Gyeongnam Office of Education Fills Learning Gaps with Winter Vacation Korean Language Learning Camp

Customized Support for Multicultural Family Students

2-3 Weeks at 7 Schools Including Donggwang Elementary in the Province

Gyeongnam Office of Education is hosting a winter vacation camp that provides customized learning support for students from multicultural families.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education has prepared a winter vacation camp that provides customized learning support for multicultural students.

The camp will be held for 2 to 3 weeks at seven schools in the province, including Donggwang Elementary School in Gimhae, where special Korean language classes for multicultural education are available.

The Korean language classes are operated offline to support students from immigrant families who lack Korean proficiency and foreign families, helping to improve their basic academic skills.

Customized support considering students' situations is strengthened, including not only Korean communication but also emotional support, counseling, and experiential activities.

A blended learning method combining online and offline classes is conducted, providing 30 basic and 30 advanced lectures of the self-developed 'Wise Korean Language Exploration Life' at all times to enable students to study Korean and school subjects independently.

Using the iTalkTalk e-learning platform, elementary math content with subtitles in English, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese is also supported so that multicultural students can study independently beyond Korean.

Besides the camp, during the winter vacation, three elementary schools operate a stepping-stone program for multicultural students expected to enroll, aimed at school life adaptation training and improving basic Korean comprehension and self-directedness.

Materials necessary for Korean special class education are distributed generously to help multicultural students grow into key local talents.

To prevent difficulties in acquiring Korean, transparent masks are provided to teachers and students at schools operating 'Visiting Korean Language Education' so that they can see the speaker's mouth movements, facilitating speaking and listening learning.

Lee Eunsook, a teacher at Donggwang Elementary School in Gimhae, said, "I was worried because students often forget Korean just after the weekend," adding, "The winter vacation camp is a time to intensively learn Korean."

Hong Jeonghee, Director of Career Education, said, "During the winter vacation, which tends to be a learning gap period for multicultural students, we will provide customized educational support to improve Korean skills and basic academic abilities."

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