[KS] failed Koreanists

[michael ralston]

Dear Professor Walraven,

   A good outline of the langauge levels can be found
at:  http://www.utm.edu/~globeg/ilrhome.shtml

(The actual scale is at the bottom, just past the
"Further Reading" section).  

   I belive the DLI Basic Korean course is 63 weeks
long and the goal is turning out 2/2 (level two in
listening and reading).  The DLI intermediate course
is 48 weeks long and I think shoots for a 2+/2+ in
listening and reading.  That's meeting five days a
week (minus holidays) for six(?) hours a day.

  Hope the helps.  mike ralston.

--- "Walraven, B.C.A."
<B.C.A.Walraven at let.leidenuniv.nl> wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I would be grateful for some information related to
> the recent discussion
> about the difficulty of teaching and learning
> Korean.
> 
> 1. Is there a description available of the various
> levels of language
> acquisition in the US, referred to as 2+ etc.?
> 
> 2. Is there any written, quotable document that
> states more or less what a
> staff member of the Defense Language Institute said:
> that to reach level 2+
> at least 2250 hours are needed?
> 
> We are in the middle of a complete overhaul of our
> academic structures and
> information of this kind will be most useful for
> getting the new programme
> we would like to see accepted.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Boudewijn Walraven
> Leiden University
> 
> 


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