Yep, that's all in one package.
I'm teaching at the summer Korean Studies program at the Hanguk Institute of Foreign Studies, where they've got Korean history, culture, and all kinds of other classes, in addition to Korean language classes in the afternoon.
I will be teaching "Korean Social Issues," as I have for the last 5 years there, another class you might take if you enroll. I mentioned that I had a blog with perhaps some interested non-Koreans who might have some time and interest on their hands for a few weeks during the summer, so I told them to give me a blurb. They hadn't really thought much about the non-student market, but when I mentioned that there might be a few non-students who might want to take some of the classes (they're very good, taught by professors and professionals from around the world), they sent me over the following announcement:
We are pleased to be able to bring to your attention the International Summer Session (ISS) offered by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. ISS specializes in offering courses related to Korean Studies taught in English for students and independent scholars from any country who wish to broaden their understanding of contemporary Korean society and the role of Korea in an Asian and world context. The dates for this year’s five-week session of the International Summer Session are July 7 - August 8, 2008.
A special reduced fee of 500,000 Won is available to interested persons already holding a university degree (B.A. or above) and who do not wish to obtain university credit. The reduced fee allows them to take two courses in the morning program and enroll in Korean Language courses four afternoons a week.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), located in Dongdaemun-gu in Seoul, is a private university offering instruction in 42 foreign languages (the largest number in Korea) and area studies at both the undergraduate and graduate level of the relevant regions, in addition to high quality research and education in the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences and engineering.
The International Summer Session provides a carefully-planned curriculum and small classes taught by some of the most prominent scholars in the field of Korean studies, drawing both on HUFS' own faculty as well on the expertise of many scholars from prestigious foreign universities invited to teach for the summer session. Courses are grouped into the following categories: history and politics, culture and society, arts and literature, economy and business, humanities, and Korean language instruction. A full list of courses on offer can be found at http://summer.ac.kr
One unique aspect of the HUFS International Summer Session highly acclaimed by students in previous years is that approximately 50% of the enrollees are our own local Korean students with excellent English language skills. The mixture of international and domestic students in the classroom lends a breadth of perspective to all class projects and discussions and provides international participants with opportunities to interact with Korean peers throughout their summer stay.
Other components of the program, designed to enhance participants' overall experience, include noontime activities organized and hosted by HUFS students attending the international summer session, screening of Korean films, and a series of special lectures and field trips correlated to the content of the courses.
Non-credit-earning participants who pay the special reduced price of 500,000 Won are welcome to join any of these off-campus field trips by paying the at-cost expenses incurred.
If interested, please write to [email protected] or enroll by coming directly to the ISS summer office, International Building, Room 112 at the Imun-dong campus of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Subway stop: Line 1, HUFS).
I thought it worth posting, since this is a pretty good deal and I'd say that along with the language course during the afternoon, it's a helluva deal. What better way to brush up on stuff you know, and be introduced to stuff you don't? And meet lotsa cool people?
Anyway, I like the program, like teaching there, and like the fact that it's primarily run by a non-Korean from the very start, so it most certainly isn't the standard, "Hi, foreigner! Do you like kimchi?" approach to Korea -- it's in-depth, academic, and worth vouching for.
Thought it might be something different worth trying for a few people. And an interesting offline activity if you take my class, in particular. You better study, though! We give out grades!