Minji Kim

My favorite thing about Minji 씨 is that she stops bad habits in their tracks even if the lesson isn’t focused on it! For example, today we reviewed 에서, 에, and past tense verbs. I had to answer something saying “my dad”, which I naturally said *제 아빠가“. She let me answer but then corrected me saying we don’t use *제* in this situatuon and she also explained why. Not only that she also taught me what words we don’t use 제 for and what to use instead. It’s so helpful because it answered any future question I had on that even though that wasn’t the focus of the lesson! Same with pronunciation. She’s always quick to make sure I’m pronouncing things right!

I have been taking classes with Minji 선생님 for over a year now and she is an amazing teacher. In the past year I’ve seen a huge improvement in both my Korean comprehension and speaking skills. Minji 선생님 is always encouraging and creates a safe space to ask questions and learn from mistakes. She also always believes in me and continually finds new ways to challenge me to grow. I started by taking regular lessons and eventually switched to TOPIK 2 preparation earlier this year. Minji 선생님 helped me set some goals and figured out a plan to get to my desired level. I was initially intimidated by exam prep, but Minji 선생님 always made classes fun and I grew to like them more than our regular lessons (which were also fun!) I highly recommend Minji 선생님 to anyone looking to improve their Korean. She is very kind and caring to her students and I look forward to many more classes with her!

So happy that Minji is super patient. I haven't studied in a while and was definitely coming to the lesson rusty. Thankfully Minji let me think through some things and helped when needed, without getting angry. Such a reassuring thing when you're learning a language!

I really enjoy taking classes with Minji 선생님! I am a college student, so I have been taking 1 class a week; however, in this time span and speed, I truly have learned a lot. I started off being unable to read and knew only a couple of words, but Minji 선생님 has taught me tons of vocabulary and sentence formation, and my Korean is improving. I never thought I would be taking online classes for Korean, but Minji 선생님 really makes it fun, efficient, and productive. I truly love talking with her every Sunday :)

I had a good first lesson with Minji! She had an organized lesson plan, and sent me a proper assignment sheet to work on until next time.

I was nervous to start learning Korean but she was very knowledgeable and had patience with me. I am excited to continue my lessons with her!