2012 Language Institute: Jeonju, South Korea

 

Note: Information below refers only to the 2012 CLS Institutes and is subject to change. CLS 2013 partners and sites will be announced in the Spring.

Institute at a Glance: Jeonju, South Korea

Language
Beginning
Advanced Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Korean

Program Dates

Hosting Institution
June 14 - August 14, 2012 Chonbuk National University’s Korean Language Education Center

  • Beginning: No previous knowledge or study of Korean is required, up to 2 years of study or equivalent.
  • Advanced Beginning: Minimum requirements: completion of one year of college-level classes, or its equivalent, prior to the start of the program. Students should arrive in country comfortable with the script and sounds, basic vocabulary, and basic grammar.
  • Intermediate: Minimum requirement: completion of two years of college-level Korean, or its equivalent, prior to the start of the program.
  • Advanced: Minimum requirement: completion of three years of college-level Korean, or its equivalent, prior to the start of the program.
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Student Activities

Students on the Korean program were able to participate in a variety of activities during their time on the program. Gregory Pavone, a student at the U.S. Naval Academy, planned a visit to the Korean Naval Academy and wrote about his experiences.

Students Katey Foran and Kimberly McKee worked with institute staff to connect with a local orphanage. Once per week, they volunteered with the young children at the center.

In 2011, students took an excursion to the southern township of Haenam to stay at the peninsula’s southernmost Buddhist temple.

Alumni Highlights

2010 alumnus David Fields traveled to North Korea with Canadian NGO the Pyeongyang Project immediately following CLS. There he was part of a cultural and linguistic exchange delegation to Kim Il Sung University.

2010 alumnae Cody Klock interned at the State Department’s Korea Desk following her study in CLS.

2008 alumnus Brandon Marc Higa writes about life after the CLS program in this interview. He worked in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs following his program, and currently works as a Grants Development Specialist at Kapiolani Community College in Honalulu, Hawaii.