Finding Korean classes in San Diego that are both effective and affordable can be tricky. Classes are typically in groups, meaning you have limited opportunities to speak. On top of this, youโll often find certain students dominate the conversation, or ask the teacher endless questions!
LanguaTalk offers a more convenient and effective alternative: 1-on-1 online Korean classes with experienced native tutors. You wonโt find these tutors available for face-to-face Korean lessons in San Diego. LanguaTalk finds the best tutors from around the world. They offer conversational Korean classes at cheaper rates because they donโt have to travel to you and they often live in countries with a lower cost of living.
Probably youโre thinking: but are online classes really as effective as face-to-face? You can book a no obligation 30-minute trial session (for free with most tutors) and see for yourself. Classes take place via video call, allowing you to communicate with your tutor and share learning materials, as if you were in the same room. And you can book classes for whenever it suits you.
Below, you can filter to tutors who have availability that fits with your San Diego time zone. Then watch videos, check reviews, and book a trial session.
If you have questions, you can click the 'Help' button in the bottom right. There, youโll find answers to every question imaginable, and the option of contacting our support team.
Kyo Young J
Kyo Young J
์๋ ํ์ธ์, My name is Kyo and I am so excited that you are interested in learning Korean.
I have 6+ years of experience with tutoring and as a avid second language learner myself, I know how scary it can be to learn a new language but I promise to make our lessons fun and interactive! I will make sure to plan our lessons according to your goals and needs for learning Korean.ย
A bit more about me...
- Lived in New Zealand, Australia, the UK & Korea!ย
- Working as an UX/UI designerย
- Have interests in nature, travel, psychology, design, photography and more!
- Love getting to know new people and learning about different culturesย
- Enjoy reading, being surrounded by nature, watching psychological thrillers, playing the ukulele
IMPORTANT: I am an adult tutor, I do not teach children or teenagers. My experience with teaching students has been entirely in the adult realm, so if you are looking for a tutor for young pupils, I will not be a good fit.
With my rich experience of tutoring, I have learned that all students learn at their own pace and in their own way. ย
In our trial lesson I will get to know you, your goals and the way you learn best.
Is it your first time learning Korean? That's totally fine! We can start from scratch, learning how to read the Korean alphabet. In a few hours, you'll find yourself reading Korean language!ย
I am a patient & good listener. My goal is to help you achieve your goals so whether you would like to work on your grammar skills, vocabulary, or pronunciation, I can make structured lessons for you depending on your needs.
Or if you would like to work on your speaking conversation skills, we can just talk informally and I can correct you if you would like to be corrected. And we can talk about anything of interest that you would like to talk about and we can just keep fun and casual conversations.
Taking that first Korean lesson can be so scary but I promise after our trial lesson, you will feel motivated and excited to start your Korean learning journey. ย Take the first step towards achieving goals and book a trial lesson with me today!ย
See Reviews From StudentsYONGJIN C
YONGJIN C
Hello everyone! My name is YONGJIN (์ฉ์ง). ย
I was born and grew up in Korea. I speak Korean natively and I have learned English, Japanese and Spanish by heart either through formal educations or extensive travel. Over ten years living, working and traveling oversea. All four languages are tools to help facilitate our learning process. ย
I have a passion for teaching languages, and I love helping people learn Korean. I believe I have natural abilities to teach languages that I can communicate very well with people regardless of one's backgrounds.ย
ย I am gentle, attentive and open-minded. I will be looking after your progress. Please give it a try!
I've been teaching Korean for years at private language schools and volunteer organizations(NGO) in various countries.
I will be speaking to you in Korean during the lesson, unless you're a beginner. We will discuss it in more details on the first lesson. (speaking ratio between Korean and other languages to explain). ย Whether you never learned any foreign languages or not, I will help you build the foundations, boost your motivation and to be more confident in speaking. ย
In this online learning platform, the lessons have to be highly interactive. To be able to do that, I want the lessons to be 80-95% conversational. ย Interactive communication is the key to improving overall Korean language, and it enables you to learn more practical and colloquial Korean. ย That being said, I will also cover grammar and usage of Korean, let alone conversational elements. I will promise you that the lesson will be educational, useful, street-smart and informative. Each lesson, You'll be learning conversations in certain places. Imagine, you're actually in that place, and you need to speak Korean to get what you want. We can also talk about certain topics such as social issues, life in general in Korea etc. I have charts, dialogues, topics to discuss and role play materials ready for the first-time learner and experienced learners. Plus, I have a physical whiteboard right behind me to support explanations in more details.
I look forward to seeing you on the first trial lesson.
Stay focused and keep being motivated!ย
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See Reviews From StudentsJuyoung K
Juyoung K
*Focus on Speaking and Learn Real Korean!
