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About Korean Culture and Education Center

Korean Culture and Education Center at Wonkwang University(WKU) is a global language hub that welcomes individuals from all corners of the world to explore the Korean language. Here, learners from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds delve into Korean language and culture, nurturing their dreams with Korean Wave. To facilitate these dreams,  Korean Culture and Education Center at WKU is staffed by faculty members enriched with extensive and profound academic experiences. Our offerings extend beyond language courses as we strive to build a broad network, enabling students of diverse nationalities to engage with diverse languages and cultures.

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02

Korean Language Training Course

	원광대학교 한국문화교육센터

1		2023 Admission Schedule

Division	Spring Semester	Summer Semester	Fall Semester	Winter Semester	Class hours (Per semester)
Application	12.01(Fri) ~ 12.28(Thurs)	03.04(Mon) ~ 03.28(Thurs)	06.03(Mon) ~ 06.27(Thurs)	08.26(Mon) ~ 09.26(Thurs)	Total 200hrs [4hours/Day×5Days/Week×10Weeks]
Interview	01.02(Tue) ~ 01.08(Mon)	04.01(Mon) ~ 04.04(Thurs)	07.01(Mon) ~ 07.11(Thurs)	10.01.(Mon) ~ 10.10(Thurs)
Announcement of successful candidates	01.09.(Tue)	04.05(Fri)	07.12(Fri)	10.11(Fri)
Tuition Payment	01.10(Wed) ~ 01.16(Tue)	04.08(Mon) ~ 04.12(Fri)	07.15(Mon) ~ 07.19(Fri)	10.14(Mon) ~ 10.18(Fri)
Start of Class	2024.03.04. (Mon)	2024.06.03 (Thurs)	2024.09.02 (Mon)	2024.12.02 (Mon)
End of Class	2024.05.10. (Fir)	2024.08.09 (Thurs)	2024.11.08 (Fri)	2025.02.07 (Fri)

※ The schedule above is subject to change.

2		Qualifications

-Foreigners or overseas Koreans who have graduated high school or higher or those who have equivalent academic background.

3		Application Procedure

Application	→	Evaluation of documents and Interview	→	Announcement of the successful candidates

→

입국 및 연수시작

Tuition fee payment	→	Issue of Certificate of Admission	→	Apply of a Visa	→	Entry and start of class

4		Evaluation Elements

No.	Evaluation Method	Typical Content	Typical Evaluation
1st	Document evaluation	Verification of documents and evaluation of academic ability and plans	Evaluated as Pass or Fail.
2nd	Interview evaluation (Online, Off-line)	Only for those who have passed the document Evaluation. (Phone calls to the parents may be conducted if necessary)

5		Submission Documentation

Number	Required Documents	Note
1	Application Forms	Download and fill out from School Homepage: http://wku.ac.kr
2	Application for certificate of visa issuance	Immigration Office Form
3	Passport	Copy of passport (Valid for at leat 6 months)
4	Proof of Family Relation or other verifiable documents	Copy (Must include both applicants and parents or spouse. If not included attach a notarization)
5	Parents’ ID	Copy of parents’ ID
6	Proof of Parents’ Employment and Income	Copy with name of current workplace, work address and contact information
7	Financial Documents (Bank balance certificate)	General countries		Original certificate of balance of KRW 8 million (approx. 6500 USD) or more under student’s name. (Document issued within 30 days from the date of application for visa inssuance.)
		China		Original certificate of balance of KRW 8 million (approx. 6500 USD) or more under student’s name. (Document issued within 30 days from the date of application for visa inssuance, the visa application date must have at least 30 days remaining from its validity period (Deposit freeze period).)
		Vietnam		Original certificate of balance of KRW 8 million (approx. 6500 USD) or more under student’s name. -After despositing expenses for studying abroad at a local corporation or Korean bank in Vietnam, issue a “Confirmation of study abroad expenses deposit” from the bank.
		Uzbekistan		Original balance certificate issued by a local Korean financial institution with deposits of KRW 8 million (approx 6500 USD) or more under student’s name. (Must maintain balance for more than 3 months)
8	Graduation Certificate of High School or Higher	Original Document and Copy
9	Final Academic Transcript	Copy
10	Academic Certificate Verification (Visa issued within 3 months from the application date) * According to the right Criteria for each student’s country	Apostille Member States		An Apostille
		Non-registered Countries		A consular confirmation from the Korean embassy along with the certification of final level of education
		China	the Academic Qualification by the Chinese Ministry of Education (CHSI: www.chsi.com.cn)
		Others	Education background (Degree) report recognized by ‘The Ministry of Foreign Affiars Guidelines for Visa Issuance and Residence Management for Foreign Students’.
11	Translator Verification	Immigration Office Form
12	Self-introduction	Study plans must be contained

