#KIIP program

[foxcassius]

my new daily schedule is like. wake up whenever jiwon gets up to go to work, which is sometimes like 5:30 in the morning, stay awake for a few hours usually until the 7:30-8:30 am range, stare at the ceiling and wonder if i should try rly hard to go to sleep now or let it consume me in the late afternoon, get up, do fuck all for the entire day which includes studying korean, knitting, watching dimension 20, and taking a nap, wait for jiwon to come back, cook dinner, do dishes, annoy jiwon for two or three hours, get railed, and go to sleep at like 11:45 pm

[study-korean]

애국가 (Korean National Anthem)

1 : 동해 물과 백두산이 마르고 닳도록 하느님이 보우하사 우리나라 만세  Until that day when the waters of the East Sea run dry and Mt. Baekdu is worn away, God protect and preserve our nation.

2 : 남산 위에 저 소나무 철갑을 두른 듯 바람서리 불변함은 우리 기상일세  As the pine atop namsan mountain stands firm, unchanged through wind and frost, as if wrapped in armour, so shall our resilient spirit.

3 : 가을 하늘 공활한데 높고 구름 없이 밝은 달은 우리 가슴 일편단심일세  The Autumn sky is void and vast, high and cloudless; the bright moon is whole-hearted devotion.

4 : 이 기상과 이 맘으로 충성을 다하여 괴로우나 즐거우나 나라 사랑하세  With this spirit and this mind, give all loyalty, in suffering or in joy, to the love of country.

Chorus : 무궁화 삼천리 화려 강산 대한 사람 대한으로 길이 보전하세 Three thousand Li of splendid rivers and mountains, filled with Roses of Sharon; Great Korean people, stay true to the Great Korean way!

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[thisananasisme]

Korean Immigration and Integration Program : mon expérience !

Korean Immigration and Integration Program : mon expérience !

J’aimerais délivrer mes impressions sur la formation d’apprentissage du coréen fournie par le Gouvernement coréen gratuitement aux étrangers mariés ou qui travaillent afin de bien s’intégrer dans la société coréenne. Qu’est-ce que c’est exactement ce programme ? C’est un programme qui enseigne aux étrangers le coréen et la culture coréenne afin que ces étrangers puissent vivre et survivre dans…

[bieups]

KIIP Level 5 & Final Exam

사회통합프로그램 5단계 기본과정 & 영주용 종합평가

So I was originally signed up for the level 5 class beginning February 2020 so I could finish right as my grad school semester started...well, we all know what happened in early 2020. My class was delayed, then delayed again, then canceled and we all had to sign up for a new class. So I decided to just wait for the summer, after my school semester ended, and do an in-person class. I registered for one beginning in June. It got moved online. We just had to join our virtual class (not through Zoom, it was some other program) from 9am to 1pm every Saturday & Sunday for 5 weeks. Our teacher was very kind and knew the class material well, but she wasn’t used to teaching online and it’s hard to have a conversation with 25 people in a video call. 

Also, the most important thing to know about level 5: you are basically doing 1 chapter per hour of class. This level does not focus on language, so while you’re probably going to encounter new vocab, you are expected to learn the actual content. It covers everything from Joseon era clothing & housing, the Korean school system, various welfare benefits available to parents/foreigners/married couples/elderly/etc., dining etiquette, the history behind important dates like 3.01 and 6.25, the government including past presidents, etc. It is a lot of stuff that probably doesn’t come up in your everyday life.

On to the exam!

For covid-related reasons + being slow to register, I wasn’t able to take the final exam until February 2021. Also I had to travel 1.5 hours to Suwon. This was obviously many months after I had taken the class. I got a study book right after I finished the class because honestly, I didn’t really pay attention that well in the online class and didn’t absorb most of the info. So I studied a lot in the week leading up to the exam.

It’s basically the same format as the “midterm” one.

The first 10 or so multiple choice questions are worth 1.5 points and are focused on language (vocab/grammar). The rest are content questions and worth 2 points. I was immediately discouraged because there were soooo many questions on things I hadn’t gotten to while studying. 

The writing topic was “a good memory with your family” which I just kinda made up something about spending Thanksgiving together. You only get 10min to answer like 3 sub-questions, which means very little time to sit and think about what you will write. I wrote the full 200 characters but had to sacrifice the 원고지 rules a couple times to make it all fit ㅠㅠ One of the exam proctors told me (while waiting for the interview) that I have very nice handwriting, though, so that was nice. 

