My name is Alena and thanks to the help of Alexandra's team, like many people, I got to study in Korea.
The desire to learn Korean came from my first trip to Korea in the spring of 2019, after which I studied it on my own for the next few years, no matter what country I was in.
How did I imagine the courses to go?
Even with some knowledge of the Korean education system, the picture in my head was somewhat simplistic.
In reality, I had to deal with the tremendous pace of language learning, the intensity and the demanding nature of the teachers.
For me it is rather a plus, because having started from the first level, so far I can just repeat what I studied earlier myself and learn new things that were not written about in books or told by Russian teachers.
In addition, teachers explain everything only in Korean, so during the lesson many people are chatting with each other trying to understand what the teacher is expecting from us.
The format of teaching is now online due to time limitations.
Over time, the advantages of this format outweighed - no need to spend time on packing, traveling, although I periodically go to the university.
Thankfully, the university has created the most convenient conditions for this: starting from rooms for independent and group study, equipped with the latest technology, ending with budget canteens and sports clubs.
And the university campus is a separate world and an art form....
Many local students sit for hours in cafes with laptops and textbooks, which looked unusual to us at first.
Only in the process did it become clear that the education system is aimed more at structuring the material from the teachers' point of view, at guiding the students, who are supposed to continue studying on their own before and after classes, in a more in-depth and comprehensive way.
This was a revelation for many, indeed for me, which came to light on the midterm exam.
My advice: if you plan to enroll, study, study and study on your own.
It's an investment that will pay off in the beginning and in the long run.
Dream, work on your dream and realize it - together with Inter-K Education Group team!