Quote from: chocolate.croissant on March 20, 2016, 01:23:19 pmImportant FYI for those of you who have a valid TOPIK score: it can serve in place of your level test. For example, if you passed TOPIK level 4, you can go ahead and take level 5 of KIIP. I just found this out today, so basically that means I took the level test for no reason and am now in a KIIP level 4 class when I could have advanced directly to the last class. Now it's too late for me to change. I heard nothing about this when I registered, my teacher blamed it on the website being in Korean but we all know this program is a mess. When I registered I even input my TOPIK score, but even though they ask your score they apparently don't take it into account; you have to register another way.I hope this helps someone, I'm pretty pissed that I went through all the trouble of requesting special time off work just to take level 4 when I could have gone directly to level five.I have a Level 4 from the TOPIK test - do you know how I can register?
Important FYI for those of you who have a valid TOPIK score: it can serve in place of your level test. For example, if you passed TOPIK level 4, you can go ahead and take level 5 of KIIP. I just found this out today, so basically that means I took the level test for no reason and am now in a KIIP level 4 class when I could have advanced directly to the last class. Now it's too late for me to change. I heard nothing about this when I registered, my teacher blamed it on the website being in Korean but we all know this program is a mess. When I registered I even input my TOPIK score, but even though they ask your score they apparently don't take it into account; you have to register another way.I hope this helps someone, I'm pretty pissed that I went through all the trouble of requesting special time off work just to take level 4 when I could have gone directly to level five.
TOPIK doesn't count for anything. You have to take the pre-test, which is much esier than the equivalent TOPIK score. Just don't piss of the judges like I did. They tried pronouncing my last name based on the romanization when they called me for interview portion and I said "[my name's pronunciation]이요?" because I wanted to confirm they weren't mangling a Malayan name that I'm hearing.I got an angry look and he said "한국말로 해야지! Speak in Korean! (spoken in rude style)" so I got a zero for that part. Good luck to anyone who takes the pre-test. Avoid my mistake and you'll be fine. Post-tests are even easier than the pre-test. Once you get in they just want you to pass and get rid of you.
has anyone taken the level 4 test?i'm curious to know what to expect
I'm also curious about the test after taking level 5 - how in depth do they go? For example, I've heard that there are specific questions about dates and parts of the national anthem (which we didn't cover in any sort of detail in class).
Quote from: macteacher on April 19, 2016, 01:25:37 pmhas anyone taken the level 4 test?i'm curious to know what to expectPretty much everything you learned in the book over your 100 hours will not be on the test. When I did the interview part I think my question was like something about jobs and there was a picture of a fireman and a singer and something else and we had to describe what they all did. Pretty much the only thing relevant to what you learned in class is going to be the reading part during the interview where you have to read something and explain it.
Quote from: rhchris1 on April 19, 2016, 01:43:41 pmQuote from: macteacher on April 19, 2016, 01:25:37 pmhas anyone taken the level 4 test?i'm curious to know what to expectPretty much everything you learned in the book over your 100 hours will not be on the test. When I did the interview part I think my question was like something about jobs and there was a picture of a fireman and a singer and something else and we had to describe what they all did. Pretty much the only thing relevant to what you learned in class is going to be the reading part during the interview where you have to read something and explain it. woah really? the textbook had little to do with the test? that's actually really surprisinghow was the writing? i heard something like 100-200 characters
Quote from: shostager on April 19, 2016, 01:41:13 pmI'm also curious about the test after taking level 5 - how in depth do they go? For example, I've heard that there are specific questions about dates and parts of the national anthem (which we didn't cover in any sort of detail in class).My level 5 final was very similar to my experience with level 4. I found that every question had little to no relevance to anything I learned in class (a majority being the latter). There were some reading questions where you had to choose the best summary of the passage, fill in the blanks, etc. The interview portion was similar. I prepared myself for answering questions about all the history and the national heroes and what not. My reading part of the interview portion was about some guy going to visit his family in Gwangju for Chuseok. Then the rest of the test was spent asking me about American Thanksgiving.