The interview portion killed me. It was so much harder than my study book led me to believe. We did it in pairs, with two instructors who were sitting literally 10ft away behind plastic barriers. First, we read a passage about how single-person households are on the rise because people aren’t getting married, so companies are making more products catered towards them. Then we were asked what the most common family/household structure is in our respective countries. I don’t know that info for America because I don’t live there and only know about my friends’ lives...? So then we got asked to introduce a Korean UNESCO heritage site (neither of us knew one lol), then one in our home country (I said I’m sure we have them but I don’t actually know which places are officially recognized...), then we switched to politics and had to explain how does Korea choose a president, and one of the 4 types of elections. I left thinking please just let me get 10 points from that and I should be able to pass~ But on the bright side, the guy I did the interview with lives near me and we took the bus/subway home together and now we’re friends!

Anyway, I passed! (And so did my new friend!)

Overall score of 71 (60 is passing), with 59 points from the written section and 12 from the interview~

And now I’m 100% done with KIIP! So glad to not have to worry about these visa points any more.

[studying-engineering]

hi! what textbook are you using to learn korean? :D

Hellooo! :) As of now I am using Korean Language and Korean Culture for Immigrants (이민자를 위한 한국어와 한국문화) Because this is the series of books that is used by the korean government program, Korean Immigration and Integration Culture (KIIP). It is free program offered to foreign residents in Korea, and I’ve got a hang to use it so I’ve decided to stick with one series of book than shifting to better ones. The book comes with 5 different levels. Level 0 for studying the alphabet, reading, and writing basic words. Beginner Level 1 and 2 then Intermediate Level 1 and 2. The last one is about studying korean culture.

Pros:

Lots of different activities, listening, speaking, and writing, that helps for the new information to stick with you.

Sample conversation using the introduced grammar lesson while listening to the audio.

Cons:

It’s all in korean language (even the instructions and explanation) so it might be a little tough for beginners.

2. Talk to me in Korean

This book comes with lots of english explanation on how to use korean grammar. This will be very helpful for beginners because the explanations are in english, and colors are very helpful especially when you’re just starting to learn korean language and the conjugation of verbs and adjectives. This book comes with 9 different textbooks and 9 workbooks with audio too. I heard they have youtube channels to reinforce your korean language but I haven’t tried yet. I still use this book to find the explanations for the grammar lesson that I’m trying to learn.

Pros:

The explanations are very easy to understand that is helpful for beginners.

The layout and design of the book is very easy to navigate with. Not straining the eyes.

Cons:

In my opinion, the activities are still lacking for me to stick the new information. When I used this book, I found myself going and going on but end up forgetting the previous lessons.

3. Korean Grammar In Use

I’ve heard a lot of really great and positive reviews from this book but I wasn’t able to use this because I’ve started using the KIIP books (Book#1) and I don’t want to shift to different books and end up not finishing anything. There are a lot of youtube videos on how to use this book and its divided into three levels, beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Pros:

A lot of TOPIK passer gave high reviews of this book.

Lots of information about korean culture too.

Detailed explanation about how to use grammar.

Cons:

Can’t think of any lol, information overload? jk!

Could be expensive but I think it’s cheaper since the book only comes with 3 different levels.

Thank you for the ask! You could also check this link out to help you decided which book/s could be best for you :)

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[seoulightstudies]

2020.04.07

At times I feel like studyblr should be a source of inspiration and story of success only, but often happens that failure comes before.

After 5+ years in Korea you could think I should be nearly fluent but I have to admit my Korean language skills are nowhere there. For the first 4 years I was unable to speak Korean. At all. I got traumatized when during my first year one man made fun of me imitating my accent in front of a lot of people. I don´t think I ever got over that fear, but I began speaking in Korean again little more than a year ago. I had young students who never had any exposure to English language yet I was supposed to teach them phonics and grammar. So little by little I began using the language. 

I did study Korean in Yonsei for 2 years and then I went through KIIP program for a year, but my writing / reading and listening skills developed differently from my speaking skill. 

