KLAT case studies
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The Korean Language Ability Test (KLAT) is a standardized proficiency exam that measures how well a candidate understands and produces Korean across five skill areas: listening, reading, vocabulary and grammar, writing, and speaking. Candidates typically take it to document Korean ability for university admission, employment, professional certification, or personal goal-setting, and it is useful for anyone who wants an externally referenced measure of progress rather than a self-assessment. The KLAT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,043 words.
1시장에서 숫자 듣기: 세 개인가, 네 개인가
Jiwoo is practising the 듣기 section with a 40-second market exchange she reconstructed after hearing it twice. The vendor says: 「이거 하나에 천오백 원이에요.
531 words, about 3 min2보증금/월세 표기와 세 개의 제약: 어떤 방을 먼저 문의할까
Minjae must move within three weeks and has set a ceiling of 60만 원 per month for total housing cost (월세 plus 관리비). He needs to be within a 10-minute walk of a Line 2 station, and he has no Korean guarantor.
546 words, about 3 min3-아서/어서는 제안과 함께 쓰이지 않는다 - 그리고 '가장 높은 존댓말'의 함정
Eunseo is working through an 어휘·문법 set built around a single situation: it is raining, and she wants to suggest sharing a taxi. The three options are: (A) 비가 와서 택시를 탈까요?
545 words, about 3 min4200–300자 안에 세 개의 표현을 넣기: 삭제 순서와 반말 교정
Haruto must answer a KLAT 쓰기 prompt in 200–300자, with spaces counted. The prompt is 여행 계획, and the answer must use all three of: -(으)려고 하다, -기 전에, -는 편이다.
715 words, about 4 min590초 역할극: 예상 못 한 되묻기와 스크립트 재시작
In a KLAT 말하기 role-play, Dana has 90 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to speak. The task card asks her to call the 국제교류센터, ask when the language-exchange program starts, say what level she is, and ask about the fee.
706 words, about 4 min