*Complete Beginner Level (Level 0) Welcome!
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Do you feel shy when you speak Korean? Do you lack confidence when speaking? Do you struggle to find the right words to explain yourself? ย Well, you are in the right place! With me, you will feel confident and more comfortable to speak Korean very quickly!
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Hello, My name is JuYoung. ย I am a experience Korean teacher ย who also has specialized degree in Korean studies. ย I'm passionate about helping you achieve fluency. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to build on your existing knowledge, I'll provide personalized guidance tailored to your learning style.
The biggest purpose of learning a language is communication. It's therefore important to listen carefully and pronounce words correctly.
If you're a beginner, let's study the correct pronunciation of sounds step by step. Do you already know the alphabet? The next step is gaining confidence. I'll make sure you can speak Korean confidently while practicing with me. ย
If you're already at a high level of Korean, studying Korean through newspapers and TV news is more effective than sticking to ordinary textbooks.
Let's study Korean together on work-related topics.
Learning a language is about understanding culture, which can be very rewarding, but it requires patience and effort. ย
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Dear everyone,
I'll prepare textbooks, homework, and everything else according to your Korean level. Just bring your enthusiasm when you study Korean with me.
See you soon.
JuYoung
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See Reviews From StudentsHyun Jung L
Hyun Jung L
I'm a native Korean, born and raised in Seoul, specifically in Gangnam. I completed my entire school journey in Gangnam, from elementary to high school. My life's adventures didn't stop there; I've lived in different countries, including Australia, Malaysia, Germany, and Italy. I now call France ๐ซ๐ท home.
I dedicated over 12 years to playing the piano during my childhood and pursued a degree in Hotel Management in Australia. Leveraging my hotel management background, I worked as a flight attendant in Germany. For about two years, I followed my dream in Italy, especially in the region of Sicily. I'm captivated by the film "Cinema Paradiso."
Beyond cultural explorations, I have a deep love for the ocean and sports. I've taught Korean for over 5years, having experienced the challenges of learning different languages myself, I understand how you might feel. I'm passionate about teaching Korean and am studying for the Level 2 Korean teacher certificate.
My classes focus on conversation in Korean, aimed at improving your speaking skills. I customize my teaching methods to suit your needs, whether you're a beginner or looking to advance your Korean proficiency. We'll focus on practical language skills, engaging in conversations, ordering food, traveling, and effectively communicating with native speakers. We'll also explore Korean culture, from traditional customs to modern trends, including K-Pop and K-Drama. My goal is to make you a confident communicator in Korean.
If you're ready to start this language learning journey with me, I encourage you to take a trial lesson. It's the perfect way to get a taste of what our lessons are like and to see how quickly you can progress. My Korean lessons are suitable for all levels. Let's make learning Korean a fun and rewarding experience together.
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YoungKeun B
YoungKeun B
I am a professional Korean tutor with Korean language teaching qualifications.
You can study Korean while speaking on various topics such as speaking, writing, grammar, etc.
I will help you speak and write naturally in Korean.
I like music and photography, and enjoy traveling.
I worked as an instructor in education and training in the company, and as a teacher and choir conductor in the church, I experienced teaching to many people.
I respect each country and culture, and I would like to introduce Korea to many people.
I will have a lot of experience and hope to have fun studying Korean with you!!
Enjoy studying Korean with me ^^
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์ ๋ ํ๊ตญ์ด ๊ต์ ์๊ฒฉ์ ๊ฐ์ง๊ณ ์๋ ํ๊ตญ์ด ์ ๋ฌธ ๊ฐ์ฌ์ ๋๋ค. ๋งํ๊ธฐ, ๊ธ์ฐ๊ธฐ, ๋ฌธ๋ฒ ๊ทธ๋ฆฌ๊ณ ๋ค์ํ ์ฃผ์ ๋ก ์ด์ผ๊ธฐ ํ๋ฉด์ ํ๊ตญ์ด๋ฅผ ๊ณต๋ถํ ์ ์์ต๋๋ค. ํ๊ตญ์ด๋ก ์์ ์๊ฒ ์ด์ผ๊ธฐํ๊ณ ๊ธ์ ์ธ ์ ์๋๋ก ์ ๊ฐ ๋์์ค๊ป์.
์ ๋ ์์ ๊ณผ ์ฌ์ง์ ์ข์ํ๊ณ , ์ฌํ์ ์ฆ๊น๋๋ค.