Nowadays I use Korean quite often, speaking to my fiancé, my students and in daily life, but things I can actually say are very limited. So I decided, it´s time to brush up my Korean grammar to assist myself in speaking. I walked into the book store and picked up Korean Grammar in Use: Advanced level. I looked through grammar index and... realized I know 0 of those. Literally, 0. 

I picked up Intermediate level and discovered, that I semi-know about 1/3. Know-ish. That's a relief.

So I ended up getting it and I made a decision to study one grammar every day. My goal is to finish the book and implement those grammar rules into my daily speech and writings. 

[epikdreamer]

KIIP

Korean immigration and integration program. Basically this program is run by the ministry of justice and they teach foreigners korean. You have to take a placement test which is 30,000 won and then you can start taking the program. It goes from level 0-5 with level 0 being how to read hangul and level 5 teaching all about korean society. Like why they do certain things at korean weddings, and when their national holidays are. Higher level stuff that you need to know if you really want to integrate into korean society. It's taught all in korean.

[dosoguan]

▶**Studiare 📖 coreano da differenti prospettive *🔗*🇰🇷  Testi di studio 📚 finalizzati al conseguimento del  KIIP 🎯--■ Multiple perspectives of Teaching and  Studying korean  ✎...on  Korean textbooks related to korean immigration and integration program ☀️.They  give students a walk-through of the right way to  Learn korean and  Korean culture primarily from the needed fundamentals 🔹️ in order to pass for  kiip exam . 📝 ● The Teacher's book + Student's Book+ Workbook ➔  for the 0-1st level of  korean language.

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[study-korean]

Click for PDF copies of all the KIIP textbooks plus other books.

[natalieinkorea]

💥 Ready to crack em open! I’m curious: Who uses the Ewha series? Or do you prefer another series?… 💫 My goal with these is to get used to reading and responding in Korean, with as little English as possible. By the end of next year I should be able to apply for KIIP ● (a govt program for foreign spouses/immigrants to learn Korean and assimilate into Korean society- one get points towards permanent residency by completing it) ● Expecting this book to be a little difficult at first but I’m excited. Even broke out our Neo pillow since it matched 😆. never tried this kind of textbook before! 💗QOTD💭💭💭What new habits/resources are you planning to use this coming year?

[renderella]

Wahooo!! It's official!! Your girl has completed this program! 3 years of hard work and sometimes not much sleep. I want to thank everyone who helped babysit Lily along the way. Shout out to all of my teachers who helped me finish! The last level was the only one I truly struggled with and I'm so glad they had the 'Completion' option because it was so stressful re-taking these tests! I took it 4 times and the 2nd time I failed by 1 point. It was so hard to continue after that, but I preserved! Ready to enjoy more time with my baby! 0단계부터 5단계 까지.....whew! 🤝🤝🤝 This isn't the end of my studying, it's just the beginning.🤗 #한국어 #사회통합프로그램 #kiip #5단계 (at 원주무실동) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3JQ-bLnq1M/?igshid=uud46wqxqdx6

[bieups]

KIIP 4단계

Alright, so Friday was my last KIIP class and I finished my dance performance yesterday, which means I have my free time back to do enjoyable studying and whatever else now!

So KIIP level 4 was, overall, kind of a waste of my time and I am not glad I did it (except for the fact that it will help my get an F visa, although realistically I’m going to end up with a marriage F visa before then so.......)

The Good

There are a lot of useful grammar patterns! There were like 2-3 that I didn’t learn at Sogang, and the ones I did learn ranged from (Sogang) level 3 - level 6, so that was kinda weird. Like I was reviewing stuff I learned from all different levels

The chapter topics are varied and relevant to people who live in Korea. Like maybe you don’t care about environmental words or the education system, but these are things that will be in the news or that people might start talking about after work, or at the very least, the vocab will be useful for the TOPIK

Classes cover vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, and pronunciation (I won’t say speaking because that was essentially absent from my class)

The class is conducted in Korean, so that’s at least 10 hours a week of Korean listening practice! This could be super helpful if the majority of your time is spent in a non-Korean language setting (like you teach English or or work in an office that uses Chinese or whatever)

Homework was minimal. You should practice and review the vocab and grammar outside of class, obviously, but there wasn’t a workbook or essay writing or stuff like that we had to do outside of class. I’m putting this as a positive because this program is deisgned for people who are in Korea as uni students, marriage migrants, workers, etc. and so they have other responsibilities and can’t devote a ton of time outside of class to this course

Completeing the program (through level 5) gets you 10 points towards an F visa. Completeing up to level 4 gets you Korean language points (the higher the level, the higher the points) towards an F visa. I think passing KIIP level 4 would be easier than getting a TOPIK level 4, so that’s an option if you need language points but TOPIK is too difficult! Also people who do both level 5 courses can skip the citizenship test, which is a good idea for people who are working towards getting Korean citizenship.

