Ugly Truth About Studying Korean Language In Korea
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Singapore Polyglot - So many people wish to study Korean language in Korea. They think they can "master" Korean language by studying in Korea. But how far is that from the truth? What is the ugly truth behind studying Korean language in Korea? Is it really more effective?
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Have you studied Korean language in Korea before? What's your experience like?
Yes!Its just 3 months - 1 term. What you said in yr video is very true! Indeed most of my classmates are mainly Chinese. KR is just more focus on TOPIK. And prior to studying in KR itself, I hv studied kr in SG and if I compare, studying kr in sg is very fun, we practised speaking a lot during class. The only + point about studying in kr is that you are in the country itself and hence can put to use the language we learned.. :D and its not cheap to study in kr university lols!
EXACTLY SO!!
Nein. I study in Singapore
I didn't take Korean studies seriously until I started Yonsei KLI, went there for 4 terms and ended up living in Seoul for 1+ years. Not keen to ever stay in a non-English speaking country again but I recently went back for a short holiday after 4 years and absence does make the heart fonder.
Joyce L yea they speak just korean and living there no good unless you financially well
"I speak Korean maybe for like 10 mins only"
"At the end of 2 years, my Chinese improved"
This part really make me laugh to death, hahahaha
hhahaah glad you had a good laugh. Many people say the same thing too after studying here.
True. I learned mandarin in language school in singapore, and my english improved... and singlish as well 😀😀🤣
HAHAHAHAHAHA GOOD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess this is the problem with language schools anywhere
You are so right with your comments. I went to Korea to study korean for 4 month and was really tough. We had exams every day and at the end of the week more exam, we wrote a lot of essay, and did a lot of homeworks. On weekends I was so bussy doing homeworks and study that I couldn't enjoy Korea as much as I wanted. I felt I was there only to pass the every day exams but not to really learn, also, the classes were really fast. In term of speaking, most of the people improve other languages more than korean (that's true). I spoke with my professor about study korean again in a slowly way and she told me ''Only private academic". Another things is that korean learning method its about memorize, they memorize everything... In conclusion, I think that if you have a good or hight level of korean you will be fine, but if you have 0 knowledge, you are very basic or you are bad at memorizing you will have a hard time study In a korean university.
EXACTLY SO!! More about my life in Hanyang university here: ua-cam.com/video/MHgp_o5xVO8/v-deo.html
Jennifer González May I ask at which university you studied? And what the name of the course was?
Where did you studied?
Thanks for this advice. Really helps until today❤
Appreciate it!!
Now u understand right why korean dunno how to speak in english. They are focus TOO MUCH on writing skill compare to speaking skill. And now they apply that to korean language.
oh yesssssssssssssssss
@@SingaporeanInKorea may i know is it ok if i learn korean in malaysia for better speaking and come to korea for better writing skill then take topik exam. Is it worth my time?
You can pretty much learn all of that in Malaysia. I have many friends who learned only in Singapore and write and speak better than most who studied here in Korea.
Thank you for this. I’ve been on the fence about going to study in Korea rather than work. It’s so expensive, you just saved me so much money
hahahaha glad it helped!! Do sub and tell your friends about me!
Awwh, that's so sad. You might've missed the trip of your life.
I love this! I always thought korea was an amazing place to vacation and play, but living there to work and study is a different story haha. Great info :)
Korea is only good for vacation and play imo. :)
What you said in the video also applies to many English learning programs. They are also extremely exam-oriented and do not concentrate on speaking skill at all.
Steve Xian yes its the same for all classroom based language programs as i mentioned in the vid. Its an inevitable problem of classroom based training.
Wow! Super enlightening info. I totally agree with you. Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
Studying from apps and watching Korean news and dramas at my own pace in a relaxing environment are definitely the way to go!!!
Many thanks, Limpeh.
YES!! :)
I lived in busan for 3 months. The school is stressful but making korean friends and doing local things is fun. It’s not all stressful if you have friends and your expectations of language is not too high. I learned grammar things in class but I applied my speaking outside of class. Maybe Busan and Seoul are different environments ?
yup maybe. Seoul has always have that competitive vibe.
Singaporean In Korea / America dang. I font wanna study there 😂. I’ll stick to busan
if you still in busan i want to ask if there part time jobs there ?
That's how feel about language exchange apps/sites: The people who talk to you are trying to learn the language you speak and you in the other hand are trying to learn their language and we only converse in the only language in common- English. That's why I got demotivated to engage in those apps... Really unproductive! We end up talking about boring stuff in English and never get the change to practise my Korean and whenever I would write something in Korean the other person would reply in English! Like always -_-
its the same even with the language exchange meetups here in Korea...
