Recruiting Participants for 'Hanbit Majung Classroom' to Help Multicultural Students Adapt Before Enrollment

Program to Support Adaptation to Public Education Before Creating Elementary and Middle School Records
Korean Language Education, Cultural Diversity Education, Career, Clubs, etc.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will operate the Korean language education program "Hanbit Majung Classroom" for multicultural students starting from the 2nd.

Hanbit Majung Classroom was established to help newly arrived multicultural students develop Korean communication skills and adapt to school life before their school records are created in domestic schools.

The target participants are newly arrived students of elementary and middle school age residing in Seoul who have difficulty communicating in Korean and whose school records have not yet been created.

The operation period of Hanbit Majung Classroom is divided into the first and second half of the year, each running for a 6-month course. The first half runs from March 2 to August 20, providing a total of 400 hours of Korean language education and community education programs.

Korean language education consists of a total of 240 hours (up to 10 hours per week) and offers customized individual guidance considering the students' levels. Community education includes counseling programs for psychological and emotional support, global citizenship education and cultural diversity education to understand various cultures, career guidance, and club activities.

The Hanbit Majung Classroom course is a Korean as a Second Language (KSL) intensive support program. Students who complete more than 240 hours of the 2015 revised Korean language curriculum and meet the internal evaluation standards can receive academic recognition through the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's academic review committee.

Hanbit Majung Classroom is operated at the "Da+On Center" located within Yeongnim Elementary School under the Seoul Multicultural Education Support Center. Participation is free of charge. Participants are recruited continuously, and students are selected based on results from on-site consultations after application.

The Da+On Center, opened in October 2019, provides comprehensive support services for multicultural students. Multicultural coordinators offer one-stop services to support multicultural students' adaptation to public education, and after-school Korean language classes (one class each for elementary and middle school) are operated. Information related to multicultural education can be found on the Seoul Multicultural Education Support Center website.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "Through the operation of the Seoul Multicultural Education Support Center, we are preparing to expand Korean language preparatory education programs so that newly arrived multicultural students can adapt well to school life," and added, "We plan to implement projects not only for multicultural education for the Seoul education community but also for global citizenship education."

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