Speaking of this experience, it is actually quite comic. I was the monitor of our class when I was a freshman and a sophomore. At that time, I was a freshman, and our counselor asked us to often look at the school homepage and read the notice. At that time, there were many exchange projects, which were often forgotten after reading. Send one to the class on an occasional whim. I think maybe someone in the class wants to go. I can't go because of the general situation at home. Look at the solution in my eyes. However, last semester of my sophomore year, my family suddenly said that you could participate in an exchange program. I was a little confused. At that time, I didn't know anything, even the difference between a visa and a passport, and I didn't know how to start. When my family came to pick me up during the winter vacation, I went to international exchange office with them and asked them. At that time, there were three exchange programs, one in Denmark, two in Korea, and the one in Denmark required IELTS 6.5. I didn't know the advantages and concepts of 6.5 at that time, so I prepared for the winter vacation and took an IELTS test. At that time, the scores of college English were randomly distributed, from 60 to 69. It is said that IELTS score of 6 is equivalent to preparing for 3 months after passing CET-6. Then you know how bad the result is. I didn't pass IELTS, and my family said that the opportunity was rare. If you delay, you will be a senior in high school. Then I'm going to Korea.

Let's start the formalities for going to Korea. Because I am an exchange student at the school, it is easier to apply. Basically, we can go after our school. But the materials have to be prepared, because there are still quite a lot of procedures for the visa. The procedure for any school activity should be sad. Generally speaking, you have to go to the entry and exit to apply for a passport, and then send the materials to the ROK. The ROK will send back the admission notice, then go to the Korean consulate to apply for a visa, and then you can buy a plane ticket to South Korea, or "cross the Yalu River and walk from North Korea". Speaking of air tickets, I also want to give you some advice. Before buying a plane ticket, ask your seniors and sisters where it is cheaper to fly. For example, air tickets from Qingdao and Weihai to Seoul are much cheaper than those in other places. It is cheaper to book tickets in advance, but sometimes it is cheaper to book tickets later. Some festivals in China can't get tickets a few days in advance, but some festivals are cheaper than usual. So for a while, we sang "I can't guess the price of plane tickets". You can also go to Korea by boat. Student tickets are cheaper, and the round trip is less than 1000 yuan. If there are students in Korea who can spend the night, they can travel by themselves. Of course, the accommodation fee is similar to that in China, and it is not very expensive. There are hotels, motels, family hotels or Sparex in Korea. More worthy of recommendation is B&B, which is a day rental. The room is spacious, well-equipped, and there are often stoves and washing machines, which are cheap. Sparex is the cheapest, but the environment is also poor.

After flying, it involves another tangled problem. What are security inspection, border inspection and customs? These are minor problems. You will understand when you fly for the third time. Just follow the person in front before you understand. But sometimes someone may stop you when you leave, because it involves inspection and quarantine, so don't bring fruit and liquid. Like meat, if you really want to bring it, it's not good to wrap it tightly and let the dog smell it. If it is serious, it will be fined. Some customs are lax, such as the customs in Weihai Port.

It takes about 70min minutes by plane, and there is still an hour time difference between China and South Korea, so it takes about 2 hours to go to South Korea, which is relatively normal. But returning to China is different. When you come back, the flight time and time difference cancel out, which means it takes you 10 minutes to get from South Korea to China. In other words, it takes 1 many hours from the train station to our school. So, is this going abroad? It's not as good as a day trip downtown.

Then I went to Korea. Generally, the school will arrange transportation in the first semester. Just tell them the flight number in advance. Just pay attention to the brand of your school when you leave the airport. You'd better remember the English name of the school you are going to. I lingered in front of the school sign for a long time, but I was embarrassed if I still couldn't find it. The people who pick up the plane are generally good at spoken English, which will give you great language pressure and motivation to learn. Later, when she found out that she was not an English major, the study pressure was even greater. There are people who can speak Chinese, so there is nothing particularly difficult to deal with on the road. There may be a few beautiful Russian or Korean handsome guys to accompany you, for you to vomit. When you go, they will also show you around the school and do some shopping. So don't worry too much about life there.

