Beginners & Intermediate 4-week series concludes.

Once again, thanks for your support of the KoreanLA and support of each other! We concluded our 4-week series for Beginners and Intermediate Korean Language classes. We started to take applications (*1) with total of 12 seats, admitted 15 for each class including assessment students (*2) and concluded each class with 8 for Beginners and 10 for Intermediate.

We had particularly difficult challenges for this series. We had venue issues almost every week, Carmageddon that scared some of you enough to stay home and miss classes, and local events and traffic that caused many people to be late, including the instructor. In spite all the challenges, everyone were diligent and worked hard. I am always impressed by not only the progress you make but how kind and supportive you all are of each other. This month was particularly special. Thank you, everyone!

Now that summer is almost over and language schools begin their new sessions, we will offer mostly 1-day intensive workshops rather than series until later this year. We will continue to organize Language Exchange and a few ding-outs and socials. If you have suggestions as to what you want us to organize for you, shoot us an email! We will do our best to make things happen!

Thanks, and see you soon again!

(*1) How we take applications for the classes: you just need to RSVP when invited. Easy!
(*2) Assessment students: those who are not sure what level they are, or those who want to attend a class to see if they're up for the challenge, can attend first class of the series upon an instructor's approval.

Class location this Saturday (& KBBQ Cook-off)

Hi all!

We are having a particularly challenging month in terms of meeting locations. First, we had a reservation conflict for classes, then a capacity issue for a language exchange. This week, the Korean BBQ Cook-off in its 3rd year decided to change its location and grew its size, blocking the street on which our meeting location is. (Congratulations to them!)

I've been informed that Hobart between 7th and Wilshire will be closed. Please plan on coming early, park the car and walk to the meeting location.  I will be there early in the morning to assess the situation, and will text you a new address if we have to meet somewhere else. You can also check the hotline and listen to a recorded message at 626-LEARN-01 (532-7601).

My preference is that we meet at the same location - so that you can easily attend classes and just step out to enjoy the BBQ event!

See you Saturday!

Intermediate Korean this Saturday - please watch the video before you come.

Hello, all!

As announced, for the last class of the series, we will change our pace a little.

For this class, please watch following clips before you come to the class. We'll discuss cultural insights, review/learn a couple of grammar points and drill them into our heads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8yEglAS5Bg
(in case above link doesn't work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5OdlCqGVg0)

Transcript: http://files.meetup.com/217092/20770709-INT-vdoscript.pdf

See you Saturday!

P.S. Series announcement: http://ow.ly/5A3wl

Intermediate Korean 4-week Series begins on July 9

*** Read the announcement thoroughly and follow the instruction ***

Only 2 hours a week.
4 weeks only.
That's all you need to commit.

We will walk through a couple of Korean advertisements. We will watch segments of Korean dramas. We will play games. We will spend some time on necessary grammar. We will learn popular phrases. And we will have drill sessions, practicing them repeatedly. We will read, write, listen and speak as much as we can.

This series will be somewhere between guided study group and intensive workshops to accommodate all levels within intermediate Korean.

Beginners Korean 4-week Series begins on July 9

*** Read the announcement thoroughly and follow the instruction ***

Only 2 hours a week.
4 weeks only.
That's all you need to commit.

The series is designed for busy adults. Each series has one clear goal. You will be guided through one step at a time. You will practice as much as you can. On the last day of the series, you will have confidence from the knowledge that you're ready to move on to a next level.