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Teaching English in Korea (Outgoing Program) Featured:

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  • Locations: Gwangju Gyeonggi, South Korea; Seoul, South Korea; Sokcho, South Korea
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Program Homepage: Click to visit
  • Restrictions: KU applicants only
  • Program Cost: Summer
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Summer 2019 02/15/2019
02/26/2019 05/24/2019 07/05/2019
IMPORTANT DATE INFORMATION: The start date listed is the on-site arrival date for the program. Students will depart the US on the evening of 5/22/19.

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Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Type: Faculty-Led, Internship Study Abroad Program Coordinator: Kate Gerken
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA Eligibility: 2.75 GPA
Open to Non-KU students: No Open to graduate students: Yes
Click here for a definition of this term Fulfills KU Core Advanced Education Goal 4.2 - Culture and Diversity: Yes
Program Description:


Funding your Study Abroad Program

KU Study Abroad can do personalized financial aid and scholarship advising for students.  Please visit 108 Lippincott Hall or call 785-864-3742 to set up an appointment.  KU students who qualify for financial aid in the form of Stafford and/or other loans, Federal Grants, and KU or outside scholarships may apply the aid to the cost of a study abroad program.  
 
KU Study Abroad supplemental scholarships are available to KU degree seeking students. Applications are available online. The scholarship application deadline is March 1 for Summer, March 15th for Fall and Academic Year programs and October 1 for Spring, Winter Break and Spring Break programs.
 
For additional scholarship opportunities visit:  www.studyabroad.ku.edu/other-scholarship-opportunities
 

Freeman Foundation East Asia Internship Award

Undergraduate or graduate students who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply for a Freeman Foundation East Asia Internship Award of $2,500 to $4,000 for the summer 2018 program. The priority deadline to apply is January 15th.    
 
Application Procedures

All applicants will be required to complete several documents for each study abroad application.  Below is a list of documents that will need to be completed for an application.

        a. Statement of Purpose
        b. Verification of Minimum GPA Requirement
        c. Unofficial Transcript or Advising Report
        d. 2 Recommendations
        e. Authorization to Release Student Information
        f. Student Conduct Verification
        g. Financial Aid Questionnaire        
        h. Applicants will also complete an interview with the program directors in early December.

For more detailed information about the application process, please visit our Application Process page.



Program Ratings:
Overall Experience:
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Academic Experiences:
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Cultural Experience:
1 2 3 4 5
Program Reviews:
Summer 2017 Participant
Manage your time well. Go into the program knowing that there is a significant amount of work to complete, but that this work is definitely doable if you commit yourself. Additionally, communicate with the other members of your practicum, as good relationship with them is key to your success as a student teacher at Kyunghwa. The most important thing I found, however, is the importance of embracing new cultural experiences - try new food, step out of your native language, make conversation, take the subway to new places on the weekends - reaching out of your comfort zone is what will truly make this experience memorable.

Aiyana Lynn Moyer, Summer 2017 Participant
Being able to interact with the students and get to know them on personal as well as intellectual levels was probably the most rewarding part of the program. I became close with multiple students, and it was interesting to speak to them in multiple contexts because of my unique status as a foreign student teacher who is only a couple of years older than them. After six weeks of speaking, playing, and interacting in and out of the classroom, some of the students really opened up to me and wanted to keep in contact even after the program ended. The acceptance I experienced and the bonds I formed made for a touching and rewarding experience.

Mandeep Kaur Ballagan, Summer 2016 Participant
My favorite part about this program was that it provided all of my fellow KU student teachers and I with the unique opportunity of being completely immersed in the local community and school. I felt like I was an actual part of the community in Gwangju instead of feeling like a foreigner. It was amazing being in the school and seeing all the students every single day and it was equally as amazing seeing the students at the best icecream place in the city or at the most famous tteokboki place after school. It was just so nice being surrounded by the loving students and the loving people of Gwangju every moment of the day-whether you were in the school or out and about in the city.

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This program is currently not accepting applications.