Level one starts with the most basic skills of reading and pronouncing the Korean alphabet and character combinations while providing a foundation of elementary grammar.
Levels four through six are notably more intensive than the first three and deal with refining speaking and writing skills for everyday fluency, Korean university entrance, or professional application.
Students are graded based on a midterm and final exam and must receive at least a 60 percent score in each subject (writing, reading, listening and speaking) to move on to the next level.
There are cultural activities for students to participate in ranging from cooking Korean foods or visiting museums to creating traditional items such as masks or fans.
KLI students are only guaranteed three semesters (9 months) of housing there, and living there in subsequent terms is subject to room availability.
A goshiwon (Korean: 고시원; Hanja: 考試院) offers similar privacy to a hasukjib, but the facilities may not be as comfortable.
Rooms tend to be small, but the prices are significantly cheaper than most hasukjib (150,000-400,000 South Korean won per month).
[1] As of May 2022, the newly formed Teachers Union of Yonsei KLI has begun publicly protesting against the institute administration’s expectation of free labor.