※ Documents in a language other than Korean or English must be submitted by a Korean translation. Additional documents may be required when applying for an immigration visa.

입국 및 연수시작

※ The submission of documents above are limited to those eligible for a language training visa (D-4). (Those who can stay in Korea, holding any other visa may omit documents related to visa issuance or other additional documents.

6		Class Composition

□ School Hours

Class Date	Division	Class Time		Hours of Class Per Day	Class Period
Mon~Fri (5 times)	Korean language	Essential	09:00 ~ 13:00	4 hrs	10 weeks

※Class hours and schedules are subject to change, and classes may be canceled or combined

depending on the number of students enrolled.

※Some of cultural experience will be held during the semster.

□ Class Schedule for the Korean Language Course

Division	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thurs	Fri
1st period	Speaking· Listening	Speaking· Listening	Speaking ·Listening	Speaking· Listening	Writing
2nd period	Vocabulary· Grammar	Vocabulary· Grammar	Reading· Writing	Reading· Writing	Speaking
3rd period	Speaking· Listening	Speaking· Listening	Speaking· Listening	Speaking· Listening	Writing
4th period	Reading· Writing	Reading· Writing	Reading· Writing	Reading· Writing	Speaking

※ The class outlined above is subject to change.

□ Content of Course

Level	Contents
Level 1	- Can perform functions necessary for a living such as self-introduction, buying goods, ordering food, along with understanding and expressing personal and familiar topics such as oneself, family, hobbies, and weather. - Can create simple sentences based on an understanding of approximately 800 basic vocabulary words and basic grammar. Additionally, should be able to comprehend and compose simple daily and practical sentences.
Level 2	- Can perform functions necessary for daily life such as making a phone call and asking for a favor, as well as using public facilities like post offices and banks. - Can understand and use approximately 1,500-2,000 words in paragraph form based on familiar topics. - Can distinguish between formal and informal language.
Level 3	- Can perform functions necessary for using various public facilities and maintaining social relationships without experiencing any difficulties in daily life. - Can express or understand personal, specific, as well as social content that is familiar to oneself, in paragraph units. - Can understand, and use the basic characteristics of written and spoken language.
Level 4	- Can perform functions necessary for using public facilities and maintaining social relationships, and performing general tasks to some extent. - Can understand relatively simple content among news and newspaper articles and accurately and fluently understand and use general social and abstract subjects. - Can understand and use social and cultural content based on understanding frequently used idiomatic expressions and representative Korean culture.
Level 5	- Can perform functions necessary for research or work specialized in fields to some extent, and can understand and use unfamiliar topics in politics, economy, society, and culture. - Can appropriately distinguish language according to formal/informal contexts and spoken/written contexts.
Level 6	- Can perform accurate and fluent language functions required for research or work in specialized fields, and can understand and use unfamiliar topics across politics, economy, society, and culture. - Can perform functions or express meanings without difficulties, even though reaching the level of native speakers is not possible.

※ Classes may be canceled or combined depending on the number of students at each stage

after registering for classes.

7		Tuition Fee

Division	Amount (\)	Note
Application Fee	50,000	Paid only once when admission to the center
Tuition Fee	1,300,000	Per Quarter
Total	1,350,000

※ The refund standard applies from the Korean Culture and Education Center’s tution and deposit management guidelines. It is not inclusive of living expenses and dormitory fee.

