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Korean Summer Language Institute

The Korean Language Summer Institute implements an innovative language curriculum, creating a rich learning environment that simulates immersion while on campus.

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During the program, students effectively live in a Korean-speaking environment during their time at Maryland, with approximately seven hours a day of structured language-learning experiences.

Students also gain language exposure through language partner hours with an Advanced Korean speaker.

The average student attending will have made a serious, long-term commitment to learning Korean, be prepared to study intensively for about nine weeks, and be performing well academically at his or her home institution.

For additional information about the Korean Summer Language Institute including classes, cultural components, scholarships, and housing & fees, please contact us at umdsi@umd.edu.

For UMD Korean minors, please click here to learn more about how these credits will apply to your degree program. 

Courses are part of the University’s Summer Term, follow University policies and procedures, and are subject to change. The University reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment or for other reasons it deems necessary.

Curriculum and Classes

The Summer Institute will run in two sessions, and students may apply to one or both sessions.  (Preference for admission will be given to students who are applying for the entire nine week summer program).

Summer 2024 Program Dates: June 3 - August 2, 2024
Session 1: June 3 - July 3, 2024
Session 2: July 8 - August 2, 2024 

Students will participate daily in core classes, which will focus on principle language instruction: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as afternoon courses with a specialized focus on culture, politics, media, etc.  Our small class sizes (~15 or less) and use of materials developed specifically for an intensive environment will allow attendees to complete a full academic year (12 academic credits) of language study across all areas of language learning.

The Summer Language Institute will offer Year 1 and Year 2 Korean in Summer 2024. If you are interested in enrolling in Year 3 Korean, please let us know via email at umdsi@umd.edu 

Schedule

Sample weekly schedule for the Summer Institute

Cultural Activities

In addition to intensive classes, students in the Summer Language Institute participate in a variety of activities designed to increase their knowledge of the Korean-speaking world such as calligraphy, cooking, and music. As depicted here, students meet in the campus demo kitchen to learn the process of how to make kimchi. Other cultural events may include demonstrations and practice in Korean calligraphy, field trips to local parks and restaurants, and learning about traditional and modern costumes, games and music.