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Emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, the language program’s balanced and thorough approach instills in the student a greater understanding and appreciation for Korean culture. Korean language courses extend over a semester of twelve sessions. Instructors are experienced Korean language teachers with university affiliations.

Class size is limited to allow more interaction with the instructor and other students. Classes are offered throughout the year in five sequential levels from basic to advanced.
Spring Session
January 25–April 16, 2010
Spring semester is now in session. Registration is closed.

Summer Session I
May 10–June 16, 2010
All levels meet twice a week. A detailed schedule, including class dates and meeting times, will be posted on The Korea Society's Web site in early April. Registration for the first summer session will begin at that time.

Summer Session II
July 5–August 14, 2010
All levels meet twice a week. A detailed schedule, including class dates and meeting times, will be posted on The Korea Society's Web site in early April. Registration for the second summer session will begin at that time.

Fall Session
September 13–December 10, 2010
All levels meet once a week. A detailed schedule, including class dates and meeting times, will be posted on The Korea Society's Web site in early August. Registration for the fall session will begin at that time.

Course Registration Policy

Registrations are accepted online, by fax or phone, and in person at The Korea Society's offices. Early registration is encouraged, as class sizes are limited and courses fill up quickly. Checks and money orders should be made payable to The Korea Society. Please note that there is a $50 fee for returned checks. Registration is not valid until payment is received and processed. Email registration confirmations will be sent to all students after payment is received.

Refund and Cancellation Policy

· Students must register for classes in advance and abide by registration deadlines. 

· Students wishing to drop a course and receive a refund must formally request to be dropped. Requests must be made to Sojeong Kim, The Korea Society's language class coordinator, by phone or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (212) 759-7525, ext. 326), before the second meeting of the class. A $40 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refunded tuition.

· Students wishing to transfer from one class to another must confirm their transfer, by phone or email, with the language class coordinator prior to the third meeting of the class.

· No refunds or credits will be given for missed classes.



Instructor Biographies
Eunjung Ji (Introductory Korean I & II) 

Eunjung Ji is currently a doctoral student in education at Columbia University and a Korean language instructor at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. Ji has been teaching basic Korean and English since 1995. Her extensive experience in both languages makes her an especially good fit for beginning language students. Ji developed English-language teaching materials for Jung Chul Interlab, Inc. and has taught basic English at Kyonggi University in Suwon and Hongik University in Seoul. In the United States, Ji has taught basic Korean at Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, and presented several scholarly papers on linguistics pedagogy at professional conferences. Ji holds an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from New York University. 


Sunhee Song (Intermediate Korean I & II, Advanced Korean) 

Sunhee Song received her MA in TESOL from San Francisco State University and her Ed.M and Ed.D in TESOL from Teachers College at Columbia University. Her research and teaching interests include second-language acquisition, language pedagogy, interactional approaches to second-language development, and Korean linguistics. She currently teaches elementary and intermediate Korean courses at the department of East Asian languages and cultures at Columbia University.
 


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Visiting Hours
Mondays - Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Korea Society
950 Third Ave, 8th Flr,
New York, NY 10022
(212) 759-7525
Fax: (212) 759-7530
The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. (more...)