[YoochunsGirl]

yeah so like the topic says, are there any korean language schools in the us for teens??? like im willing to go to any state to learn, thats how bad i want to improve my korean

[starlight21]

i went to a language school this past summer [MADDD EXPENSIVE!!] ... and it was pretty stupid ... because my teacher pretty much sucked at teaching D: waste of my graduation present. Now I have a private tutor which "conveniently" I met on my way to my last Korean lesson at that school ... and he doesn't charge me anything since it's a language exchange.

[jisoox012]

a lot of korean-american churches have them
Bethel Presbyterian @ Ellicott, Maryland; fridays, 5:00-8:00pm ..only about $200-$300 for the whole year
i used to go but i finally got my mom to let me stop a couple years ago

[DaAzNkIgGa627]

Yeah and I mean like in New York and in LA I know they have private schools designed for Korean-Americans or 1st generation Korean kids, but I heard those are really expensive (My aunt works at one)

Also yeah most churches have it.... But from my experience I'd rather learn from my parents than stay at church until 6 PM lol every Sunday....

[jisoox012]

^ yeahh thats truee haha
well my church, at least, is pretty big, so they give out like 10 min. breaks to go to the bathroom/get food/chill with friends and whatnot

[brian032]

yeah so like the topic says, are there any korean language schools in the us for teens??? like im willing to go to any state to learn, thats how bad i want to improve my korean

I feel like a robot repeating saying pretty much the same thing a bunch of times, but I honestly think you could teach yourself much better than a teacher or tutor could. Read this topic and then read my post. It will help you much faster than a tutor will. Just make sure you're dedicated and you stick with it and trust me you will have a pretty good level of fluency once finished. And if you need any strategic points around FSI I'll be glad to help out.

[Malice_Kaiser]

I feel like a robot repeating saying pretty much the same thing a bunch of times, but I honestly think you could teach yourself much better than a teacher or tutor could. Read this topic and then read my post. It will help you much faster than a tutor will. Just make sure you're dedicated and you stick with it and trust me you will have a pretty good level of fluency once finished. And if you need any strategic points around FSI I'll be glad to help out.

Not necessarily.... You can't be totally sure that she's pronouncing things correctly, or spelling them right or whatever. And who's going to correct her if she happens to make a mistake?

[nitabunni]

I'm a big advocate for self-teaching myself.
There is a Korean language camp, though, every summer at Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota for teens. I know they have free scholarships for it also.

[THiS ONE LOSER]

Not necessarily.... You can't be totally sure that she's pronouncing things correctly, or spelling them right or whatever. And who's going to correct her if she happens to make a mistake?

I can't help but agree. I'm not learning Korean or anything, but I'm trying to improve my Cantonese on that one site. And I'll tell you, I get really frustrated since the pronounciation is different from what I'm used to and then all those tones. And how would I know if it's right or not? But there are SOME pronounciation links to it, but it's mostly for words I already know. So, you can't really read through that.

[pandaluv]

My high school offers korean as a second language, I'm taking it right now.

[xlilvietgrl]

^ you lucky person...I WISH the high school that i'm going to go to is gonna have korean as a foreign language...sadly...they only have vietnamese, french, and spanish...(i live in teh san jose area)

arrggghh...gonna have to wait til college to learn then...

[brian032]

Not necessarily.... You can't be totally sure that she's pronouncing things correctly, or spelling them right or whatever. And who's going to correct her if she happens to make a mistake?

They're a bunch of audiotapes (supplemented with a book). So unless if you have really bad ears it's pretty impossible to get intonations and pronunciation wrong. Plus Korean is not a tonal language compared to Chinese and Japanese (to a certain degree). And about corrections and mistakes. The course is full of drills so there's no way she can make mistakes (pronunciation, vocab, variation, and a bunch of other drills to make sure you get it perfect). And even if she does she can just correct them on her own because the answers are right there in front of her. Half of the page is Korean (or whatever language you're studying) and the other half is in English (which you can just cover up or totally ignore). FSI is for serious language learners. If you really want to get to a good level of fluency I honestly think you could do it by yourself faster with FSI and some other stuff like Pimsleur to supplement it compared to a tutor.

[pandazombie]

yea there are some high schools that offers..for us it's an academic course

and there's churches that offeres it for over summer but..it's crowded with elementary kids =T

[nitabunni]

Not necessarily.... You can't be totally sure that she's pronouncing things correctly, or spelling them right or whatever. And who's going to correct her if she happens to make a mistake?

Then again, there are some certified teachers that teach mistakes to students as well, so...

[Tamago86]

Despite what people say, it's impossible to gain functional fluency in a language, especially one like Korean, if they are not immersed in an environment where they must use Korean or not using the language in context. Even if you use audio materials online you might still be pronouncing things incorrectly, doesn't everybody remember those times in language classes where you swear you're saying something right but the teacher keeps correcting you? There's still no one there to correct you, or teach you how to do it better or more naturally. The same goes with grammar. Programs like Pimsleur just have you memorize set phrases and sentences, they don't actually teach you how to manipulate the grammar, and alot of the language it teaches is extremely formal (which is important but they never teach the way people talk in everyday situations). Languages were not meant to be self-studied, a language by nature is something social that's used in interactions in everyday life

If people feel they aren't progressing far with tutors, it's probably due to the lack of skills on the part of the tutor. Korean as a second language is still a very new concept and you won't find very many skilled teachers of it out there, and just because someone is bilingual in two languages doesn't necessarily mean they can teach either one of them. If someone wants a tutor for Korean and is serious about learning it, look for someone that has certification in teaching it as a foreign language.

I think you should get an experienced tutor, and sign up for language classes at your church. With a church full of Koreans you have an endless amount of people to practice on and use the language in context with, and with things you don't understand you can ask your tutor (along with receiving regular lessons to teach you the basics), and keep doing it over and over and over again.

[superstar`kiss]

I haven't seen a Korean school, but i see them teach it alot at Church. It's a great place to be and at the same time,--you're learning.

[KyOotKrnAng3l]

there's one at my church. haha i used to go but not anymore. =]

[YoochunsGirl]

yeaj but you have to think about where i live. i live in nebraska and there are very few koreans here. ive seen 7 and they all go to my school =x. and churches, i wouldnt know where to look for one where there are lots of koreans. i wish i didnt live in nebraska but i do. we might be moving to atlanta but then even there i dont know if they have the right stuff for me.

[devylann]

are there any korean schools or a school that teaches korean in MIchigan?? preferable around the detroit metro area?????

[guiyeoni]

my mom sent me to a korean language school every saturday morning when i was younger. i guess there were a lot in the great LA area.