Seoul Women's University

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Seoul Women's University
서울여자대학교
Seoul Women's University logo.svg
Former names
Seoul Women's College
TypePrivate
Established1960;64 years ago (1960)
Religious affiliation
Christian
President Seung Hyun-woo
Location,
Campus Suburban
Website www.swu.ac.kr
Korean name

The SWELL program stands for Seoul Women’s University English Language License. It is one of the unique programs at Seoul Women’s University. This program has two types: regular classes during semesters or an intensive program in the summer and winter vacations. The main goal of these two programs is exactly the same: improving English skills of all three areas: writing, speaking, and listening. However, the characteristics are different.

A regular class during the semester is only for Seoul Women's University students, whereas the intensive program is for anyone who is willing to study English intensively. In a regular SWELL class, students commute from their home. The class starts at 7:15 am. However, students can take regular SWELL courses between classes, so not just the early birds can participate in the program. All classes are small and taught by an English speaker, mostly American and Canadian professors. On the other hand, in the intensive SWELL program, students live in dormitory for six weeks. The most remarkable feature of this program is that participants should speak only English. Therefore, a lot of students of Seoul Women's’ University, as well as other well-known university students in Korea, join this program to advance their English skills.

The Intensive SWELL program is not only a demanding course, but has various enjoyable activities such as banquet day, sports days, a singing contest, and a field trip. In other words, Swellers (a term for participants in the intensive SWELL program) attain more active English from different activities rather than passively learning from only English textbooks. The two SWELL programs have different resident styles, run at different periods of time, and include different events. However, both programs are valuable in terms of enhancing English skills.

Bahrom International Program

The Bahrom buildings SWU bahrom education buildings.jpg
The Bahrom buildings

The Bahrom International Program strives to invite foreign students from the university's sister colleges in Canada and the United States to learn about and experience Korean culture. [3] Exchange students of Seoul Women's University who are attending these sister colleges in the following semester participate in this program.

According to a division of International Relations in Seoul Women's University, participants will learn about Korean lifestyle, historical and religious background, the economic issues, politics, North/South tension, Korean pop culture and Korean language through lectures and hands-on experiences such as field trips and group activities. For four weeks of the program, participants live in the Bahrom Education building. In each room, two Korean students and one foreign student stay together. Fostering closer relationships between Korean students and foreign students enables foreign students to learn more about Korea. Korean students receive ongoing guidance from the foreign students who are from the sister colleges that they will be attending the next semester as exchange students.

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References

  1. "History of SWU > How SWU was conceived". swu.ac.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09.
  2. "International Exchange Programs". swu.ac.kr.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Academic Information > Bahrom International Program (BIP)". swu.ac.kr. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09.

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