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Korean through K-Pop Workshop

    Korean through K-Pop Workshop Instructor: Suji Kwon Day and Times: Session 1: November 6 | Thursdays, 8:00-10:00 PM (EST) (Full Capacity)Session 2: November 13 | Thursdays, 8:00-10:00 PM (EST)(Full Capacity) Expect a confirmation email from the KLP Team in 1-2 business days. If you have any questions, please contact us at language@koreasociety.org If […]

Advanced Korean: Thursdays

    Advanced Korean: Thursdays  Instructor: Suji Kwon Day and Times:Thursdays, 8:30 – 10:30 PM (EDT) Start Date: October 2, 2025 End Date: December 11, 2025 Note: No classes from 11/24 ~ 11/29 for the Thanksgiving holiday Expect a confirmation email from the KLP Team in 1-2 business days. If you have any questions, please contact us […]

Intermediate Conversation Korean 1: In-Person | Saturdays

    Intermediate Conversation Korean 1: In-Person | Saturdays  Instructor: Sabina Rowe Day and Times:Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EDT) Start Date: October 4, 2025 End Date: December 13, 2025 Note: No classes from 11/24 ~ 11/29 for the Thanksgiving holiday Expect a confirmation email from the KLP Team in 1-2 business days. If you have […]

Beginning Korean Trial Lesson: Aug 2024

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 8 PM (EDT) Beginning Korean Trial Lesson |  Saturday, August 24th, 12:30 – 1:10 PM (EDT) & Wednesday, August 28th, 8:00 – 8:40 PM (EDT) Are you interested in learning Korean? Curious about what The Korea Society classes entail? Then join us for one of our free Beginning Korean Trial […]

2024 KLP Language Course Listing for Interim Website

2025 WINTER TERM Registration opens on November 25th Ten-week Courses Beginner Level – Regular Track   Beginner Level – Fast-Track   Intermediate Level   Advanced Level   Conversation Classes   Topic Based Classes     BACK  

2026 Placement for New Students Language Classes

New Student? | New student? For those interested in Beginning Korean 2 or higher, we ask that you take one of the placement tests below. This process ensures that you will register for the course most suitable for you. Beginning Placement Exam   Intermediate/Advanced Placement Exam Speaking Placement Exam (ZOOM) Please find the class schedule and registration […]

Tiki-Taka: Ways of Seeing Beyond Architecture with Design

Join us for this thought-provoking exploration of how both global and local emerging issues can be deconstructed, explored, challenged, and recontextualized through the distinct lenses of architecture and design. Drawing from their recent publications the architects and educators Dongsei Kim, Drawing Hwa-Chaeng: Mapping Contested Territories, and Dongwoo Yim, Accessories, examine the contemporary practice of architecture […]

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A Look at Korea as a Frog Outside the Well — An Outsider’s Perspective on Korean History

  Join us and explore with Prof. Mark Peterson the ideas advanced in his most recent book, Views of Korean History by a Frog Outside the Well. Written in a conversational style for the general public, in this book Dr. Peterson offers a unique take on Korean history that differs from the standard history taught […]

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Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form

Join us as Lucy Park, Sejong Cultural Society Executive Director, and Elizabeth Jorgensen, writer and educator at Arrowhead High School in Wisconsin, share their insights into and passion for the ancient Korean poetry form, Sijo. Part of the Society’s Spotlight on Korean Studies in K-12 Schooling series, this talk will inspire individuals of all ages […]

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“Queerness” as an Embodied and Critical Approach to Korean Studies with Todd Henry

Join us as Dr. Todd A. Henry, Associate Professor in the Department of History and affiliate faculty member of Critical Gender Studies, Science Studies, and Film Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), launches the Society’s new Current Directions in Korea Studies Series. Dr. Henry, a specialist of modern Korea, a social and […]

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