Super fun experience, not the best for Korean language acquisition January 11, 2024
By A student (Sociology, Middlebury College) - abroad from 02/20/2023 to 06/23/2023 with
Yonsei University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I had a great time and I made lots of frirends
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived off campus in a goshiwon |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
The program is not focused on language integration. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It will be hard to meet domestic Korean students, especially if you do not speak Korean well. |
Individual Course Reviews
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KLI 1 |
| Course Department: | Korean Language Institute |
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| Instruction Language: | Korean |
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Contemporary Korean Cinema |
| Course Department: | Study Abroad Course |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | We had two papers and this was a really good class. |
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Fashion Design |
| Course Department: | Fashion and Textiles |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
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Korean Wave |
| Course Department: | Study Abroad |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Easy but wouldnt recommend |
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