8		Tuition Refund Criteria

Refundable Period	Refundable Amount
Before the start of the semester	Full tuition for the semester
From start to 1/3 duration	2/3 of the semester tuition
From 1/3 to 1/2 of the semester	1/2 of the semester tuition
After 1/2 of the semester	Non-refundable

9		Undergraduate Admission Scholarship

Students who have completed at least 2 semesters of our Korean language course will be exempted from the application fee and receive 60% reduction of tuition fee for 2 semesters.

Students with Topik level 4 or higher will receive a 60% reduction of tuition fee for the first semester.

Topik preferential scholarship

Students from overseas sister university will receive scholarship. (70% reduction of tuition fee for transfer students for 3 semesters)

※ Please note, the following details are exclusively for admission applicants. The mentioned information is subject to change.

10		TOPIK Preparatory Class

Division	94th	95th	96th	97th	Class Hours
TOPIK Test Date	5.12(Sun)	7.13(Sat) ~ 7.14(Sun)	10.12(Sat) ~ 10.13(Sun)	11.10(Sun)	Total of 12 hours [2 hours/day× 3 days/ week ×2 weeks] [18:00 ~ 20:00]
Application	3.12(Tue) ~ 3.18(Mon)	5.21(Tue) ~ 5.27(Mon)	8.6(Tue) ~ 8.12(Mon)	9.3(Tue) ~ 9.9(Mon)
Start of Special Class	4.29(Mon)	7.1(Mon)	9.30(Mon)	10.28(Mon)
End of Special Class	5.10(Fri)	7.12(Fri)	10.11(Fri)	11.8(Fri)

※ Students interested in the special class can apply at the Center for Korean Language & Culture

at Wonkwang University. The above schedule is subject to change.

11		Dormitory

Division		Amount (\)	Note
Accommodation	2 people in 1 room	751,000	[Basic Facilities] Bed, closet, desk, chair, bookshelf, internet [Common Facilities] Washroom, shower room, laundry room, water dispenser, etc [Welfare Facilities] Lounge, convenience store, gym, restaurant, etc
Meal plan	1 meal	448,000
	2 meals	784,000
	3 meals	1,008,000

※ The expenses mentioned above are for the first semester of 2023 (excluding vacation) and may change in accordance with regulations of the student dormitory.

12		Note for Applicants

1. All applicants must submit the documents (original and copy) by mail or in person within the application deadline.

2. D-4-1 (language training) visa applicants must register for at least 2 semesters (6 months)

3. If you cannot enter Korea within 14 days of the start of the semester you have applied for, your registration will be cancelled.

4. Omission of required documents, non-compliance of requirements of the application guidelines, address/contact error, loss of contact may lead to entry disadvantages (cancellation of admission, etc.). Applicant takes full responsibility for incomplete documents.

5. During the screening process at the Korean Culture and Education Center of the school or during the visa issuance process at the immigration office, additional documents may additionally be requested. Students may be excluded from the admission process if the request is not complied.

6. Submission of additional documents for visa issuance and change may be requested even after the admission process is over.

7. Admission will be canceled in case of fraudulent methods such as document forgery, proxy interview, etc.

8. Application fee and submitted documents will not be refunded (except for original documents that are difficult to issue additionally)

9. In principle, reasons for disqualification for each screening are not disclosed.

10. Language trainees must sign up for private insurance after entering Korea, and they are obliged to sign up for domestic national health insurance after 6 months from the time of registration (if insurance premiums are not paid, there may be restrictions on visa extension)

11. Even after admission is granted, if there are any reasons for disqualification in the application qualifications or visa issuance, etc., admission will be cancelled.

12. This application guideline is written in Korean, Chinese, and English. If there are any differences in interpretation between each language version, the Korean guideline is considered first.

13		Contact Information

원광대학교 국제교류실 한국문화교육센터

54538 전북 익산시 익산대로 460

Korean Culture and Education Center, Wonkwang University

460 Iksan-daero, Iksan, Jeonbuk, South Korea 54538

입학 상담 전화 ☎ 063) 850-5751∼2  팩스 063) 850-5753

Contact Tel 82-63-850-5751∼2  FAX 82-63-850-5753

E-mail bon6033@wku.ac.kr

Homepage www.wku.ac.kr