Let's start with the campus environment in Korea. Some schools in South Korea are built on the mountain, because most of Seoul Circle in South Korea is on the mountain. Except Incheon and Anshan, the roads there are quite flat, there are many factories and there are many people in China. If the school is in the mountains, it usually leads to a secluded place through a two-lane path. The building is magnificent, the campus scenery is good and the barrier-free facilities are complete. Wifi in the whole school is free, or in most public places in Korea, even on buses, subways and trains, but it is not free. There are 2 or 4 people in the dormitory, with floor heating, air conditioning, hot water, microwave oven, washing machine, water dispenser, TV and gym. Although there is a microwave oven, cooking is not allowed in the dormitory. But most schools can. Accommodation costs about 3 months per semester, about 4000 yuan. The air is better. Food school 20 yuan around a meal, outside 30 yuan around a meal. The monthly living expenses are around 2500-3500. It is more convenient to travel. The degree of informatization is relatively high. Every bus and subway station has real-time vehicle running information.

Korean courses are divided into educational courses and professional courses. The whole school can choose the courses of parenting classes. And the grade is very fine and the surface is relatively wide. For example, English, Chinese and Japanese are divided into junior high school and senior high school. The good schools in physical education class include diving and equestrian, and the schools I go to also include golf, taekwondo and yoga. Specialized courses are more academic, but teachers' teaching methods are better. For example, I chose an experimental class. In the first half of the course, the teacher told you the experimental method and did the experiment. In the second half, give each group a topic, let them explore the results according to the experimental method in the first half, and finally draw a conclusion to write a paper. Of course, there are also shortcomings. The disadvantage is that compared with China, the process is too slow. There are advantages and disadvantages. No matter the number of students, tuition fees, class hours, teaching contents and teaching methods, they are all jokes (cough) (cough).

Let me talk about the curriculum and course selection system in Korea. The course selection cycle in South Korea is relatively long, relatively free and without too many constraints. The course selection time in Korea generally lasts for three weeks. The first week is the primary election, and then the audition. Teachers usually talk about the course arrangement, the composition of grades, the assessment methods, the requirements for bibliography, and then class is over. In the second week, we will re-elect according to the results of the first week's audition. What should I do if I don't like teachers or don't want to buy textbooks? What if the assessment method is too difficult? What should I do if my classmates are too tall? Anyway, if you don't like it, you quit. Sometimes the teacher won't let you take this course, sometimes it's because he doesn't want so many students, and sometimes the course is too simple or too difficult for you. Then it's the second week, and lectures usually start in the second week. At this time, it can still be changed. If you feel that what the teacher said is different from that introduced in the first week, quit; Feeling that what the teacher said is boring, retreat; I feel that the teacher is not good-looking, so stand back. Then in the third week, when you can't remember any reason to quit, you can still quit, but at the end of the third week, the class you choose is the class you want to take. You have to take 17 credits every semester, but if you want to graduate early, you can choose more. Of course, these are only for some educational courses, and some professional courses are compulsory, so the degree of freedom is not so great.

