🇰🇷 exchange student life// hard classes? korean classmates? no english?
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- 안녕하세,유~! 안녕하세요~! Hey, you! It's Natalia and I'm here to encourage you to believe in your ability to learn Korean~! In today's video I'll be talking all about the classes I took during my exchange year at Soonchunhyang University! I'll specifically be talking about the following!
- If the classes were in English or Korean
- If I took classes for my major (supply chain management)
- What classes were offered
- Course workload/ Grading System/ Feedback
- Korean classmates
- Q&A: Answering your study abroad questions related to classes
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What level of Korean do you know?
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When did you study abroad in Korea?
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Me learning Korean at 12 and looking at how college is in Korea : damn... 🧍♀️
same lmao
u can read korean now?
Had to google what you meant about feedback in classroom lol In Italy it works just the same as in Korea, the only thing you can get from a professor is your final grade
LOL Really?! Wow haha Look at that~ I'm learning more every day! 😂 In the USA, we get feedback on literally EVERYTHING, so it was a shock for me ahah
I wish I had been able to study abroad! At least I can live through you through this series
You are always a motivation for me to keep learning korean, thank you ❤️
🥰 You got this~!!
This shall come in handy for my days in korea... even though I'm gonna be in 6 grade!
Haha by then you may need an updated video~ 💕
I'm thankful to you because watching your videos, it made me wanting to learn korean everyday, because I had trouble to concentrate, so thank you Natalia !
You can do it! 💕 You won't regret it!!!
I’ll be studying at SCH starting August 25th! I’m so excited and I’m pretty sure it’s the same program you were in! 🎉 I’m so excited but it’s been terrifying to know that I’ll be 100 percent alone in a different country. So I just came to say thanks for this vid it’s given me a lot of comfort!
OMG my school only offers your university! I should be going in Feb of 2024! I’m so excited
How exciting! I hope you have a lovely time~! Make sure to pack some warm clothes as February here is pretty cold~!
My exams are over, now I can binge watch your videos 😌
Haha thank you for your support 💕
@@NataliaGarza I just noticed that you replied to my comment 👁️👄👁️
I love your channel and it has been a big part of my learning 💗💗
Awww I'm glad~! 🥰
I plan on going into Global Studies with Asia as my focus area, so I'm actually looking into my state school's exchange program with this university! I have two years to study Korean before I even start college (going into junior year of high school in September), so hopefully I can become at least proficient enough to hold my own in a conversation by then! :)
1. Heyyy I studied in Korea in 2016 too. I just did the summer international campus at KU for six weeks though, so it was like a little baby study abroad.
2. As a teacher, not providing any feedback literally makes no sense. The point of feedback is to let students know how they're doing so that they can LEARN what mistakes they are making and adjust their studying for future projects so that they can improve. Literally what is the point of taking tests/doing assignments and just submitting them to the void??
3. It's actually pretty typical for language classes to be divided by skill, especially when it's a second language class (in the country where that language is spoken) rather than a foreign language class. When I taught at the English Language Institute at my American university, it was split into Speaking/Listening, Reading/Writing, and Grammar classes. My Korean class at KU was NOT split by skill, though, even though that probably would have been more helpful for me, since my speaking was horridly under-practiced but I had learned all the grammar that was introduced. (This was probably just for the 6 week summer program at KU and not typical, but I'm not sure.)
Yeah! I agree! I don't understand why you won't give feedback when student's are paying to learn the material taught. Perhaps there is some societal reason, but...
Ahhh interesting~
Really love your outfit and hair in this video!!~~
Thank you so much!! 🥰 The sleeves of my shirt ended up being more extra than I thought hahaha 🤣🤣
How did you afford studying in Korea?
I am 13 now. I'm watching to all your videos. I wanna study in korea in the future
Ahh how relatable! I am also from Texas and am going to study abroad (this Fall!) Honestly I am nervous about the language barrier and different grading/teaching norms.
Thank you for your advice, tips, and suggestions! I hope I can learn to get out my comfort zone
You can do it! I honestly regret not stepping out of my comfort zone more! I experienced a lot while in Korea, and I'm sure you will too, but I could have experienced a lot more if I was more willing to get comfortable being uncomfortable haha Have fun studying abroad!!! I think about my experience literally every day!!
