This special course is designed to provide practical training for exchange students. The “Global Exchange Internship” program of Soonchunhyang University meets once a week, however the majority of the credits are made up from activities outside of the classroom.
International students are offered with Korean Speaking and Korean Writing classes in three different levels; Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced.
In the classes, Students learn practical conversational Korean in Speaking and Writing.
Students will be placed based on a placement test during the orientation.
This introductory class focuses on traditional dance of Korea, It offers students an opportunity to learn about the artistic and cultural life of the Korean people. Traditionally, music and dance have always been a part of the daily life in Korean culture. Focusing on principles and techniques that provide the foundation for understanding “Korean” aesthetics is a key aspect of the this course.. Attention to breathing from the abdomen, fullness of shoulders and balancing of chung – joong – dong(rest amidst motion which is perpetually unmoved in the mind while constantly moving with the world) are all aspects of Korean dance.
This course is a fun opportunity to learn about one of Korea’s most interesting traditions in music. Each student chooses their own percussion instrument and learns how to work as a team to produce amazing rhythms. At the end of the semester a final presentation of abilities learned through the course will be shown at the closing ceremony.
Calligraphy is the artistic form of writing. This course is to provide students with hands on learning of the unique traditional art. Students will learn practice and create their own artistic works through this course.
This course teaches students the basics of Taekwondo such as blocks, punches, kicks, and forms. This class also shows you a brief history of Taekwondo.