@@SingaporeanInKorea Thank you for replying but I've already tried italki but I have no money to pay for the private lessons in dollars. The currency in my county is too low in comparison to dollars. We earn on average $100 a month and it's just inviable to spend $20 for s class. If the teacher was in Mozambique the cost would be more affordable. Thank you anyway!
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Thank you for spilling this tea!!
hahahah I hope it helped!
When I first time studied in Singapore I felt very hard to catch up with school class because of language gap..(btw I'm Korean if you remember me) so my parents sent my younger brother to language school in Singapore before he went to secondary school but he could not converse in English that much after a year... Me and my brother both realized that just facing the ''language gap' with real life native speakers make you learn the language better and faster although it is hard to endure isolated feelings. I agree that Korean university classes for foreigners or any other Korean classes in Korea will not help you dramatically. But if you come to Korea for the language,I hope you guys to get benefits or opportunities to learn real life Korean language from real life natives. Language learning does not come from class especially the conversation skills.
There are many ways to practise with native without having to come to Korea at all. :) I covered that in another video of mine. :)
"You are here to suffer, you are not here to have fun" 😂😂😂😂 you are so funny!! Thanks for the video, I liked it a lot! :)
glad you enjoyed it! do sub and share it with your friends. :)
@@SingaporeanInKorea You are so right! I have never been in Korea and I can speak better korean than my friends who finished a korean language program in Korea. I suscribed 😊
@@Lorena-bc7ew awwwww awesome!!
When I went to stay in China, I did not take any class. I learn through using it daily. Thus my reading and writing is still an issue but speaking is not a problem.
Try that in Korea. :)
GUYS WHICH UNIVERSITIES ARE BETTER AND CHEAPER ? I was thinking to going to Busan by thinking less crowded and cheaper. I dont want a university with many exams as studying for a very important exam. I just wanna learn it by enjoying and travelling. I hope there people can suggest me some universities
I wonder what did u go for ?? coz i want to go and study korean there but so confused after watching this video rn
Thank you so much for this very informative video
Glad it was helpful! Do sub and share it with a friend who needs to know!
your idea in class composition is correct. I experienced it when I studied Korean in Dankook University many years ago.
yeah... very bad composition
Wow. This is very informative. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Do sub and share with a friend who needs to know!
Same thing as studying Japanese in Japan, my Chinese improved instead lol. I can't agree more with point 2
LOL! Thanks for the sharing! I guess its the same problem with language schools anywhere hahahaha
same here
Great video!
Thank you! Do sub and tell your friends about me! :) I subbed you too. :)
Dude I am Turkish and I learned it here. Approximately intermediate level in 2 years. The thing is I forgot most stuff because I can't find any place to use it 🙄 I have been learning mandarin and planning to study Chinese literature here. 사실은 어떻게 한국 말을 잘 배웠는지 궁금하면 제가 세종학당에 가고 직접 한국 텔레비전을 많이 보고 책을 많이 읽고 등... 하지만 우리 선생님들은 가르치기에는 너무 노력했고 세종학당 기초가 너무 좋고 일상에서 서용하기에는 도움이 아주 됐다.
그렇긴한데 외국에도 세종학당이 있으니까 굳이 한국에 와서 배우면 필요없는 것같은데.
You can practise with native speakers very easily from anywhere in the world, including Korean language exchange meetups in your country.
I have no experience on Korean language schools but I definitely agree with Korean Universities stress levels!! Also, are you sponsored by Sogang? HAHAHHA but honestly, I would think these language schools are quite a good source of revenue for these universities and if the foreigners keep coming, why change anything?
Well, I would say their focus is academic, namely TOPIK, for the purpose of entry into their diploma programs. So they are doing a good job in that sense. They are not there to teach language... they are there to teach ABOUT a language. :)
I was so focused to the girls back their that i have to listen him twice 😅
Lol!!!!!!!
Good! Very Informative!
When are you coming? haha
When I make enough money to go for holidays... hahahhaha
I am going to study korean at university without the year abroad in Korea mainly bc of financial reasons but also because I truly think that it would be so stressful I would not be able to fully enjoy korea and the language. At first I was a bit sad thinking I will not improve my korean as much without the year abroad (I've been self-studying korean for 4 years now) but then again I really plan to put a lot of time in learning it so I hope I'll still achieve fluency and in a less stressful environment ofc. I've also heard the fact that ppl speak more english than korean even when they go to korea so many times which sucks because I can get the same experience here. Also apparently making korean friends is not easy at all. But in terms of getting to know and really experiencing the culture then you just have to go to korea. But I would rather go there to travel around than cram for the next exam.