The Bad

The textbook has zero explanations for the grammar. If you go to class & your teacher is good at explainaing them, then it’s not a problem. But if you miss a class or didn’t get what your teacher was saying, then you’re stuck trying to find  an explaination online or in another textbook because this book only gives a few example sentence

Our class never had time for free talking. Basically we never practiced speaking our own thoughts. We read parts of the book out loud and went over pronunciation, but we never made our own sentences from scratch

We also didn’t do the writing exercises from the textbook. Many of my classmates struggled a lot with writing, so instead of the book’s exercises, we focused on practicing for the test. The book had like .5-1 page exercises on topics related to the chapter (learn about politics, write about how your country’s elections work; learn about movies, write about your favorite movie) but instead we just did test prep which involved writing 100자 (like 3-4 sentences) on topics like “what’s your favorite hobby & why?” or “what is a holiday from your country?” Compared to Sogang, this was like level 2 or 3 writing, but shorter.

A lot of the experience depends on your teacher & classmates. Of course there are certain rules that all teachers must follow (like you have to take breaks every hour, you can’t just do 3 straight hours and then leave early), but the overall teaching style can vary a whole lot. And your classmates affect things, too. My classmates tended to use their native languages or English (to me, as the only native English speaker) during breaks/outside the classroom. I feel like, we’re all in Korean class together, we should speak Korean class together. But they obviously felt like their English was stronger than their Korean, so they spoke to me in English. We also had to spend quite a bit of time throughout the course reviewing basic grammactical concepts because a lot of my classmates either never learned them (they tested into a higher level) or forgot them. We had no time for free talking (there are conversation questions in the textbook) or more advanced writing assignments because of this.

I’m going to take the level 4 test next month to see what that’s like and because I can always use more test-taking experience to overcome my anxiety! The test consists of 28 multiple choice (70pts) & 2 writing questions (5pts) (100자 total, you combine the questions in your answer like “How’s the weather in your hometown?” + “Contrast it with Korea’s weather” is two questions but you only write one paragraph) and then a 10min speaking test that’s done with a partner (25pts)

You only need 60pts to pass. We did 2 practice tests for the multiple choice questions in my class and only 4 of us passed both of them, but even our teacher said that that’s just because our class was full of people who didn’t study and not representative of other level 4 classes haha (I missed 2 questions on one and 3 questions on the other, but still got at least 60 out of 70pts)

[studying-engineering]

How are you guys?

Well, I started to apply for korean language class (KIIP,  Korean Immigration and Integration Program)

Yeah, I thought it was easy because it’s just 15 hours.. 

But it’s just for stage 0 T_T because stages 1-4 requires 100hrs each stage, so rn, everything seems too much and I don’t know how to fit my procrastinating ass in my supposedly lazy weekends.. and there are exams per stage and I hope I can do this cause I still have a different TOPIK 3 exam to pass plus a thesis to write... Good luck to me lmaoo

[thewind-upbirdsings]

I feel like I haven't seen a post from you in forever. How have you been?

Hahah I have just been dealing with work life, the KIIP program, and my always terrible dating life. Once I get a part time job in October (fingers crossed), I'll become a human again lol

[nightmare-mars]

KIIP placement test

Recently I’ve decided to resume my Korean language studies, as I’ve been using Korean language less despite living here, and as a result I’ve started to majorly forget everything. After a short research I got introduced to KIIP - Korean Immigration and Intergration Program, that helps foreigners who plan on staying in Korea long term to learn Korean language, understand the culture and it is all absolutely for free!