ํ์ฌ์์ ๊ต์กํ๋ จ ์ ๋ฌด๋ฅผ ํ๋ฉด์ ๊ต์ก๊ฐ์ฌ๋ก ํ๋์ ํ๊ณ , ๊ตํ์์ ๊ต์ฌ์ ์ฐฌ์๋ ์งํ์๋ก ํ๋์ ํ๋ฉด์ ๋ง์ ์ฌ๋๋ค์๊ฒ ๊ฐ๋ฅด์น๋ ๊ฒ์ ๊ฒฝํํ์ต๋๋ค.
์ ๋ ๊ฐ ๋๋ผ์ ๋ฌธํ๋ฅผ ์กด์คํ๋ฉฐ, ํ๊ตญ์ ๋ง์ ์ฌ๋๋ค์๊ฒ ์๊ฐํ๊ณ ์ถ์ต๋๋ค.
๋ง์ ๊ฒฝํ์ ๊ฐ์ง๊ณ ์ฌ๋ฌ๋ถ๊ณผ ํจ๊ป ์ฆ๊ฒ๊ฒ ํ๊ตญ์ด๋ฅผ ๊ณต๋ถํ ์ ์๋๋ก ๋ ธ๋ ฅํ๊ฒ ์ต๋๋ค !!
์ ์ ๊ฐ์ด ์ฆ๊ฒ๊ฒ ํ๊ตญ์ด๋ฅผ ๊ณต๋ถํด์ ^^
See Reviews From StudentsKyongSup S
KyongSup S
โ Proven Speaking teaching expertise, ย years of experienceโ ย
Hi everyone!
Iโm a certified Korean language teacher for years.ย
My students told me that my strong teaching is speaking lessons.ย
Comprehensive teaching with speaking, writing, reading, and listening is one of my strengths.ย
I can definitely save you precious time and effort.ย
I have many long-term students because of this easy and comprehensive teaching method. I can tell you that I am a proven teacher. so I will make you fluent in Korean with personalized lessons.ย
All my lessons are personalized based on studentsโ level or requirements, for example, small talk, test preparation such as TOPIK, KIIP, job interviews, presentation, cultural & history, and Chinese characters lessons.ย
I have a handout for your better understanding except for the textbook, video clip, and others.ย
We can talk about your requirements in more detail in the trial lesson.ย
Letโs learn Korean together easily and fast with fun.ย
I'm looking forward to meeting you in the lesson.
Needs covered:
-All personalized lesson is availableย
-Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listeningย
-Test preparationsย
-Business Koreanย
-Chinese characters(=Hanja)ย / Culture & Historyย
Emily K
Emily K
Hello, My name is Emily having extensive experience in teaching Korean to many people with various backgrounds in LanguaTalk and other platforms. If you want to learn Korean and Korean culture or if you're planning to travel to South Korea one day, I am here to help! We'll use well-made textbooks, practical materials to keep you engaged. Language learning is a fantastic journey, and I'm thrilled to be a part of a community that embraces cultural exploration and language acquisition. Let's embark on this enriching adventure together!
See Reviews From StudentsJinny K
Jinny K
Hello! I'm Jinny! I've been working in education for 15 years, and I've been teaching Korean to foreign students for more than two years. I love traveling and cultural exchange, so I've been doing language exchange meetings with foreigners living in Korea for four years now. I'm also studying Korean language teaching courses to become a better teacher. I always have fun classes with my students. My students always tell me that our classes are comfortable and fun. If you want a comfortable and enjoyable Korean class, join me!!
๐ Customized learning for each learner - Providing textbooks and homework
๐ Provide various learning materials according to the learner's goals
๐ Immediate pronunciation correction and feedback
๐ Learn pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar in a balanced way
๐ Is this your first time studying Korean? Don't worry!
๐ Let's talk comfortably in a friend-like atmosphere!
๐ I'll be a good friend with a smiley, bright personality!
๐ Let's study Korean while having fun and easy time!
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[A1-A2, beginner-level learner]
๐ Learning Korean alphabet in 2 hours.
๐ Learning basic vocabulary
๐ Can read and write short sentences.
๐ Learning basic conversation in everyday life
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[B1-B2, Intermediate-level learner]
๐ You can make your own sentences.
๐ practice everyday conversation.
๐ Learning new expressions from K-dramas.
๐ Learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a balanced way.
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[C1-C2, Advanced level learner]
๐ Along with conversation, you can systematically learn to deep grammar. ย
๐ Practice writing for grammar at the same time.
๐ Talk about your thoughts with various topics.
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[TOPIK]
We can use TOPIK text book and practice for the test.
๐ Study listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar.
๐ Solve test questions and solve wrong parts.
See Reviews From StudentsIris P
Iris P
*B.A. : News and Broadcasting in Korea ย
*M.A. : Graduated from Oklahoma City University in US majoring TESOL with High Honors ย
*9 years Korean teaching Experience ย / All ages / All levels
*Conversation/Korean Culture(K-POP, K-DRAMA)/Test Prep/ Grammar/Reading Comprehension/Writing
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ย Resources:
I have plenty of good resources for conversation, reading, writing, test prep and more to support your learning path.
