Korean Language Course

Korean language starting from zero. The highest level of the Korean Language Proficiency Test (TOPIK)
You can also dream of obtaining a degree or transferring to a Korean university.

Students will learn pronunciation, grammar, writing, conversation, and reading comprehension from Korean instructors in a well-balanced manner. Music, news, movie and drama scenarios are also covered in class. Many of the texts used for reading are about Korean culture, and students will acquire cultural knowledge as they read. We also focus on preparing students to acquire qualifications and to transfer to universities in other countries.

Korean Language Courses
TOPICS

Study Abroad in Korea under the "Cooperative Education Program

We have partnerships with nine Korean universities, and students who meet certain criteria can transfer to a third-year university after graduation. Students who meet the university's application requirements may also transfer to universities outside of the partnership.

For the second consecutive year, all applicants for the Korean University Transfer Major were accepted to a Korean university! (Academic years 2021 and 2022)

Collaborative Education Program

Class Organization and Division of Majors

In the Korean language course, classes are reorganized in the second semester of the first year and the second year. Students can study in classes according to their proficiency level. In addition, from the first semester of the second year, students are divided into two majors: the "Language Major" and the "Korean University Transfer Major.

Class Organization and Division of Majors

Field Trip to the Korean Cultural Institute

In the second semester, second-year students visit the Korean Cultural Institute of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Yotsuya, Tokyo, to study Korean culture.

  Field Trip to the Korean Cultural Institute

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Faculty/Student/Alumni Messages

Learn Korean while having fun,
Expand your future possibilities.

Dr. Sei Kensen Lin

D. in Japanese Language Education, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
D. in International Japanese Studies, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

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Korea is a foreign country close to Japan. Why not learn the language of such a country? In recent years, many people have become interested in the Korean language because of K-POP and Korean dramas. Since the word order of Korean is almost the same as that of Japanese, progress in Korean is relatively quick, and you will soon be able to understand the meaning of lyrics and enjoy dramas without Japanese subtitles. Also, by learning about words that are popular among young people and the differences between Korean and Japanese culture, students will become more interested in the Korean language. Expand your future possibilities, such as working with Korean or transferring to a university.

Under the guidance of cheerful and friendly teachers,
We were able to learn Korean while having fun together.

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My mother's roots are in Korea and I became interested in the Korean language. All the teachers in the department are Korean, and they are just so cheerful and easy to talk to. I liked the conversation class the best and had the opportunity to give a presentation in Korean about the cultural differences between Japan and Korea. I participated in FLL about three times a week, where the department teachers provided learning support. It is a 90-minute free talk in all Korean with friends and teachers. There was also a preparation session for the Korean Language Proficiency Test (TOPIK), and I was able to easily ask questions that were difficult to ask in class. Thanks to this, I obtained the TOPIK level 5 in the spring of my sophomore year, and now I am aiming to obtain the highest level, level 6. I also have good memories of online exchanges with students from partner universities in Korea. I was struggling to keep up with EIC, where we had to speak only English for 90 minutes at first, but the topics we covered were interesting and I looked forward to class every day. Through group work and presentations, I feel that my ability to convey my thoughts in front of others has improved dramatically. After graduation, I will put my Korean and English skills to good use and work at a department store. I want to become a salesperson that foreign customers will say, "I want to be served by you again.

Ranraku Terai

2nd year of Korean language course, Department of Asian/European Languages
Saitama Prefectural Yashio Minami High School

Sogo & Seibu Co.
Korean Language Proficiency Test (TOPIK) Level 5

Sample timetable (2nd semester of 1st year)

Transferred to a Korean university and obtained the highest level of TOPIK.
After graduation, we will support Korean artists in their activities in Japan.

Rika Kawada

Sogang University School of Knowledge Integration and Media Studies
Media & Entertainment major, 4th year
Department of Asian/European Languages Korean Language Course
Graduation in March 2021
Tottori Prefectural Kurayoshi Higashi High School

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Longing to become a social worker, I entered the psychology department of a university. However, I could not get used to the loose atmosphere and gradually began to drift away. Thinking about what I really wanted to do, what came to mind was "Korean language." After one year, I dropped out of university and enrolled in this course. Many students like me liked Korean entertainment culture such as K-POP and TV dramas, and we quickly became friends. They were all enthusiastic students who really wanted to learn the language, and I was very much inspired. I was very much inspired by them. The teachers were also very passionate, and I felt their love even in the midst of their strictness. After graduation, I transferred to Sogang University in Seoul for my junior year. I received generous support from the teachers in charge of transferring to the university, such as with procedures for transferring to the university and correcting my personal statement. I received a near perfect score on the Korean writing test immediately after my study abroad, a moment that made me realize that my Korean language skills had been strengthened considerably over the two years.
At the time of graduation, I was able to obtain the highest level of the Korean Language Proficiency Test (TOPIK), Level 6. Classes at Sogang University are basically conducted in Korean, but there are also many lectures in English. I had improved my TOEIC? score to 720 at Kanda Institute of Languages, so I am very glad that I studied both languages well. I will graduate from university this spring and return to Japan to work for a company that manages Korean artists' activities in Japan. I will have many opportunities to use Korean, such as interpreting at events and translating media, so I would like to put my four years of learning to good use.

Watch the video Korean Language Courses

  • English and One More Language! Korean (language)

    In this video, you can also experience a sample lesson of the "Korean Language Course," which lasts approximately 3 minutes. Please try to grasp the characteristics of the Korean language, which is said to be easy for Japanese people to learn.

  • Department Introduction Vol. 3 [Movie

    Kanda Institute of Languages has 10 departments and 12 courses. In this video, we introduce the "English Major" and the "Asian/European Language Department," where students double major in "English" and "another language.

  • Common subject "EIC

    The video introduces "English for International Communication," the reason why students can use English at Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages!

Going Beyond the Two Colleges

common subject
English x ICT x Career

*There are no common courses in the Global Communication, Study Abroad, and Basic English Training courses.

There are no common subjects in the Basic English Language Training Course.

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