Classes in Korea can be said to be relatively free, such as class roll call. Can you guess if there is one in Korea? There is also this South Korea, where every class has the main points, which is the requirement of the school for every teacher, accounting for about 10% of the total score. But even so, there will still be a few truants. Generally, there will be 20% class participation points, and teachers will also prevent the class from being too rigid, telling jokes or sending anything. The teacher-student relationship in Korea is still very good, and everything is easy to discuss. For example, if you want to return to China in advance, you can let the teacher take the exam in advance; Go to Jeju Island and ask the teacher for leave. Before the final exam, the teacher will assign some extra homework, saying that if you think your score is low, you can pass this homework, but if you still do high, you will only be given a moderate score. Teachers usually invite their classmates to dinner every semester and usually send something. Come to think of it, this kind of thing is still feasible in Korea because there are few people. If China treats them, the teachers will definitely resign. Then, there are usually two exams in a semester, a mid-term exam and a final exam. The mid-term exam accounts for about 30% of the total score, and the final exam accounts for about 40%. Usually a few papers will be published in the middle. If you don't take the exam at the end of the mid-term exam, the review pressure will be much less. There are various evaluation methods. For different courses, teachers have different ways to figure out the whole class. Theoretical courses are generally mid-term exams+final exams or papers+middle papers published. More practical, they may all be doing projects and publishing. Publishing is a group of 3-4 people. The teacher gave a topic and gave a PPT speech. Generally speaking, the project is to make a video, and there are also design magazines. In short, there are many assessment methods. Personally, I feel that publication is very helpful to improve the language, because you have to look for information, read information, understand it, then write PPT, write a speech, and then memorize it. I have also seen the feelings of other international students. They believe that publishing also plays an important role in the learning process, which can promote the understanding and absorption of knowledge. But for China, which has a large class, it seems that this is not easy to achieve. But our school is being reformed bit by bit. I hope you can catch up with this batch of reforms.

Korean culture can be said to be a combination of Chinese and western culture. First of all, as a subordinate country of ancient China, South Korea was deeply influenced by China. In modern times, after the Korean War, the US-South Korea Defense Treaty was signed with the United States, which legalized the US military presence in South Korea and was deeply influenced by American culture, which led Korean young people to worship the United States very much. So many systems are learned from the United States, and most of the textbooks are in English. The course is full of credits, and you can graduate after you finish it. However, some specialized courses require you to have studied a certain specialized course last semester, so it is basically impossible for you to graduate in two years. Drop out of school at will, and of course, a large number of people drop out of school for compulsory military service. South Korea's compulsory military service lasts about two years, and it seems that after five years of military service, it will return to the military camp every year. Every semester 15 weeks, except for the 3-week audition, the 2-cycle mid-term exam and the final exam, and then we will have a week of classes on holiday, with an average of 9 weeks of class hours per semester. Such a short semester made me know my classmates at the university in China, and then I went to Korea. When returning home, Huada is usually in the exam week, so you can say hello to the teacher and ask what's going on. Although the term in Korea is short, it can promote people's learning in this short term because of the credit system and curriculum. In addition, teachers can enliven the classroom atmosphere and often hand out something. The class in Korea is quite interesting.

The difference between South Korea and China, first of all, in appearance, Koreans feel that their brow bones are flatter than those in China before they go to college, and they feel less energetic. But after they went to college, they all became more energetic. Do not rule out the reasons for cosmetic surgery. Everything in Korea is updated quickly, such as mobile phones, clothes, hairstyles and artists. This may be the reason why Hanbok looks better. Girls make up every day, and boys make up every day. Because the whole of Korea is relatively small, most of them go to school, including universities and colleges (graduate students). So they basically attend classes all day, and then they can take a day off and go to school only four days a week. Classes are similar to those in China, because the college entrance examination in South Korea is similar to that in China, and it is easier to graduate from college. Koreans are more patriotic, because South Korea has a small land area and expensive labor, so things made in South Korea are also more expensive. At the same time, they think that things made in Korea are of good quality and can be bought. There are many restaurants with the origin of various ingredients hanging on their walls. If they are all Koreans, they will feel that this is better. I remember when I was traveling in Jeju Island, I went to a special tea shop where there were teas from China and South Korea. The quality of China's export products is generally good, and China's products are cheaper. If necessary, I will definitely buy China. However, when I was listening to the salesman selling to customers, I said something about China tea, then I started to choose Korean tea, and finally I bought the special tea of Hanna Mountain and left. Koreans are better than China in some respects. In Korea, absolute private cars make people. And they rarely honk their horns, and they can't hear more than 10 for a semester. Most of them are run over by buses The Internet said, "The bus is very chaotic, and the stop sign is very chaotic. Drivers and uncles are all suspected retired racers of F 1. " South Korea has a large proportion of smoking and a relatively low tar content. The lowest is 0. 1mg, but there are also 5 or 6mg. What I want to say is that although there are so many smokers, no one smokes indoors. When they want to smoke, they consciously go outdoors. If they are in the dormitory, they will go to the balcony. If you are not in a hurry, walk on the left, so that you will see all the escalators in public places standing on the left. The right side is reserved for people who are in a hurry. They don't take the subway when they are free. Although these aspects are of great quality, Koreans also have a poor quality. Korea is also a country that loves to drink. The famous shochu in South Korea is called Lu Zhen, which is sold in supermarkets in China. It tastes terrible. They basically drink that at night when they are free. And cass beer and rice wine. You can see drunk people on the road at night. I remember once I had to hand in something in class. As a result, one person failed to do it. I asked him why, and replied that he was drunk last night. I was completely speechless when I heard this.