@@NataliaGarza wow thank you so much 🥺❤️ yes I will do my best !!
thank u for another amazing video! love from brazil
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Do you have a video on your process to study in Korea? Like from choosing a school, choosing what courses, applying, how to get a visa, finding an accommodation, and just overall whole process? 🥺 really love your videos so far 💜
Actually in the first episode of my study abroad series, I talked about a few of these! Specifically -- choosing a school/program, the application process, and visa process!
Since my program was an exchange program, I didn't really get to pick a Korean university though. My American university only had a partnership with two Korean universities and, of the two, I was only eligible for the program at SCH. However, I did talk about why I chose SCH/Korea over schools/countries.
I forgot to add the link! LOL
how i studied & interned in korea // why i chose SCH + application process & cost (scholarships?)
ruclips.net/video/-rB29CJclXo/видео.html
In regard to accommodations, my exchange program provided housing, so I didn't need to find my own. I think most exchange programs in Korea work this way.
I have a few more videos planned for this series, so if you have any questions that aren't related to the above, then I can try and answer it in the videos that I haven't filmed yet! (I already filmed the next one haha)
@@NataliaGarza omg thank you for replying! I’ll definitely take a look at your other video you mentioned thank you for adding the link! I look forward to the rest of your series :) sadly I’m from Canada and my college right now does not offer those kinds of exchange student programs, but still good to know! ☺️
How was the teaching itself? Did you find that the methods the teachers in Korea used was useful or easy to understand?
Although I'm not sure I can study abroad, I really want to and have thought about it. Watching your videos have also given me motivation to keep studying Korean :D Thank you!
You’re makeup and top is so pretty!!! I also enjoyed this video. I’ve been very curious about this topic
Thank you so much!! 💕 My top is from Target 😂😂
You’re welcome ☺️☺️☺️☺️ thank you 😁😁😁
is there a program for 16+ year olds? or basically high school students, and if theres one for middle school PLEASE tell me abt it.
Me as an Asian educated in Asia all my life... "You mean there are places that don't use a bell curve?!" XDDD Yes.....school was stressful.
^^ 영상 잘 봤어요 ㅎㅎㅎ
Hey Natalia! I’m curious about those speaking and writing classes, mainly how were they structured?
Hmmmm I don't think there was really a structure to them if I'm honest~ Every level is different and even every class because the teacher decides how they want to teach the class~ The only thing they had in common was the textbook haha
My speaking professor my first semester actually wrote the SCH level 3 book that we used and he was responsible for teaching us new grammar every class. We did one chapter in our textbook every week, so A LOT was taught in one 3-hour class. He also had A LOT of grammar handouts that we would give us that better explained the grammar than the explanation in the textbook. (He said he hated the textbook because he was forced to write it LOL) He was a really really good professor and made class fun.
We usually learned a grammar point, then did some practice in out textbooks or with a handout before learning another grammar point. He also always assigned pages in out workbooks as homework. Now he actually checked out homework and gave it back to us with corrections, but I don't remember it going towards our grade for the class..
My writing professor my first semester.. She only used the book and would put student's writing homework on the board for us all to correct as a group (you didn't know who's homework it was unless you were the one who wrote it). I also remember her having us do a lot of fill in the blank exercises like those on the TOPIK writing section. She also gave us vocab lists of ~200 words for us to learn each week. (She never actually tested us on these words though.)
These two teachers were NEVER in sync. Sometimes my writing teacher would be confused on why we couldn't do the writing exercises because she thought the speaking teacher had already covered certain grammar structures, but he hadn't.
My second semester, the same professor taught both my speaking and writing class. She was very friendly and always taught using the book with no handouts. She also only used the exercises in the textbook and workbook. In class, we would check out homework by going around the room and sharing what we put for #1, #2, etc.
I don't either semesters we actually finished the textbook. We seemed to always have a chapter left at the end of the semester..
