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Serious Discussion / Studying abroad
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Date: Thu, Apr 30 2009 04:32:09
For my second year of post secondary im planning on studying abroad at S.korea.
does anybody know the difficulty of this? (and you study in english right?) -
Date: Thu, Apr 30 2009 04:41:35
learn korean dude.
youre one.
and isnt the point to learn korean at the same time?
so why would you study in english... -
Date: Sat, May 2 2009 04:46:29
Lol, I doubt all their subjects are conducted in English. Mostly in Korean language, logically speaking. So ya, learning some basic Korean words would help ya in making friends there. The best to me would be to get a Korean friend who can speak English or anyone who can speak both English and Korean. Then if you've any queries just consult them.
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Date: Thu, Jun 18 2009 21:16:01
I just visted Korea, I would sorta reconsider.
My cousin gets up at 6 in the morning, because school starts at 7:30.
Theres 5 minute breaks in between, and a recess+lunch. School ends at 8:30 PM, then they're off to College (Usually)
Then shes finished at 11, back home at 12.
I dunno if this is the same in your case, but to me, that sounds pretty dam harsh Dx -
Date: Fri, Jun 19 2009 01:34:56
thats probably cuz she goes to after school (or w/e its called) chances are im gonna be teaching in one of those (english) but meh, i still got a year to look things over and plan. no biggie (yet)
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Date: Fri, Jun 19 2009 03:45:54QUOTE (Star @ Jun 18 2009, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I just visted Korea, I would sorta reconsider.
My cousin gets up at 6 in the morning, because school starts at 7:30.
Theres 5 minute breaks in between, and a recess+lunch. School ends at 8:30 PM, then they're off to College (Usually)
Then shes finished at 11, back home at 12.
I dunno if this is the same in your case, but to me, that sounds pretty dam harsh Dx
well... that's how it usually is there.
Education > all
pretty depressing really -
Date: Sat, Jun 20 2009 00:08:04
Yeah, so true. Korean is like, up the top in the world when it comes to education.
Sounds like a good system (everyone is educated) but...
Say there are 300 graduates of the final year. If all of them apply for university, and they all make it, there will be so much competition when they graduate and apply for jobs...
Most people over there end up getting a good education but end up with a crappy job because of all the competition.
In Australia, of 300 graduates, only 100 would apply for uni, reducing competition but overall education isn't that good.
I still prefer the Australian system, too much competition = depressed, unstable people everywhere. -
Date: Sat, Jun 20 2009 03:42:10
ummm not quite
middle school to high school is pretty top noche. but when they get into uni they stop trying (University of Seoul doesn't even make the top 100 university list) -
Date: Sat, Jun 20 2009 05:20:53QUOTE (Star @ Jun 20 2009, 02:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, so true. Korean is like, up the top in the world when it comes to education.
Sounds like a good system (everyone is educated) but...
Say there are 300 graduates of the final year. If all of them apply for university, and they all make it, there will be so much competition when they graduate and apply for jobs...
Most people over there end up getting a good education but end up with a crappy job because of all the competition.
In Australia, of 300 graduates, only 100 would apply for uni, reducing competition but overall education isn't that good.
I still prefer the Australian system, too much competition = depressed, unstable people everywhere.
Nah, it doesn't quite work like that. The competition is global, that means you still competing with the Koreans in Australia. More graduates just means more skilled labor for Samsung, LG and Hyundai to hire, which then will help them get an advantage in global market and make them outcompete the Austalian(and Japanese and European and US) alternatives. If there ever comes a oversupply of labor with skills needed on the global market, either the domestic Korean companies will enlarge their business, or foreign companies will relocate to the country, to take advantage of the situation. That is how a free market economy works. But you should not worry, Australians can always just dig another hole in ground and find natural resources to run the economy for a decade more.
But you are right that there is to life than just studing hard, and all the world's middle-age affluence won't ever buy back your youth. -
Date: Sat, Jun 20 2009 07:34:51QUOTE (000zero0000 @ Jun 19 2009, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>ummm not quite
middle school to high school is pretty top noche. but when they get into uni they stop trying (University of Seoul doesn't even make the top 100 university list)
what?
what do you mean they stop trying...?
and top 100 as in the worlds top 100 universities? -
Date: Sat, Jun 20 2009 07:51:34
I'm doing this for grade 12 in Japan. The school is 1.5 hours away from where i am staying... and you study in the native language there.
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Date: Sat, Jun 20 2009 08:01:46
Im pretty sure they have schools there were everyone speaks english
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Date: Sat, Jun 20 2009 20:29:30QUOTE (Kuro @ Jun 20 2009, 01:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Im pretty sure they have schools there were everyone speaks english
where*
then whats the point -
Date: Sun, Jun 21 2009 01:54:18QUOTE (SJ @ Jun 20 2009, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>what?
what do you mean they stop trying...?
and top 100 as in the worlds top 100 universities?
Yea, korean students tend to study like crazy to get into a "good" korean university. once they get they tend to stop working as hard (some not all)
yea, worldwide -
Date: Sun, Jun 21 2009 05:56:21QUOTE (000zero0000 @ Jun 20 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yea, korean students tend to study like crazy to get into a "good" korean university. once they get they tend to stop working as hard (some not all)
yea, worldwide
how would you know? dont generalize too much
whens the last time youve been there? if at all
and you cant trust those ranking sites 100%
it fluctuates a lot sometimes its in the 60s sometimes in the 300s
you get what i mean -
Date: Mon, Jun 22 2009 02:59:23
I know Korea is very aggressive when it comes to teaching students English, which isn't a bad thing. If you want to teach English there, you should sign up for one of their programs. They pay for your flights and accommodations, and you even get some health insurance. You get paired up with a Korean teacher and earn a salary. The position is probably guaranteed if you have credit for grade 12 english.
As for studying abroad, people generally study overseas to learn new languages. I'm guessing everything would be done in Korean though. It's not like going on an exchange to Europe, where most people know English as a second or third language and can help translate things for you. If you want to eventually attend a prestigious university, might as well check out UBC.