Where can I learn Korean in Kitchener-À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ?

Renison University College, through the King Sejong Institute (KSI), offers credit-free Korean courses that can help youÌýdevelopÌýskills to add to your resume andÌýcommunicate with colleagues and business partners.

Take the first step toward exploring all that Korea has to offer with a Korean language and culture courses at Renison. You'll connect with an international community of Korean speakers, language learners, and perhaps even, K-Pop fans!

REGISTRATION AVAILBLE for Private Tutoring - contactÌýcape@uwaterloo.ca.

Spring 2025Ìý

Registration Opens the week of February 10, 2025

Fall 2025

Registration Opens the week of July 1, 2025

PLEASE NOTE:

These courses areÌýnot available for UW degree credit.Ìý Our courses are designed for adults.Ìý Students must be a minimum age of 15 to register and participate in a Community and Professional Education Course. If a student is between the ages of 15 and 17, a parent or guardian is required to complete and submit a consent form.

Spring 2025 Course Offerings (KL)

Spring 2025 Course Offerings (KL)

Course code and title Dates Day and time

Integrated Korean 1 -ÌýIn-person

Prerequisite: none

Course code: KL 115

This is an introductory course for those with little or no prior knowledge of the Korean language.Ìý In this course, students will learn the Korean alphabet, basic sentence structures, and basic verbal skills.

May 28 to July 30, 2025 Wednesdays 6:00pm to 9:45pm ET

Integrated Korean 2 - In-person

Prerequisite: KL 115Ìýor equivalent knowledge of Korean language

Course code: KL 125

Continuing from Integrated Korean 1, this course introducesÌýstudentsÌýto more advanced sentence structures and vocabularies. Emphasis isÌýplaced on the use of expressions in and for real-life settings.

 May 28 to July 30, 2025 Wednesdays 6:00pm to 9:45pm ET

Integrated Korean 3 - In-person

Prerequisite: KL 125 or equivalent knowledge of Korean language

Course code: KL 135

This course continues from Integrated Korean 2 and introduces students to complex sentence structures, common phrases, and useful expressions.

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Integrated Korean 4Ìý- In-person

Prerequisite: KL 135 or equivalent knowledge of Korean language

Course code: KL 145

This course continues fromÌýIntegrated Korean 3 and focuses on improving spoken Korean by practicing conversation through individual and group activities while developing students'Ìývocabulary and grammar skills. By taking this course, students willÌýlearn to speak Korean more clearly and gain confidenceÌýconversing in Korean.

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Integrated Korean 6Ìý- In-person

Prerequisite: KL 215 (previously KL 155) or equivalent knowledge of Korean language

Course code: KL 225

This course is for Korean language learners who have completed KL 215 (previously 155) or have equivalent fluency.Ìý In this course, students will learn how to communicate with fluency and accuracy by continuing to practice informal register and various expressions for sharing opinions.Ìý The learners will also learn new expressions to compare/contrast and to advise.Ìý This course will help learners to participate in conversations on a variety of topics and to build towards more fluid communication in diverse scenarios.ÌýÌý ÌýÌý

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Korean Culture Club - In-person

REN 1922

 May 28 to July 30, 2025 Wednesdays, 2pm to 4pmÌý

ÌýÌýFor more information, please contact:Ìýcape@uwaterloo.ca.

Private Tutoring Options

We may be able to offer you one-on-one tutoring with one of our instructors should we not be offering a course that suits your needs this term. The fee for this service is $500.00 CAD (plus HST) for 10-hours of tutoring.ÌýFor more information, please contact:Ìýcape@uwaterloo.ca.

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Spring 2025 Registration

Regular Registration OPENS: February 3, 2025

Regular Registration Deadline: 9am ET Monday, May 12, 2025

LATE Registration continues until 11:59am ET June 6, 2025

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Fall 2025 Registration

Regular Registration OPENS week of July 1, 2025

Regular Registration Deadline: 9am ET Monday, September 8, 2025

LATE Registration continues until 11:59am ET Friday, October 3, 2025

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Tuition Fees, Discounts, & Cancellation, Withdrawal & Refund Policy (KL)

Fees

Tuition:Ìý$290.00 CAD (language courses)+ HSTÌý

NOTE:ÌýAs of March 2023, Renison continuing education’s administrative fee has been incorporated into the total tuition price as listed above and will be charged to all registrants.

