Professional Development Opportunities
국립국어원 K-티처 프로그램
The K-Teacher Programme, developed by the National Institute of Korean Language (official government body responsible for developing, standardising, and promoting the Korean language), is an innovative global initiative designed to support and empower overseas Korean language teachers and aspiring educators. As interest in Korean language and culture continues to grow worldwide, the programme provides a valuable opportunity for educators and aspiring educators to strengthen their teaching expertise, develop practical classroom skills, and become part of an international community dedicated to Korean language education.
The programme is FREE OF CHARGE and:
- Provides flexible and accessible online learning opportunities to suit your schedule
- Is suitable for educators with diverse levels of teaching experience and backgrounds
- Offers a wide range of theory-based and practicum-oriented courses to support training in:
- Korean language teaching methodologies
- Specialised subject areas, including Korean culture education, linguistics, literature, history, translation and interpretation
- Developing practical classroom skills and professional teaching expertise through teaching and learning design sessions, as well as by observing experienced teachers’ classroom practices and teaching approaches.
As for more details of the programme, please see here: 2026년 K-티처 프로그램 안내지
To apply to K-teacher programme, you will need to register an account on this website: https://kcenter.korean.go.kr/kcenter/kteacher/info.do. Please use this document to help with your registration: K-티처 프로그램 회원 가입 길잡이.
For more free teaching and learning resources, please see here: ☞ 국립국어원 한국어교수학습샘터 바로 가기
You are most welcome to share this form with your own students who have TOPIK Level 4 and above (or equivalent), and anyone else you think might be interested.
For any queries, please contact Dr Cuie Xu (서취아), University of Leeds, at [email protected].