Quote from: rhchris1 on April 19, 2016, 01:48:44 pmQuote from: shostager on April 19, 2016, 01:41:13 pmI'm also curious about the test after taking level 5 - how in depth do they go? For example, I've heard that there are specific questions about dates and parts of the national anthem (which we didn't cover in any sort of detail in class).My level 5 final was very similar to my experience with level 4. I found that every question had little to no relevance to anything I learned in class (a majority being the latter). There were some reading questions where you had to choose the best summary of the passage, fill in the blanks, etc. The interview portion was similar. I prepared myself for answering questions about all the history and the national heroes and what not. My reading part of the interview portion was about some guy going to visit his family in Gwangju for Chuseok. Then the rest of the test was spent asking me about American Thanksgiving. Am I the only one who walked out of that Level 5 exam knowing I had failed?I am just freaking out over all those crazy multiple choice questions.
Quote from: kitty222 on April 20, 2016, 10:25:25 amQuote from: rhchris1 on April 19, 2016, 01:48:44 pmQuote from: shostager on April 19, 2016, 01:41:13 pmI'm also curious about the test after taking level 5 - how in depth do they go? For example, I've heard that there are specific questions about dates and parts of the national anthem (which we didn't cover in any sort of detail in class).My level 5 final was very similar to my experience with level 4. I found that every question had little to no relevance to anything I learned in class (a majority being the latter). There were some reading questions where you had to choose the best summary of the passage, fill in the blanks, etc. The interview portion was similar. I prepared myself for answering questions about all the history and the national heroes and what not. My reading part of the interview portion was about some guy going to visit his family in Gwangju for Chuseok. Then the rest of the test was spent asking me about American Thanksgiving. Am I the only one who walked out of that Level 5 exam knowing I had failed?I am just freaking out over all those crazy multiple choice questions.I actually took it twice. Interestingly enough the first time I was confident I passed, but I didn't and the second time I was sure I failed and would have to sit through the class a third time, but passed.
Quote from: rhchris1 on April 20, 2016, 10:32:03 amQuote from: kitty222 on April 20, 2016, 10:25:25 amQuote from: rhchris1 on April 19, 2016, 01:48:44 pmQuote from: shostager on April 19, 2016, 01:41:13 pmI'm also curious about the test after taking level 5 - how in depth do they go? For example, I've heard that there are specific questions about dates and parts of the national anthem (which we didn't cover in any sort of detail in class).My level 5 final was very similar to my experience with level 4. I found that every question had little to no relevance to anything I learned in class (a majority being the latter). There were some reading questions where you had to choose the best summary of the passage, fill in the blanks, etc. The interview portion was similar. I prepared myself for answering questions about all the history and the national heroes and what not. My reading part of the interview portion was about some guy going to visit his family in Gwangju for Chuseok. Then the rest of the test was spent asking me about American Thanksgiving. Am I the only one who walked out of that Level 5 exam knowing I had failed?I am just freaking out over all those crazy multiple choice questions.I actually took it twice. Interestingly enough the first time I was confident I passed, but I didn't and the second time I was sure I failed and would have to sit through the class a third time, but passed. What did you think helped you pass the second time? I am still confused as to how they calculate the points?
Quote from: kitty222 on April 21, 2016, 12:39:00 pmQuote from: rhchris1 on April 20, 2016, 10:32:03 amQuote from: kitty222 on April 20, 2016, 10:25:25 amQuote from: rhchris1 on April 19, 2016, 01:48:44 pmQuote from: shostager on April 19, 2016, 01:41:13 pmI'm also curious about the test after taking level 5 - how in depth do they go? For example, I've heard that there are specific questions about dates and parts of the national anthem (which we didn't cover in any sort of detail in class).My level 5 final was very similar to my experience with level 4. I found that every question had little to no relevance to anything I learned in class (a majority being the latter). There were some reading questions where you had to choose the best summary of the passage, fill in the blanks, etc. The interview portion was similar. I prepared myself for answering questions about all the history and the national heroes and what not. My reading part of the interview portion was about some guy going to visit his family in Gwangju for Chuseok. Then the rest of the test was spent asking me about American Thanksgiving. Am I the only one who walked out of that Level 5 exam knowing I had failed?I am just freaking out over all those crazy multiple choice questions.I actually took it twice. Interestingly enough the first time I was confident I passed, but I didn't and the second time I was sure I failed and would have to sit through the class a third time, but passed. What did you think helped you pass the second time? I am still confused as to how they calculate the points?I honestly don't know. I guess I was more relaxed the second time. I paid almost no attention (I was the student that was always on their phone) the second time I took the class. Didn't matter since the material on the test isn't related to the class anyway. Could also have been that I knew what to expect since I took it once before.