Where can I learn Korean in Kitchener-Waterloo?

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Renison University College, through the King Sejong Institute (KSI), offers credit-free Korean courses that can help you develop skills to add to your resume and communicate 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 IS OPEN

Registration deadline: May 6, 2024


PLEASE NOTE:

These courses are not available for UW degree credit.  Our courses are designed for adults.  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 2024 Course Offerings (KL)

Course code and title Dates Day and time

KL 100 Introduction to Korean 

IN-PERSON

Instructor: Hyesoo Yang

Wednesday, May 15 - July 17, 2024

6pm to 9:40pm ET

KL115 Integrated Korean 1

IN-PERSON

Instructor: TBD

Wednesday, May 15 - July 17,  2024

6pm to 9:40pm ET

KL 118 Travel Korean

IN-PERSON

Instructor: TBD

Thursday, May 16 - July 18, 2024

6pm to 9:40pm ET

KL125 Integrated Korean 2 

IN-PERSON

Instructor: Youngoak Kang

Wednesday, May 15 - July 17, 2024

6pm to 9:40pm ET

KL135 Integrated Korean 3

IN-PERSON

Instructor: Hyesoo Yang

Thursday, May 16 - July 18, 2024

6pm to 9:40pm ET

KL145 Integrated Korean 4

IN-PERSON 

Instructor: Youngoak Kang

Thursday, May 16 - July 18, 2024

6pm to 9:40pm ET

REGISTRATION IS OPEN on March 1, 2024

Registration deadline: 9am ET Monday, May 6, 2024

Late registration continues until May 31, 2024

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

Fees

Tuition: $290.00 CAD (language courses) + HST 

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

Tuition Discounts

Tuition discounts are no longer offered for language courses.  For further information, please contact cape@uwaterloo.ca

Cancellation, Withdrawal, and Refund Policy

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

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

  • Students cannot defer their payments. 

*The administrative fee applies to all students regardless of whether they have 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. .  

  • 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), up until 9am ET the day before the second class. After this date, refunds will not be issued. 

  • 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). 

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

Registration deadline:  9am ET the Monday before the week classes begin  

– SPRING 2024 TERM = before Monday, May 6, 2024 9am ET 

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

-SPRING 2024 TERM  

Tuesday classes =  

Class 1 is Tuesday, May 14, 2024  

Class 2 is Tuesday, May 21, 2024  

80% refund deadline = before Monday, May 20, 2024 9am ET 

Wednesday classes =  

Class 1 is Wednesday, May 15, 2024 

Class 2 is Wednesday, May 22, 2024 

80% refund deadline = before Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9am ET 

Thursday classes =  

Class 1 is Thursday, May 16, 2024 

Class 2 is Thursday, May 23, 2024 

80% refund deadline = before Wednesday, May 22, 2024 9am ET 

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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 the Continuing Education Courses page in portal.
  2. Select ‘Details’ next to your course of interest.
  3. Select ‘Details’ next 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. Select ‘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, select ‘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 contact cape@uwaterloo.ca.

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

How to pay

Upon checkout in our student portal (see How to register for further instructions), you will be prompted to pay via online credit card payment.

NOTE: alternative payment options may be available, please contact cape@uwaterloo.ca for more information.

Course Descriptions (KL)