@@NataliaGarza wow! Thank you for the detailed explanation!! Do you think their methods actually helped with the active side of the language? ie actually using those grammar patterns and vocabulary
I find it so hard to come up with my own sentences both written and spoken.. no matter what material I use it doesn’t seem to be improving. Idk if it’s because that’s the way Korean classes and resources tend to be structured but it’s just so much grammar and not much of showing you how to use it. It would be nice to have a heavier emphasis on building sentences and applying all that grammar but it’s really hard to find this type of resources. Even just ‘build your own sentences to practise what you just learnt’ exercises seem to just not be effective in my opinion.
Honestly, I would say no~
There was a lot of material we needed to cover, so we didn't actually have a lot of time to practice it. While each school is different, my friends who studied at other Korean universities all said the same thing. The classes are more like lectures than learning and practicing classes (if that makes sense). Granted, I could've taken the reading and listening classes that would have given me more practice with the words and grammar we were learning, but I didn't. Had I taken those classes (an additional 6 hours of classes a week) maybe I would have a different opinion, so please keep that in mind.
If you happen to be looking at studying Korean in Korea, Sogang's Korean language school is known for focusing more on helping students develop their speaking skills than other universities
@@NataliaGarza hahaha yeah I’be been dreaming of studying Korean at Sogang since 2015 sigh
But thank you! I was just curious as to find out if there were other methodologies I could use in the meantime, but that makes sense that the classes had more of a lecture format
I’ll just keep on studying for now 🤭
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can i ask.. is it okay to learn vocab without knowing the different kinds of particles and not knowing how to make sentences?? (this really bothers me and not knowing who to ask) ♡
Hello didi ( Big sister in hindi)
I want to go korea for study by KGSP (Korean Government Scholarship Program) and Topik....
I am learning Korean at the age of 11 is that correct age for learning a new language
I have learned Hangul and now I am able to read and write Korean but I don't understand any thing 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'll also do my basic introduction greating like
Hello, how r u,
I am Saket Kumar Sinha
I am 11 years old
I am a student
I study in class 7th
I am from Delhi, India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
I am studying Korean etc.
And I'll introduce my family also and I also know about Korean counting, months, week days etc so I'll continue studying Korean or not at this age please tell.....
And please tell that also that what shuld i start learning after this plzzzz.... 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Love from Delhi India didi 🇮🇳🇮🇳❤️❤️❤️❤️
@SUHANI MISHRA No I have 7 years.... And thanks for ur comment...
Like Suhani said, there is no right or wrong age to learn a language! I started learning Korean at 20 and I'm doing just fine~ As long as you're willing to make a commitment to your studies, you'll do great!
@@NataliaGarza thankyou so much natalia didi for ur comment
Hi Natalia, I love your chanel and thanks for your endless tips!!
Also, sometimes in your videos you use very cute pens that write in colors but I cant remember the brand, could you maybe tell me? I would be very thanfkul!!!
Hi~~~ Are you referring to my muji pens?? I have all the muji pens in 0.5 mm and my highlighters are all Zebra mildliners!
@@NataliaGarza thank you so much!!!!
I’m learning korean as someone who is of korean descent, I can speak fluently but could not write or read until recently. I have memorized the alphabet but my reading speed is extremely slow, is there any way to improve it other than just reading more korean books?
just read and write a lot, it's the best method
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yup there's literally ZERO feedback from korean profs lol I only got feedback from one prof and he was japanese
Rippppp 💀💀 it’s so stressful to not know how you’re doing 😵💫
Early~
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@@NataliaGarza ty🥺🥺
sis can i study in korea as a high school student?
I feel like the non feedback is the Korean supprise.
LOL it was horrible coming from the US education system where you get feedback on everything 😂
@@NataliaGarza lol fr 🤣🤣🤣
Can you make a video on how to apply for exchange or korean gov. scholarships ?
Hi!! I actually went in detail about the application process in the first episode of this series! Please check it out!!
how i studied & interned in korea // why i chose SCH + application process & cost (scholarships?)
ruclips.net/video/-rB29CJclXo/видео.html
In regard to Korean gov. scholarships though, I have never applied for one so I can't speak on the topic~ 💔
@@NataliaGarza Thank you so much for the help! I love your content.😊
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