Regular Curriculum
▸ The regular curriculum of the Korean Language Education Center consists of four semesters a year. Each semester provides 200 hours of lectures for 10 weeks.
▸ The curriculum has a total of six stages. It takes around one and a half years to complete all the stages.
▸ If you complete Stage 4, you can communicate in Korean without inconveniences in your daily life. Once you complete Stage 6, you can speak Korean fluently.
Lecture schedule
Class type Period No. of school days Hours No. of students per class
Morning class 10 weeks 5 days a week (Monday through Friday) 9:00am~12:50pm 10~15
※ The lecture schedule may change depending on KLEC’s circumstances.
Curriculum by Stage
Stage 1 Those who have no knowledge of the Korean language at all
① Students focus on developing their basic communication skills.
② Students read, write, and pronounce Hangeul.
③ Students practice basic speaking and listening.
④ Students learn the most basic Korean language required for their daily life. (Greetings, self-introduction, shopping, ordering food, making a promise, etc.)
⑤ Students develop their ability to adapt to Korea through the basic understanding of Korean culture.
Stage 2 Those who have completed 200 hours of Korean language education or have equivalent Korean language skills
① Students develop their communication skills so that they can respond to a variety of daily situations (grocery stores, banks, and bookstores).
② Students develop their ability to adapt to Korea through the basic understanding of Korean people’s way of thinking and Korean culture.
③ Students can understand basic sentence structures including short sentences and compound sentences.
④ Students can fill in a simple form and write sentences required for their daily life.
Stage 3 Those who have completed 400 hours of Korean language education or have equivalent Korean language skills
① Students have no difficulty speaking about everyday subjects and expressing their feelings.
② Students can understand a variety of mass media such as newspapers and TV programs to some degree. With their Korean language skills, they can live in Korea without difficulty.
③ Students can read and understand simple writings of many different topics. They also can write short paragraphs.
Stage 4 Those who have completed 600 hours of Korean language education or have equivalent Korean language skills
① Students develop their Korean language skills so that they can understand and express different topics such as politics, economy, society, and culture as well as everyday topics.
② Students develop their Korean language skills so that they can speak proper Korean, distinguishing between formal and informal situations and colloquial and literary styles.
③ Students learn to read short essays, newspaper articles, etc.
Stage 5 Those who have completed 800 hours of Korean language education or have equivalent Korean language skills
① Students are able to use Korean language skills required for researches and work in professional fields to some degree.
② Students are able to understand unfamiliar topics of many different fields including politics, economy, society, and culture.
③ Students are able to use proper Korean, distinguishing between formal and informal situations and colloquial and literary styles.
④ Students can communicate in Korean without any inconveniences in their daily life. In addition, they learn discussion on many different topics.
Stage 6 Those who have completed 1,000 hours of Korean language education or have equivalent Korean language skills
① Students are able to understand professional contents including general and academic contents.
② Students are able to understand and use expressions about unfamiliar topics of many different fields including politics, economy, society, and culture.
③ Students are able to use the Korean language’s unique expressions and terminologies.
④ Even though students cannot speak Korean like native speakers, they have no difficulty using their functional language skills and expressions.
※ The Korean Language Education Center is operating TOPIK II Special Class for undergraduate students, exchange students, and language students.
TOPIK Preparation Course
Program Period
▸ Spring/Autumn Semester : Total of 7 weeks (28 hours)
- Monday & Wednesday: 6:00pm-8:00pm (4 hours for 2 weeks)
- Tuesday & Thursday: 6:00pm-8:00pm (4 hours for 2 weeks)

▸ Summer/ Winter Term : TOPIK II Writing Course
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 14:00-16:00 (one class consists of 4 hours, 2 weeks, The day of week will be changed every week)
Eligibility
▸ CUK undergraduate students, exchange students, and language students
How to Apply
▸ Please Visit KLEC office for Application. (Room 340 Kim Sou-hwan Hall, +82-2-2164-4817~8)
※ The Special Class may be canceled if the number of students is less than 7.