First of all, you need to take a placement test (unless you are level 4 in TOPIK. Then you probably need to contact them separately). Go to socinet.go.kr and sign up. The site has an English button, so you shouldn’t experience many problems. Some buttons are in Korean, so you may need Daum dictionary for that. After you signed up you can apply for the nearest placement test (you will see 1or 2 dates available). The location of the placement test will be announced 2-3 days in advance. Once it happens you are required to print your ticket from your personal page. You have to use Internet Explorer for that. If you don’t have an access to printer you may export it in PDF and print somewhere else.

LOCATION:

One the day X you take your printed ticket, your ID (not photo or photocopy of it, only the actual ID card) and go to the location. They will most likely have arrows to guide you either on walls or on the ground. Once you found the building check the long list of people, find your name, remember your number and the auditorium. Once you found it just go inside, find your desk (it will have a sticker with your name and number on it) and sit down. The test starts at 13:00:00 on the dot so most likely you won’t be allowed in the auditorium past 12:55 or earlier. They advice everyone to arrive by 12:30 or earlier. You don’t have to come super early though, it won’t affect on anything. The lists of people are premade and people are sorted in auditoriums by age. It is also not affecting the time of your oral exam. 

WRITTEN EXAM:

You will receive a blue ballpen, black sign pen (thin marker), OMR card for marking your answers and questions sheets. Once you hear the signal you may start working on your test. There will be 48 questions with multiple choices. I believe it is better to only answer on those which you know or doubting, and not answer on those you do NOT know at all by picking a random answer, so it will be counted as wrong and will not affect your actual level. Questions start from easy to hard ones, including grammar, vocabulary, reading and comprehension and also cultural questions.

Exam finishes at 14:00:00 on the dot,after what you return your OMR cards, question sheets, pen and a marker. You will be offered a 20 minutes break as well.

ORAL EXAM:

At 14:20 they being the oral exam that is being held in a different auditorium. They will take 5 (or 10) people from your group and lead them to that location. The rest are staying inside the previous auditorium and most likely will be offered to watch something on a big screen (as you are prohibited to use your phones until the very end).

So you will be called to go and take your oral exam, You may need to wait there for 10-15 minutes afte being called. You will go inside in groups of 5. You will be asked to read a text (it will be scotch taped to your desk) out loud, answer questions regarding the text, and also three free questions: one about your personal experience, one about korean traditions and one about modern times or society. They will be checking your abilities to read, understand, make your own sentences, your pronounciation as well as your knowlegde about Korean grammar and society. No need to worry here, as it is only to understand what level is the most suitable for you to resume / begin your studies :) It may take 15-20 minutes.

After oral exam you are free to go!

Written exam is being held 13:00 - 14:00, then there is a 20 minutes break, then 14:20 - 16:20 is the oral exam time. I was done by 15pm. Probably, if your birthday is later part of the year you may finish closer to 4pm.

RESULTS & CLASSES

The results will be announced exactly 2 weeks later on the website, you can see your score in the personal profile. About 1.5 months later they will open class applications, and if you are not planning on signing up for the nearest term you can just wait for the next one. Application period lasts for about a month and then the classes will being. You will be offered to select a prefered location from available.

As for me, my placement test was on 06/24, results to be announced on 06/30, class application period is 8/11 - 8/31 and classes being in September.

I can’t wait to being school again! So excited to learn~ I heard VERY good reviews about these classes so I can’t wait till it will all start!

[studiousbees]

How did you start learning korean? Sorry if my English grammar is bad.😂

No worries about your grammar!

I first took interest in Korean the first time I heard the language. Something about the sounds and the flow of it made me want to learn, so I decided I would take classes in university. I then went to uni and spent three years minoring in Korean, after which I almost immediately moved to Korea. During my time here, I mostly continued studying on my own, buying textbooks and using those, and just getting exposure through books, news articles, people around me, and other stuff like that. I did, however, take levels 4 and 5 of the Korean Immigration Integration Program (KIIP). Levels 1-4 are Korean language classes with cultural and societal information mixed in, and level 5 is a 100% context class, taught in Korean, that covers a ton of things like Korean history, politics, immigration law, and more. If you are living in Korea and plan to be here for a long time, I recommend doing the KIIP program because it is meant to help foreigners who are thinking of staying long term and possibly immigrating, and it is (other than the cost of the textbook, which is hella cheap) free!

In short, got interested, minored in Korean, came to Korea, self study and KIIP :)

Happy studying~