Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
By Saqib Sharif Yes, you read that right – nearly 80 percent of the children at Munheung Elementary School’s kindergarten in Gwangju are from foreign families. This small government-run kindergarten … Read More
By Murdock O’ Mooney and Kuamah Lee Travel writer Paul Theroux once told The Atlantic in an interview, “My advice to any young person who wants to write is ‘Leave … Read More
By Yun Seongsuk South Korea continues to face challenges balancing work and family life, particularly childcare before and after school. To address this, the Ministry of Education launched the Neulbom … Read More
By Anastasiia Andriievska I attended Chonnam National University as a scholarship student in 2024. I first began by studying the Korean language, and soon after, I joined the UNESCO KONA … Read More
By Kamila Ismanova The last eight years of my educational journey have taken place within two vastly different countries: South Korea and Australia. I’ve been privileged to complete my undergraduate … Read More
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
By Bianca Hill When you look up “second language acquisition,” you often come across studies that discuss childhood language learning and the benefits of growing up bilingual. Today, however, there are hundreds of … Read More
By David Shaffer Recently, I was reading an article on English language teaching, and an initialism popped up at me that I didn’t immediately recognize: SDGs. Though not specific to … Read More
