Korean language learning in each learner’s major · Improving ability to take major courses and motivating to acquire major based knowledge by attending university lectures.
TOPIK	· Solving different types of questions in order to understand the kinds of questions in each area of the language in Korean Language Proficiency Test · Learning strategies for problem solving by language area and type · Preparing for practice by acquiring background knowledge through various fingerprint learning of social materials.