One-on-One Tutoring:Ìý$500.00 CAD (10-hours of private tutoring one-on-one)Ìý+ HSTÌý

For more information please contact:Ìýcape@uwaterloo.ca.

Tuition Discounts

Tuition discounts are no longer offered for language courses.Ìý

Cancellation, Withdrawal, and Refund Policy

  • The administrative fee of $15.00 CAD is non-refundable unless the course is cancelled. Ìý

  • If a course is cancelled, the tuition fee (inclusive of the administrative fee) will be refunded to students in full.Ìý Ìý

  • Students cannot defer their payments.Ìý

*The administrativeÌýfee appliesÌýto all students regardless of whether theyÌýhave previously taken a Renison continuing education and/or Renison non-credit course previously.

  • Students may withdraw from a course up until 9am ET the Monday before the week classes begin for a full tuition refund, not inclusive of the $15.00 CAD non-refundable administrative fee. . Ìý

  • Students may be refunded 80% of their tuition, not inclusive of the $15.00 CAD non-refundable administrative fee after the originally posted registration deadline (the Monday before the first week of classes),Ìýup until 9am ET the day before the second class. After this date, refunds will not be issued.Ìý

  • NOTE: registration deadlines may be extended at the discretion of CE staff; the refund and cancelation policy applies to the originally posted registration deadline (9am ET the Monday before the week classes begin).Ìý

Requests to withdraw should be sent in writing over e-mail toÌýcape@uwaterloo.ca.

Registration deadline:Ìý 9am ET the Monday before the week classes beginÌýÌý

– SPRING 2025 TERM – before Monday, May 12, 2025 9am ETÌý

80% refund deadline:Ìý 9am ET the day before the second classÌý

– SPRING 2025 TERM –

Tuesday classes =ÌýÌý

Class 1 is Tuesday, May 27, 2025ÌýÌý

Class 2 is Tuesday, June 3, 2025ÌýÌý

80% refund deadline = before Monday, June 2, 2025 9am ETÌý

Wednesday classes =ÌýÌý

Class 1 is Wednesday, May 28, 2025Ìý

Class 2 is Wednesday, June 4, 2025Ìý

80% refund deadline = before Tuesday, June 3, 2025 9am ETÌý

Thursday classes =ÌýÌý

Class 1 is Thursday, May 29, 2025Ìý

Class 2 is Thursday, June 5, 2025Ìý

80% refund deadline = before Wednesday, June 4, 2025 9am ETÌý

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HOW TO REGISTER & HOW TO PAY (KL)

How to register

Registrations must be submitted through our student portal. Follow these steps to register for a continuing education course:

  1. Visit theÌýÌýpage in portal.
  2. SelectÌý‘D±ð³Ù²¹¾±±ô²õ’Ìýnext to your course of interest.
  3. SelectÌý‘D±ð³Ù²¹¾±±ô²õ’Ìýnext to the course session you want to register for (if there are no course sessions listed, dates have not yet been confirmed for upcoming classes; please check back later).
  4. SelectÌý‘Add to Cart’; if you are not signed in to or signed up for an account, you will be prompted to do so now.
  5. Once in your shopping cart, selectÌý‘Checkout’.

You will receive confirmation of your registration through e-mail to the e-mail address attached to your account. For questions about your course, please contactÌýcape@uwaterloo.ca.

If you run into issues with registration, signing in/up, or have questions about portal, please contactÌýrenison.sace@uwaterloo.ca.

How to pay

Upon checkout in our student portal (seeÌýHow to registerÌýfor further instructions), you will be prompted to pay via online credit card payment.

NOTE:Ìýalternative payment options may be available, please contactÌýcape@uwaterloo.caÌýfor more information.

Course Descriptions (KL)