Ulsan Ulju-gun, Operation of Multicultural Family Reading Mentoring

Multicultural and Korean Families Paired in Groups of Four for Reading and Sharing Book Reports to Foster Mutual Understanding

Ulsan Ulju-gun Office building. Ulju-gun operates a multicultural family reading mentoring program.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ulsan Ulju-gun Ulju Seonbawi Library will collaborate with the Ulju-gun Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center starting in July to operate the ‘Multicultural Family Reading Mentoring’ program.

The ‘Multicultural Family Reading Mentoring’ program, running from July to November, pairs multicultural families and Korean families with children aged 5 to 7 in a one-on-one format. Under the guidance of professional instructors, participants read storybooks together and engage in post-reading activities to help foster mutual cultural understanding.

To prevent COVID-19 infection, the number of participants per session has been reduced to 50%, but to provide opportunities to more people, sessions are divided monthly and recruited separately.

The program runs for a total of four months from July to November, excluding September, and is divided into four monthly sessions for recruitment and operation.

The application period for sessions 1 and 2 is from June 23 to June 30, and for sessions 3 and 4, from September 22 to September 29. Eligible applicants are multicultural and Korean families with children aged 5 to 7, with four multicultural families and four Korean families able to participate per session.

Applications can be made by calling Ulju Seonbawi Library or through the online course registration on the Ulju Integrated Library website.

A library official stated, “We will continue to offer various programs to promote mutual cultural understanding between Koreans and multicultural individuals and to encourage reading among multicultural families.”

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