Most people come to study here just to get into Korean universities. Those who just like the language will find coming here very challenging in terms of really wanting to learn the language and to experence the country.
I remembered when I visited Korean most of the people there spoke english to me. So my two weeks learning basic words and sentences were kind of useless
Corsk123 where in korea were u???
Well, I stayed in Seoul, Gangnam.
and where are those places you said everyone spoke only english??
I did go to those tourist-y places. So I guess that explains it.
I suspect so because that doesn't sound like the Korea I know haha
Man you're so funny ! thank you so much for this video
Glad you enjoyed! Do sub and share with friends who needs to know!
I cant agree with you sometimes. Sejong Institute in my country is awful and full of tests, exams sind useless grammar ans voc. I studied Korean in Seoul ans learnt more in 4 months than 3 years in sejong... But you are right that they focuss too much on topik...
Im curious what level of understanding I should have before going to Korea to “master” my korean; i Can read Korean, but that doesn’t mean I know what I’m reading haha.
I don’t want to go to University to learn, but i do want to experience the lifestyle and learn from korean people in their daily lives!
Well, I would say you should reach level 4 in your local korean academy. Most will tell you that level 2 is all you need and those are the same guys who cant make a presentation about global warming in korean.
I was lucky that I already studied and knew the korean language before I came here for exchange in SKKU last semester. My other friends who didn't had to go through their 1st level korean lessson in COMPLETE korean which is insane :/ Idk why they chose to teach in korean instead of english??!?!?!
my experience in sg learning korean was WAAAY better tbh
sakuramichis exactly!!!!! Level 1 is a complete mess for everyone due to the korean that the teacher use is far more difficult than the korean she was trying to teach! Lol!
I love your accent and eyes🤗
awwwww thank you!! do sub and tell your friends about me. :)
Great video! I lived in Korea for ten years. I can definitely relate to your video, bro!
Glad you enjoyed it! WOW 10 years! Thats a long time to be living anywhere! What makes you stick with Korea??
Singaporean In Korea / America / Japan That’s a great question. Basically, I got used to living in Korea, and I really enjoyed the Seoul nightlife. I also made a lot of friends through salsa dancing. When I first arrived in Korea in 2007, I also could not believe how safe it was for such a huge city. I have a lot of great memories from my time living in Korea.
@@ramonchapaiii9973 what made you leave?
It’s a long story. I had an accident crossing the street when a car ran a red light. So I developed knee problems and would get addicted to painkillers. I couldn’t work for a long time. I’ll probably always have knee problems, but at least I can work now. Hope you are well. :)
@@ramonchapaiii9973 I see! Take care man!
one thing to add - if you are a sgporean married to a korean, you don't need to have USD15k in account heheheh! but school fees still expensive la!
good tip there! thanks!!!
Is like being in a newly minted tourist hot spot - last time used to be hong kong 😀
Soooo insightful. I have been wanting so badly to go to japan to language school (considered Korea due to the border closed situation in Japan) but I’m afraid that I won’t be able to learn how to actually SPEAK. I love languages:) I’d love to practice with you haha
Any recommendations or ideas on how to practice speaking when you are just starting to learning a language?
Italki.com and hinative.com and language exchange meetups best places to practise speaking :)
Thank you for sharing. Just checked up Sogang university
Yes, that is a great choice. :)
This is very interesting!
LOL , i agree with Limpeh, If you go to those popular places, chances are you would not be able to speak Korean at all. Especially when a lot of the staff can speak Chinese/English. I actually somehow hated that because i won't feel like i am in a foreign country LOL So i actually went to not popular subway stations (etc. Amsa) and explore.
Feels exactly like you study Korean langauge in your own country right? :)
Thanks very much Limpeh. Really cold hard truth...hahaha
hahahaha I just hope people jump in knowingly rather than come here and complain.
I know this is almost two years later, but I wanted to say I feel like this happens when I studied Chinese in China. For the entire time I learned Chinese School didn't even help me 20% it was more like 8%. instead of 6 levels we had 8 when I was in level 5 a Korean student who took HSK 6 was in my class, all of are exams where geared to HSK exams so even in our speaking class we focused on reading and writing. the less I focused on the book vocabulary, and the more I listened to locals outside of class the more I learned how to speak.
For my Korean friend when she went back to Korea for a job interview, they said her English was the best out of all applicants, but because she didn't take a test she isn't qualified. it seems like there is a fundamental problem on what is "learning" a language.
yeah I guess its the same for learning any languages anywhere in the world. Do sub and share with your friends for more language laerning tips. :)
More Ugly truth please !!
did you watch my other ugly truth video?