Online life of Koreans. South Korea's network speed is relatively fast, and communication companies are generally sk and kt. People in China generally run kt because it is faster to access the domestic network. Fees per month1above 30 yuan. Mobile phones have card machines and contract machines. Unlike in China, most of them are contract machines in Korea, and most of them have unlimited traffic, with a monthly phone bill of more than 300 yuan. Mobile phones and computers in Korea are not cheap, because there is a consumption tax of 10% in Korea. Although you can get a refund, the price after the refund is still not as cheap as that in China. Write a little network knowledge. South Korea's Baidu: naver. Korea QQ:Kakao. QQ Space: kakao's Story. Korean owner: facebook. South Korea's Taobao: gmarket. China in Korea Forum: Korea's Struggle.

Korean food: Although Korea is vast and sparsely populated, there are still many delicious foods. Korean barbecue, very delicious. The trotters are delicious. Most of the water provided by Korean restaurants is ice water. Girls want to drink hot water, so they have to find their own way. South Korea's side dishes are also quite Korean.

South Korea attaches great importance to tourism, especially China and Japan. There are many people in China and Japan because of their proximity. Various brochures and publications on the road are generally available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. There will be many free scenic spots in Korea, and the collection points of maps and tourism publications are all called in the case, so don't worry too much about traveling in Korea. South Korea's tourism development is also very good, and many traditional things are well preserved, including the ceremony called "Jumping God" in China, which has also evolved into a performance in South Korea. Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival. Although Korean festivals are the same as those in China, there are still many bad customs. For example, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, we eat moon cakes, and they eat muffins and scallion cakes. So when South Korea calls the Mid-Autumn Festival Korea, we don't need to think that the Mid-Autumn Festival in South Korea and the Mid-Autumn Festival in China are a Mid-Autumn Festival.

Next, let's introduce Korea through pictures.

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For various reasons, people may go to non-English speaking countries. At this time, it involves a question, that is, whether to learn a small language. When I left, I asked the teacher, is it better to learn English or Korean before I leave? The teacher advised me to learn English, and then I learned English for a holiday, and then I went to Korea, where I didn't know Korean at all. After I went there, I found that the problem was still quite big. So my suggestion is to learn at least a little everyday language before going. Because language is the carrier of culture, learning language is not only a way of communication, but also an understanding of a culture. For example, Korean flat language and honorific words reflect the class culture of Korea. When Koreans meet for the first time, they will not ask you if you have eaten, but how old you are, and then decide whether to speak flat language or honorific language according to your age. These are all cultures, and they will all be expressed through language. Knowing these cultures, you can play higher in Korea, otherwise, you are afraid to go out. On the other hand, when you learn the language of this country, you can work freely. Although you may not earn much money, it is enough to offset your living expenses. It can reduce the burden on the family. Otherwise, going to college in Korea will cost a lot of money for several years. By the way, generally speaking, the minimum wage in South Korea is around 20 yuan per hour. If it is in a factory, it can reach about 35 per hour, but it is very tired.

