Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP): A Pathway to Life, Work, and Residency in Korea

By Farrukh Anique The Korean Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP), run by the Immigration Service under the Ministry of Justice, is more than just a language course. It’s Korea’s official … Read More

Bridging Cultures Through Stories: Ukrainian Volunteers in Gwangju

By Anastasiia Prysiazhniuk I came to Gwangju to study Korean as a GKS-IRTS scholar, but I ended up finding something even more meaningful. Through a friend, I learned about the … Read More

Teacher 365: Juggling a Multitude of Roles – May 2025

By David Shaffer When we think of “teacher,” many of us create the mental image of an adult with book in hand standing in the front of a classroom addressing … Read More

Getting on the Level About Learner Levels: Dealing with Students’ Varied Language Abilities – March 2025

By Bryan Hale If you work in English language teaching (ELT), you probably have detailed, even passionate, ideas about your students’ ability levels and what they should mean for teaching. … Read More

Often Overlooked Traits That a Good Language Teacher Make 

By David Shaffer  Every teacher wants to be outstanding in their profession, but does everyone want to put in the required effort? In our earlier installments on the topic of … Read More

Montessori Math: Guiding Early Childhood Learners from Concrete to Abstract Mathematical Thinking 

By Kim Yul  Every child in the world is born with mathematical instincts. They can count, recognize, and compare all sorts of numbers and amounts. Children instinctively begin to count … Read More

Key Elements of the Imagination and Its Effect on Children’s Development

By Kim Yul Imagination is a unique ability that humans have, and it is a special ability that is expressed through interaction with the environment surrounding humans. Particularly in the … Read More

Come an’ Getcha KIIP – The Korean Immigration Integration Program

 By Clare Rawsterne Anyone familiar with England, might know that the headline is a salute to the proverbial market stall owners of London, who call out over the crowds to … Read More