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From http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2008/05/05/education/gnp-korean02.txt

Students learn the art of conversational Korean
Pupils at Mark Keppel Elementary School get exposure after completing a 10-week class.
By Angela Hokanson
May 1, 2008

Students who finished a new, 10-week Korean conversation class at Mark Keppel Elementary on Thursday left the enrichment session with some practical knowledge of a new language and a hearty appetite for Korean food.

The school, which began a Korean Dual Language Program with a group of kindergartners this fall, started a distinct, weekly Korean language class in late February to introduce students who aren’t in the dual-language program to Korean.

Parents had asked for a way to offer their children some exposure to the language, so educators responded by creating the conversation class, which was open to Keppel students in every grade level, said Naehi Wong, who coordinates the dual language program.

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