I’d been asking on-and-off about Korean lessons for foreigners among friends at Mosaic English Cafe.  Turns out, lots of other people were wondering too.  Surely with all the schools for learning English, there had to be at least one equivalent for learning Korean.  Then a Google search led me to Academy GM near Seohyeon Station.

Classes begin the first Monday of each month and run approximately 220,000 Won for the month.  New students have to pay a 20,000 Won registration fee.  Books can run from 17,000-30,000 Won depending on your level.  The good news is that one book will last through 3-months of classes or so.  Each book comes with an audio CD and workbook.  If you’re saavy, rip the audio to MP3s in iTunes and put ‘em on your iPod.  Now you can practice while you’re on the subway or bus.

Robert S. and his young staff are super nice, patient and speak excellent English.  Most of the teachers have lived in Canada, the United States or Australia.  The classes are small too (no more than 7 people), so there’s lots of individual attention.  You can learn as much as you want.  The school doesn’t push testing, unlike Seoul National University’s accelerated program.  Academy GM works well for me because its close, there’s a variety of class times and the price is right for the amount of attention.

Ironically, the contact information and phone number is not on the website.  But Robert will return your emails promptly.  His email is srobert (at) naver (dot) com.