TaLK prospectus Fall 2019

TaLK; Teach and Learn in Korea

Korean Government Invitation Program

The Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK) Program invites young, adventurous college students and recent graduates to teach English to elementary school students living in the rural areas of South Korea.

1. Funded: Ministry of Education

2. Implemented: NIIED(National Institute for International Education)

3. Purpose

- To cultivate a strong desire to learn English through the use of innovative and engaging classroom teaching methods designed by our own scholars.

- To offer the opportunity to learn about the many facets of Korean culture and find time to travel to distinct regions of the Korean peninsula.

4. Eligibility

-Citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States of America.

-Overseas Koreans who are permanent residents in one of the aforementioned countries

-Korean citizens who have lived in one of the aforementioned countries as temporary residents for at least 8 years(with the intention of obtaining permanent residency), and who have completed both primary and secondary education in that country.

5. Scholarship Term

-12-Month Term: August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020

-6-Month Term: August 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020, or February 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020

- The currently offered scholarship terms are 12 and 6 months in length, with the possibility of future extensions.

6. Benefits

◦Monthly Stipend: 1,500,000 Korean Won (KRW)

◦Settlement Allowance(one-time payment): KRW 300,000

◦Entrance Allowance & Exit Allowance

Entrance Allowance: Will be provided to the amount of 1,300,000 KRW once for all TaLK Scholars within the first 5 months of the contract term.

Exit Allowance: Will be provided with an additional amount of 1,300,000 KRW once only to TaLK Scholars who have completed one consecutive year or longer with the TaLK Program.

The exit allowance is not provided to those who complete the shorter 6-month term.

8. Closing Date: 20th Jun 2019, 17:00

As the selection is made by the National Institute of International Education at any time according to the conditions of reception, applications and Materials are submitted as soon as possible.

9. Application Office

◦Korean Education Centre, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Sydney

◦Contact

Tell: 02-9261-8033

Email: consyd7@mofa.go.kr

Address: Suite 601, 287 Elizabeth St, Sydney 2000

If you submit the original application form by post, you can send it to the above address.

10. etc.

For more details, please access the above-attached file or TaLK website(www.talk.go.kr)