Kyung Hee University 2026 Spring Language School Share
Ruth
a day ago
I applied for Kyung Hee University’s Korean Language Institute course via Creatrip around late December 2025 to early January 2026. Creatrip is genuinely a great platform, if you run into any issues during the application period, you can contact them by email. Creatrip will reach out to the school on your behalf, and I was even able to successfully apply for a dorm through Creatrip. All of this made my language school experience especially smooth.
I enrolled in the spring term at Kyung Hee University’s Korean Language Institute. Classes ran from late March to mid-June, for a total of 10 weeks. In mid-March, I took the online placement test. I could already read all Hangul, so I assumed I would be placed in Level 2, but I ended up in Level 1. After classes started, I realized many of my classmates could read Korean just like me, so the school’s placement seemed pretty accurate.
Kyung Hee University’s Korean Language Institute is the first officially established language institute in Korea. With its long history and well-structured curriculum, it attracts students from all over the world. This term, students came from over 40 countries. My class had 13 students from the UK, Australia, the US, Spain, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Both of our subject teachers were very kind and experienced, and they explained everything clearly.
The institute’s in-house curriculum divides classes into five parts: grammar, reading, writing, listening, and speaking. To meet the needs of students at different levels, the first week starts with the Korean alphabet and romanization, reinforcing our pronunciation knowledge while helping us learn more vocabulary. From the second week, we move into the standard curriculum. Classes are four hours a day, split into four periods of 50 minutes, with three short breaks. The first and second periods focus on grammar, and the third and fourth periods cover reading and writing, or listening and speaking.
Kyung Hee University’s curriculum is known for placing equal importance on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Reading, writing, listening, and speaking are organized into nine major units covering everyday topics like clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and the 50 grammar points taught in grammar class are integrated throughout. Teachers assign homework based on the grammar learned each day, using that grammar to write three sentences, and we also write two to three diary entries each week. Outside of speaking class, we were strongly encouraged to practice dialogues with classmates, so even the harder parts of language learning, writing and speaking, improved comfortably.
Each term, Kyung Hee University also has a field trip class day. On that day, you go out with your teachers and classmates to different attractions and experience local Korean culture and everyday life. This term, my class went to Nami Island. Being able to travel together helped us feel closer as a group. Besides the field trip, the school also offers various after-class add-on classes that students can sign up for, including K-pop and K-drama themed classes. I signed up for a pronunciation class. In class, the teacher shared tongue twisters and children’s songs with us, helping us practice pronunciation in a fun way.
Kyung Hee University also strongly encourages exchange between international and local students, so it offers a buddy program that international students can apply for. I was successfully matched with a Korean girl, and we met once a week to go out and explore. It was a great way to practice Korean and make a friend from a different culture.
Overall, I think Kyung Hee University’s support and facilities are excellent. If you’re thinking of attending a Korean language institute, I highly recommend Kyung Hee University.