Let's talk about communication with foreigners. First of all, don't worry about your English vocabulary, because there are not many spoken words in daily life, but those in high school are enough. They may not understand the advanced vocabulary you learned in college, such as: restaurants know, canteens know, but most of you don't know canteens. The purpose of language is to communicate and understand each other. Since there is no shortage of vocabulary, why is it so difficult to communicate with foreigners? Practice your ears and mouth because you haven't practiced enough. The best way to practice your ears is to memorize the original text and watch TV plays. The best way to connect mouths is to recite oral expressions and speak around a topic by yourself. Let's talk about composition again. The best way is to recite the model essay. These three projects all have words. It can be seen that junior high school and senior high school teachers have been forcing us to recite the text for a reason. If you want to improve your English, you should recite the article.

For nearly a year, I can say that I have studied English and Korean seriously. Although the level is not very high, I have accumulated a little language learning experience and shared it with you. First of all, languages are different from other classes. It can't be washed up in a week or two, and it usually doesn't disappear with time. Language ability is the product of time, and the higher the level, the harder it is to improve. According to IELTS official website, relevant research on IELTS shows that it takes about 300 hours of continuous study (at least 18 hours per week on average) to improve the average score of students from 5.5 to 6.0. Surprisingly, more than 300 hours of continuous learning can improve students' scores from 6.0 to 6.5 or from 6.5 to 7.0. This means that ordinary China students may need seven to nine months of continuous study to improve their IELTS scores from 5.5 to 6.5. At first glance, this is a sentence translated directly from English into Chinese. The word order is strange. You should avoid this kind of thing when you write your composition in the future. Aside from word order, let's look at its meaning. From the domestic average level to the English level required by graduate students, you have to learn English for about 3 hours every day in a semester. It can be seen that it is far from enough to improve your English ability and keep studying twice a week, so as to keep your English ability. Update: If you don't learn English for a long time, you will degenerate. Don't ask me how I know.

Let's talk about IELTS and TOEFL. Many people who go abroad are crazy about roast duck or pigeons. Let's look at the country they belong to. IELTS is in the UK and TOEFL is in the US. Generally speaking, it is better to go to the United States and American countries to take the TOEFL. It's best to go to Britain and British countries to take IELTS. Others generally agree, just choose at will. English is a kind of ability, and it will not be very different because of different forms. In contrast, TOEFL has a long history and more review materials. It's an online exam, and you have to type, so you can't take notes at will. Ielts, which has a long history now, is a paper test, a test paper, written in pencil, and spoken English facing real people. It depends on your preference anyway. If not, draw lots. Or look at the cheap one. Domestic TOEFL is now 1506 yuan, and IELTS is now 1686 yuan. South Korea's TOEFL is now 170 US dollars, about RMB 1050 yuan, and IELTS is now 225,000 won, about RMB 1300 yuan. The domestic IELTS seems to have gone up again.

In Korea, I'm basically studying languages, and I don't take any specialized courses, because all the specialized courses are Korean. Only in the second semester did I choose an experimental class that felt that Korean was used less. But this is also very difficult in the world. The midterm and final papers were poorly answered. The teacher thinks the grades given to us are ok because we are exchange students. But I also gained a lot. The experimental equipment in South Korea is much better than that in China. For each type of disposable gloves, use a pipette gun if the pipetting volume is less than 1ml, and use a disposable plastic pipette for large hands. Disposable tray cuvette for colorimetric purposes. We use computers to write experimental reports and preview them, instead of writing them by hand as China did. Talk about the experimental report and preview report of Korea. The teacher gives out handouts in the first class, telling you what experiments to do in each class, and then previews the report, that is, let you check the relevant information of the experiment yourself. Sort it out, print it out and hand it in. Then in class, the teacher gives the specific steps of the experiment and then explains it. During the experiment, two teaching assistants followed the whole process. There are *** 15 people in our class. Then make an experimental report by yourself according to the experimental results. This whole process is very similar to the process of doing a project by yourself. Feeling is more instructive than just telling you the experimental principles and methods. Of course, their experimental knowledge and skills are indeed a little worse than ours. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. But it must be excellent to print the experimental report, and it would be great if China could.