Are these language specific programs? I say this because I am taking a summer accelerated Chinese program. 3 hours of class M-F, 1 hour speaking session which reviews what was learned in class an hour before(in groups of 2 or three students per teacher), and a 1 on 1 30 minute speaking session geared toward your pace and building upon/further review of what was learned in class. I've been here for almost a week and already carry short simple conversations and pick up the context in conversations of others. I think enrolling in a program vs enrolling in a university is drastically different, especially when it comes to class size. My class is composed of 7 students with 1 main teacher, and 3 other teachers for the focus and 1 on 1 sessions
Chinese program at?
Sogang University is focused on korean speaking, so iguess it depends on the university
Exactly what I said
Oh man. I just paid for the HUFS tuition for the summer because i need to fix my speaking.... do you know any about that when?
Well, just enjoy the experience then. :)
Hello, thanks for your information. As I only have 3 weeks time so I am thinking to look for a private Korean language school instead of University. Do you have any good recommendation? Thank you.
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Grant H Lee hahahaha i will make a seperate vid on this hahaha
Video made: ua-cam.com/video/rDYXNSfqyqE/v-deo.html
Watched it!
the four line thing got me. ..😅😅 that's all I can speak for now. .
hahahahah
Love the vid but I have to disagree. I took Academic Korean at Ewha for a semester in 2016 and they really focused on making sure students were not only proficient in reading and writing but also speaking too. In fact, we were only able to speak Korean while in the class room (unless we had a hard question to ask our teacher). Although I was only there for 4 months my Korean skills went from beginner to high intermediate. Maybe it’s just Ewha though 🙁
HelloLovelies thank u for the sharing! However, how is it different from if u join a korean speaking class in ur country?
Also, by high intermediate do u mean u can carry a conversation fully in korean on the topic of global warming?
Hi Limpeh, yes I also studied Korean at my university in America and the learning experiences were extremely different. At my home university, the lessons were all taught in English and although we did have frequent test and quizzes our teacher did not care if some students left the class without being able to put a simple sentence together from memory. There was no real push for us to learn the language, but just pass the test and quizzes. However at Ewha, the learning was very accelerated (we often covered 2+ chapters/class) we were pushed to learn the language because it was the only one we were allowed to speak in the class. This was only the case for the academic Korean classes though as the Ewha also had a practical Korean course that was less accelerated.
Oh lol no I consider that much more advanced. But hopefully I reach that level soon on my next study abroad trip to Seoul
So its a low intermediate level in which u could do standardised greetings and basic q and a type of "conversation". U can reach that level very quickly with intensive programs anywhere, dun have to come to korea for that really.
Sadly there are no Korea classes in my country. Nowhere in this country there's a Korean teacher. Language exchange apps don't work for me! I was thinking of going to the Korean Embassy in Mozambique to get some information about learning Korean and if there's anyone in the country to teach me but I'm not sure if they give that type of service.... Help please
Advices :(
Try this: italki.com
Hahahahaha pfffft. Subbed.
I'm actually planning to study in Korea.
welcome to my channel! I will be uploading another video talking about how studying in Korea is like... stay tuned! :)
Nice video 👌👌 how long should I study korean in my home country before going to Korea (to study the language)?
well, i say get to a level where you can do basic greetings and basic conversations... maybe... 2 months?
Hi Limpeh! Really informative video you got here. Due to that I do have a small question I wish you could answer. If one must go to Korea, and they know their Korean skill will be used in business setup, wouldn't it be better for the person to go to Yonsei with great essay and reading skill as compared to 'casual' Sogang speaking experience? Please answer disregarding how it's better to learn the language at your home country rather than Korea, cause I'm just genuinely curious to what extent the Sogang speaking program can be used as a 20% step up on life in both daily and formal situation. I have a lot of Korean friends who helped me practice outside school which is great in advancing my skills, but I couldn't seem to find anyone talking about whether the speaking course would be helpful for you in formal situation. Hope to hear from you soon!
Honestly, it really doesn't matter which school because you are still going to be conversing at a VERY beginner level either way and not understanding more than half of whats going on. Neither schools teaches specifically business conversation anyways. Just like English, business conversation can be VERY different and needs seperate learning.
