Yonsei Korean Language Institute

2024 Academic Schedule (※ Schedule subject to change. Based on Korean Standard Time)

• Eligibility: Graduates of 2-year colleges or those who have completed at least 2 years of a 4-year college program, currently teaching or intending to teach Korean language domestically or internationally.
• Required Documents: All documents must be submitted online
  • Online application form (online format)
  • Self-introduction letter (stating the purpose of the training, free format, within 500 characters)
  • Final diploma or graduation certificate
  • Korean language education internship plan (including internship location and contact information): to be included in the application form
  • Certificate of employment (limited to Yonsei University staff or faculty) (one copy for eligible applicants)

• Following the guidelines for operating Korean language education internships at the National Institute of Korean Language, trainees must participate in at least 4 hours of Korean language education field practice (field lecture observation) out of the total 20 hours of internship. Therefore, to apply for this course, it is essential to specify the Korean language education internship plan in the application form.
• In this course, after completing at least 60 hours of classes in the Korean language field and Korean language education theory as a foreign language, you can take the Korean language education internship course. Therefore, please complete the relevant area classes for 60 hours before conducting field lecture observations or classroom practice. (Korean language teaching training courses online can conduct Korean language education internships from the 6th week onwards according to the schedule.)

• Tuition Fee: KRW 790,000 (no application fee)
• Internship Fee: KRW 70,000 and Observation Fee: KRW 80,000 (if applying for an internship at this institution)
• Payment of tuition fees can be made online through credit card payment or virtual account transfer..
• When paying from overseas, banks may deduct fees from the amount. In this case, the difference due to fees is the responsibility of the applicant, and overseas cards are not accepted..
• Refund Policy (based on the date of submission of the refund application):
  • Full refund is only possible until before the start of the course, and in the case of requesting overseas remittance, the amount deducted for remittance fees will be refunded.

    수업일수	반환금액(반환비율)
    개강일로부터 1주차	724,100원
    개강일로부터 2주차	658,300원
    개강일로부터 3주차	592,500원
    개강일로부터 4주차	526,600원
    개강일로부터 5주차	460,800원
    개강일로부터 6주차	395,000원
    개강일로부터 7주차	329,100원
    개강일로부터 8주차	263,300원
    개강일로부터 9주차	197,500원
    개강일로부터 10주차	131,600원
    개강일로부터 11주차	65.800원
    개강일로부터 12주차	환불불가

  • 개강 후 반환은 아래와 같이 주차별로 반환 금액이 달라집니다.

• Upon achieving an attendance rate of 85% or higher throughout the entire program and passing the comprehensive exam, a certificate of completion will be awarded under the name of the President of Yonsei University.
• Upon completion of this course, candidates become eligible to take the Korean Language Teaching Proficiency Test (KLPT), and upon passing the test, they can obtain a Grade 3 Korean language teaching certificate.
• Yonsei University alumni (undergraduate/graduate) receive a scholarship equivalent to 10% of the tuition fee. (The scholarship will be disbursed individually to the graduates after completing the course.)
• Special lectures will be provided for preparation for the Korean Language Proficiency Test.

* When submitting the 'Mock Teaching' video assignment and conducting teaching demonstrations, foreign learners must personally recruit their own participants.