Ichon Korean Speaking Mentoring for Foreign Residents Recruiting Through October 2

The Ichon Global Village Center is recruiting foreign residents for an online Korean speaking mentoring program. Applications are accepted from 3:00 p.m. on September 17 to 3:00 p.m. on October 2. A total of 36 participants will be recruited, and participation is free.

The program runs from October 12 through December 17. It uses an online 1-to-3 format in which one mentor meets with three learners, with a total of 10 sessions for each group.

What is the Ichon Global Village Center?

The Ichon Global Village Center is a local living-support hub in Seoul’s network of foreign resident support facilities. It is located at Room 304, 3rd Floor, Hangang Shopping Center, 224 Ichon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and the Seoul Foreign Resident Portal says it operates from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. Contact numbers are also provided for center-use guidance in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese.

How does the online 1-to-3 speaking class work?

This is a small-group Korean speaking program in which one mentor talks online with three learners. The official notice highlights a structure of 10 sessions per group, with 1 mentor and 3 learners. The practical point of this structure is to give each learner opportunities to speak repeatedly and hear the expressions used by other participants, rather than simply listening to a large lecture.

In “1-to-3,” the 1 means one mentor and the 3 means three learners participating together. It is not a one-on-one private lesson or a public lecture attended by many people at once; instead, four people form one group and continue online conversations together. Because the same group meets for 10 sessions, applicants should view it as a speaking course that continues over a period of time rather than a one-time event.

Applicants should check the actual class times and required input fields in the separate application guide linked from the official notice before applying.

Program period and how to apply

The official guide lists the operating period as 10:10 a.m. on October 12 through 4:00 p.m. on December 17. Participants should confirm this period and the 10-session-per-group structure, then proceed to the separate application guide.

What to check before applying

The program is for foreign residents living in Korea. Applications are submitted through the separate Ichon Global Village Center application guide linked from the Seoul Foreign Resident Portal notice.

Applicants should check the actual class times and required input fields in the linked guide, then submit the application form. Questions can be directed to the Ichon Global Village Center listed in the notice.