About us

ETA SYSTEM LLC is a company based in New Jersey, USA, that specializes in Education Through Acting. The company’s name, ETA, stands for Education Through Acting, reflecting its approach of using acting as an educational tool.

Currently, ETA SYSTEM offers an online Korean language practice program.

The ETA system was developed by Dr. Gyunhyeong Kim, who has conducted research in this field for 20 years.

Dr. Kim’s educational background

Theatre studies at Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea
Doctoral studies at Université de Paris III in Paris, France

Dr. Kim’s professional experience

15 years as a university professor
Directing over 20 plays and musical productions in Korea
Writing more than 15 books related to the theatre

Currently working as a play director in New York, USA

This innovative approach combines Dr. Kim’s extensive background in theatre and education to create a unique language learning experience.

Our classes

1 Our Korean language practice classes run weekly, Monday through Friday.
2 Registration is open during the same period.
3 To attend classes starting the following Monday, you must register by Friday midnight of the current week.
4 Classes are formed with up to six students. A minimum of two students is required for a class to take place.
5 We will assign a teacher to your class. If you prefer to continue with a specific teacher, please let us know, and we’ll try to accommodate your request.
6 We don’t use specific textbooks, and therefore, we don’t sell any books.
7 We conduct our classes using Microsoft Teams. To attend, simply click the link we send you usually five minutes before the class begins.
8 Classes run Monday through Friday without exception, including holidays.
9 We expect students to attend all scheduled classes and be punctual.

Refund

10 If you wish to cancel your registration, you must submit a request via email by Saturday midnight at the latest. etasystem.llc@gmail.com
11 Once the class starts, no refunds will be issued.
12 If any problem occurs on our end that causes the class to be cancelled, a full refund will be issued.
13 Refunds will not be considered for issues related to unstable internet connections or problems with Microsoft Teams on the student’s end.

Our privacy policy

14 We do not collect, ask for, or sell any personal information from our students.
15 The only information we require is your email address, which is necessary for organizing and communicating about our classes.

About copyright

16 A play script will be created from each class. These scripts are the intellectual property of ETA SYSTEM LLC.
17 If anyone wishes to use a script, they must obtain authorization from ETA SYSTEM LLC.
18 Any benefits derived from a play script will be distributed among all participants involved in its preparation, based on the portions determined by ETA SYSTEM LLC.

Our teachers

Our teachers are all professional actors or stage directors based in Korea. They typically belong to entertainment agencies that generally restrict their public appearances outside agency-sanctioned work.

These professionals bring their extensive experience from the Korean entertainment industry to our language classes, offering students a unique learning opportunity.