In the first semester in Korea, I didn't go to many scenic spots, but spent most of my time adapting to life. I choose elementary Korean, advanced English, information management, popular culture, business English, interview training, British and American culture, movies, every day from Monday to Friday, 7 classes, 18 class hours. The average score of the final exam is about 97. In the second semester, I went out to play for about 2 days a week, so I chose less. I chose Korean Intermediate, Korean Understanding, International Business English, British and American Cultural Reading, Nutrition Experiment, Fashion Design, 6 classes, 3 days 18 class hours, with an average score of about 90. It's all GPA, which is not easy to convert. The overall average score is 92.6.

I want to introduce some projects in our school to you. At present, most schools pay tuition, living expenses and accommodation by themselves.

Brief introduction of specific projects

Let's talk about preparations first. First, let's think about what we are going to do. Because I went to Korea, there was a time when I was completely in control (including the constraints of courses and credits). If I have no goal, then the rest of my time is similar to my roommate's, which can be studying, making money, playing, making friends, cultural experience and so on. Second, appropriate financial support. And then the right time. Personally, I think the more appropriate time is sophomore year, and there are fewer things to delay. There is also the language foundation. Don't expect to learn a language there. It is only a place where language is used, and there are more opportunities for foreign language application than in China. And there will be a lot of homework. If you are not good at Chinese, you won't do your homework, but you don't know your homework and you can't understand anything in class. Pure soy sauce, then. Then go to the forum and ask the seniors what to pay attention to. Applications are usually made six months in advance, so plan your own time.

Going to Korea for a year can be said to have affected the study of professional courses for one year, but I feel that I have learned a lot about interpersonal communication and personal independent life. Although this Korean university is not so famous, it has this experience after all. The difference between feeling good and feeling bad is much smaller than whether you have it or not. There is also communication with people, feeling that a person's personality often depends on language. For example, people who talk big are not very reliable, but how do you feel this person's personality when the language is not fluent? Think about it. Living independently, completely independent, feels as boring as life after marriage. So go out with a purpose, such as studying and going to the library after school. If you go to play, go out to play. Of course, I had a great roommate in the second semester. He went to play Zhen Jing with nine tones for one semester. There is no right or wrong in all this. The key is whether you think it's worth it or not and what your goal is. These problems are especially obvious after you go abroad, especially in the second semester. When I come back, I feel that dealing with affairs will be different. Will treat all kinds of things more fairly and treat them equally. There is a notice posted on the electric fan in Korea. If you sleep in a closed room with an electric fan on, you may die. Is it ridiculous to the limit, but most Koreans will agree. Then please think about your own situation, whether you have unconsciously fallen into some absurd life. There are also drugs. All kinds of drugs are banned in China, but they are legal in some countries. At that time, I took a course called popular culture, and one of them introduced us to the drugs popular in the United States from 1950s to 2000s. Wouldn't it be incredible if it were in China? 1920 In the United States, there was a law called Prohibition. In many States in the United States, drinking under the age of 20 is also prohibited. Alcohol has been rampant in China. You can think according to these. Saying these things is not to let everyone take drugs, but to let everyone look at things more fairly, rather than blindly opposing them. We should weigh the pros and cons and have our own ideas. Besides, I find that thinking abroad will be more international, not limited to China. Simply put, it is cheaper to buy things in that country. For example, Korean cosmetics are cheaper, while China's agricultural and sideline products are very cheap. A little higher is which country this position is suitable for, which country this product is good, and which country this product is produced better. These can be said to be wealth in future work and life.

Do you have any questions? They can be about study, life, play and so on.

This speech is humorous and young, which may inadvertently cause misunderstanding.

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Correct some typos and rewrite some difficult ones.

Looking at this article now, we can still feel the joy of communication and the impact of cultural integration.