By the way show is around in their grocery shop (ntuc or carrefour) that kind
Do u know any particular ugly truth about Snu Korean Language Program?😂 I’m Malaysian , studied Korean since 13yo by attending korean language class once per week until 17yo, now I’m 19, expect to get into at least the level4 class, any advice?😅
*I didn’t take any exam b4 neither in my korean class because it’s not an official professional class hahaha😂 But my teacher’s chinese/english not that good so she will speak more korean to us when we start to use a more advance level text book
you are the kind who should come to and learn as I said in the video. :) If you want to further your speaking, go sogang, if you want to pass topik, go yonsei or even hanyang university (hanyang is the cheapest of the 3)
Ha, this sounds perfect for my kids. They're learning Chinese and want to learn Korean. So they can go to Korea and I don't have to worry about them forgetting their chinese!
LOL!
Tom Cruise asked Jack Nicholson for the truth. Uncle Jack replied "You can't handle the truth! Son" hahaha....
LOL! LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you have Instagram I would love to chat more about this as I am thinking of going to Korea next September to study but I don’t no where to apply and how much for the year would be ☺️☺️
Yes, my insta is limpeh_in_seoul
Cool
From what you've heard, what's the difference between Sogang and Korea University? Does Korea University focus alot on grammar and writing like Yonsei?
Very few people talk about Korea uni actually but between the two, I would say better review goes to Sogang.
@@SingaporeanInKorea Got it, thank you so much! I know Korea won't be perfect and might be a disaster but I've been studying Korean at an institute after work for 2 years now and while I can read and write, I can't speak. Hopefully going to Sogang will help
@@Ranee192 Oh if speaking is what you are after, I say SOGANG is your only choice. I have not seen a cirriculum so focused on speaking as what they have in Sogang.
@@SingaporeanInKorea Awesome, this is so helpful. Thank you very much!!
@@Ranee192 no prob, do tell your friends about me. :)
Learn in the class, go out and participate in the local language and society, and avoid people who want to speak your native language with you.
The problem is, these universities bog you down with endless homework, tests and projects that you barely have time for TV, let alone "participate in society".
What about chung ang university please?
not one of the top choices for foreigners usually though so i am not sure. I dun even personally have foreigner friends from there.
Hi! i watched a couple of ur videos and understand that u lived in Japan for some time, many years ago. Did u learn Japanese in Japan? How was ur experience like? Is it similar to learning korean in Korea?
Thanks in advance! 🙏🏻
Japanese was way simpler to learn than Korean hahaha
I believe your theory is wrong i master french yet i have never been to France and never talked to french people i Can speak easily i get thé proof when i first visited belgium i was only speaking in french but i learned french AT an early âge
And yes i dont want to learn korean to speak with korean i just want to translate korean texts and speeches
Do you think its a Bad Idea to go there and study?
Yes I am a translator
LOL! That is EXACTLY what I am saying in this video, that you DON"T NEED to go to Korea to learn Korean! LOL! Did you even watch the video????
Wow so many mainland going korea? I wanted the opposite tho man
hahahaha yeah, Beijing is the largest foreign domicile of Koreans in the world... many Koreans like China. 5 million Koreans living in China now.
7:00 LOL
hahahhahahaaa I didn't even know I did that! LOL!
Where is your "how to learn korean" video?
darrendelong linked in the top right hand corner of the video
Got it. Thanks!
I have a question did snu taught there class in English
That's way too much homework!!!!!!!
IKR~~!!! Its crazy, you come to the land of Kpop and have no time for Kpop! LOL!
Singapore 남자, you are cold !!😂
cold? how so?
Singaporean In Korea .., in a sense of capturing the Cold reality ! Informative! Clearly not sponsored 😂😂😂
Singaporean In Korea in the way you objectively capture the reality !!
hahahaha I SEE!!!!
Does this guy not understand that most people go to learn the language in korea (or any country) for the experience of sharing the community, see the society for yourself, LEARN the cultural differences... like, come on
yes, this guy is a stupid idiot living everyone's korean dream here in korea. :)
I think i need to stay here in korea longer to comtemplate my mistakes then
He only a 5 year old in the brain so it ok
"This video is brought to you by the Korea Tourism Board" ;-)
the anti KTB? hahaha
I am not patience enough to watch full video for 26 minutes. Can anybody tell me what is ugly truth?
So *In fact*, if you don’t put effort into practicing your verbal skills, (LIKE YOU SHOULD) you don’t learn how to speak it. Wow, what a surprise.
Is this guy really trying to bash the clases? 😂
I cant agree with you sometimes. Sejong Institute in my country is awful and full of tests, exams sind useless grammar ans voc. I studied Korean in Seoul ans learnt more in 4 months than 3 years in sejong... But you are right that they focuss too much on topik...