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Feedbacks:
I am sending you feedbacks after each class so you could review and practice at home.ย
Also, if you have any questions, you can reach out to me anytime!
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Homework:
Based on your learning, I will send you summary and homework.
ย It will be helpful for you to review and prepare for the next lesson.
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** Most importantly, I could help you to enjoy learning Korean and you will get confidence in Korean once you start the lessons with me!
See Reviews From StudentsMany students initially have reservations about participating in online Korean classes, thinking the experience will be vastly different from in-person classes. However, they often discover that online classes can be just as engaging and effective. In an online Korean class, youโll interact with your teacher and classmates as if you were all in the same room. The teacher may share resources (like articles or videos) and will collaborate with you in real-time using tools like Google Docs or Dropbox Paper, ensuring an interactive learning environment. The biggest benefit is convenience: there is no need to travel, and you can book lessons for when it suits you.
If you prefer in-person learning over online classes, LanguaTalk might not be the best fit for your needs. For local classes, you can search through community boards or local service listing websites. However, we encourage you to explore the convenience and effectiveness of online classes. You can start with a free trial session to experience the benefits first-hand, such as access to a broader range of experienced teachers and potentially lower costs.
While some teachers on LanguaTalk may offer in-person conversational classes in their local area, the majority specialize in online teaching. This approach is more convenient for them, allowing flexibility and the comfort of working from home. Most teachers are not based in San Diego and are spread across the globe, so if you're looking for a class with LanguaTalk, you should anticipate an online learning experience.
Whilst not always the case, Korean classes in San Diego are typically more expensive than online learning options. This is due to the costs associated with using a classroom, as well as travel time and expenses for teachers. Online classes, on the other hand, eliminate these overheads. Additionally, online instructors often live in countries with lower living costs, which can further reduce the price of online classes.
LanguaTalk offers personalized 1-on-1 Korean lessons with top-rated tutors. Here's how to get started:
1 - Find a tutor that meets your needs by reviewing their videos, reviews, pricing, and availability.
2 - Book a trial lesson. Many tutors offer a free 30-minute trial, while others offer a discounted trial price.
3 - Have personalized lessons with your chosen tutor via video call. Or try a different tutor if desired.
You don't need to provide credit card information to book a free trial session. Please only book a trial if you're seriously considering taking lessons. Tutor prices vary, and you can use the filter to find one that fits your budget. You can pay for individual lessons or purchase a package for a discount (view a tutor's pricing options on their profile).
We're confident you'll enjoy learning on LanguaTalk. Our platform is trusted by students worldwide because of our transparency. We ask students to rate each lesson, and we display these ratings on tutor profiles.
99.8% of lesson ratings are 5 stars. This is because we only accept the top 10% of tutor applications, unlike other platforms.
To access our full list of FAQs or get assistance from our friendly team, click the 'Help' button in the bottom-right. You can also watch students sharing their experiences learning on LanguaTalk below.
One of the benefits of online lessons is that you can learn anytime, anywhere. When you choose a tutor, simply check their calendar to ensure that they have times that fit your schedule. Some tutor may have limited availability due to high demand.
If you're new to LanguaTalk, we'll provide you with a credit for a free trial session. Many, but not all, tutor offer these for free. If a tutor does not offer a free trial, the trial price will be 30 percent of their full lesson price, allowing you to still try a session at a reduced cost.
Trial sessions last 30 minutes. They allow you to determine if the tutor is a good fit for you and get a sense of what online learning is like. The tutor will assess your level and try to understand your needs and interests so that they can tailor any lessons you choose to take. You'll be encouraged to speak as much as possible in Korean, but you can also speak in English if needed.
If, after your trial session, you don't feel that the tutor is right for you, you can book a trial with another tutor for 30 percent of their full lesson price.
Most students take 55-minute lessons. However, some tutors also offer the option of 30-minute lessons. If this option is available, it will be noted on the tutor's profile (below their pricing and above the 'Buy Lessons' button).
In general, 55-minute lessons are recommended for most students. 30-minute lessons may be suitable if you're taking lessons for your child or if you have an intermediate level and only want conversation practice.
Lessons are taught one-on-one to ensure that you receive customized instruction. During the lessons, your tutor will use a variety of teaching methods and resources, including language exercises, conversation practice, and cultural notes, to help you reach your learning objectives.
All lessons take place via video call. Your tutor will normally give you a choice of calling tools, all of which are easy to use.