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  The importance of  language   learning  as an indispensable means of communication cannot be over- emphasized. The history of  language  as a means of communication is as old as the history of mankind.  Language  is a legacy that has been passed on from generation to generation. However, getting to be fluent in any  language  initially requires interest, effort  and  practice. The  Korean   language  is not an exception.  The  Korean   language  is one of the most recently developed languages  and  it is said to be a scientific  language . With some inputs from Chinese  language   and  recently from English  language , it is fast becoming a  language  that is spoken by many nationalities. “Hallyu” which is a term in  Korean   language  that means a growing popularity of  Korean  movies  and  TV dr...

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 On Saturday, May 28, Sports festival for foreigners was held at the Grand stadium of Suwon University. The festival has been organized by Rota ract club for the last sixteen years for a purpose of eliminating perception about the foreign workers and of helping them adapt to Korea.   [Picture of foreign participants from all over the World along with the members of Rotaract club members]     The sports event officially started around 10 a.m after the opening speech of the president of Rotaract club. Afterwards, foreign workers and volunteers from Rotaract club of Suwon University enjoyed playing soccer, volley ball and other games.   [Picture: President of Rotaract club addressing the participants during opening ceremony]    Foreign workers and their families from Phillipines, Uzbekistan, Nepal, etc. participated in this year's sports festival.   [Picture: A multicultural family participating in the festival ] ...

  On May 28, a festival for children was organized at Mokjeong Park in celebration of Children’s Day of CIS countries. CIS countries do celebrate Children’s Day like Korea, but the date is different. It is celebrated on June 1 st     whereas one in Korea is on May 5 th .   It is for third time that a festival for Children’s Day for CIS kids was organized in Seoul. Thanks to the efforts of the ‘KIMushki’, Children Culture Club of Russia and Central Asia, the performances have become diverse and the number of participants has also increased.     Along with the delightful concerts, toys, and medical goods are also donated to the  families in need. Accordingly, the children who are unable to participate in the festival can also feel the warmth of Children’s Day.       By: Karmanova Evgeniia,  SGC Correspondent (Russian)     Translation: Sanjay Kumar , SGC Correspondent (English )

On Sunday May 5th, Seoul Africa Festival was held on the pedestrian street in front of , Dongdaemun Design Plaza(DDP) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.     This year's festival was divided into six zones, such as the community zone with Africa related organizations; market zone for selling Africa related goods; friends zone with embassies of African nations; culture zone for experiencing African culture etc, and knowledge zone consisting exhibitions and lectures. Although the duration of the event was short , it attracted a large number of foreign residents from different countries.                When you enter the entrance you can see that different sales booth and the embassy booths of some of the African countries are set up on both sides of the street. The embassy booths offered information on tourism and culture of the respective countries, while traditional food and various delicate handicrafts could be bought from the...

On May 13, International Spring Festival was held at Seoul Dwight International School. As the festival started at 10 am, the people started gathering. Until 11 am most of the crowd were students, however, as the time progressed, huge crowd of about 300 persons including parents, teachers and people related to the festival could be observed.                     Inside view of the sports ground in the school      Photo: Seoul Global Center   On this occasions such as World food festival, many traditional games, airbounce and outdoor games were also organized in the school premises and it could be easily participated only by visiting the tents. The parents spent quality time with the children and it was amazing to see them enjoying food of different countries during the lunch.                ...

 5 월 13 일 토요일 , 서울드와이트 외국인학교에서 국제 봄 페어 가 다채롭게 열렸다 . 국제 봄페어는 10 시에 시작되자 점점 사람들이 붐비기 시작했다 . 오전 11 시까지는 학생들이 대부분이었지만 , 11 시 되서는 외국인 선생님 , 학부모 , 관계자들까지 방문하여 약 300 명 정도로 많아졌다 .  이 날 세계음식문화축제와 함께 다양한 전통놀이 , 에어바운스 , 아웃도르 게임과 유익한 체험이 준비되어 있었기에 각 체험부스를 누구나 참여할 수 있었다 . 학부모들은 학생들과 놀이체험하고 , 점심시간에는 세계의 다양한 음식을 즐기는 모습이 매우 활기차보였다 .                                      그린피스 담당자는 자연보호의 뜻을 전달하고 있다 . < 사진제공 = 서울글로벌센터 > 아이들은 지구온난화의 극복을 위해 활동하고 있는 Greenpeace 부스를 방문하여 자연보호에 관심을 보이기도 했다 . 또 프리마켓의 제품을 꼼꼼히 보는 아이들도 있었다 . 하지만 무엇보다도 음식문화축제에는 호주 , 인도 , 터키 , 프랑스 , 파키스탄 , 한국 , 네덜란드 , 캐나다 , 필리핀 , 태국 , 이탈리아 , 일본 등을 포함한 약 15 개국의 신선한 음식이 준비되어 있어 , 학부와 아이들에게 제일 인기가 높았다 .   이외에 쥬스 코너 , 어학원 , 옷 , 점보댄스와 치과 같은 분야를 광고하는 목적으로 온 부스도 있었고 서울글로벌센터에서 무료로 제기 만들기 체험은 많은 각광을 얻었다 . 특히 어린아이들과 초등학생들은 제기 만드는 것에 큰 관심을 가졌다 . 제기 체험을 여러번 한 아이는 , " 이런 체험이 매우 재미있다 . 선물도 받을 수 있어서 아주 좋다 " 라고 하며 , 함께 참석한 부모도...

The appointment ceremony and orientation for the 6 th Seoul Living Monitors 2017 was held at Seoul City Hall on 18 th of March 2017. It was the second orientation in a row after the first orientation held on Feb. 27. Monitors consist of 80 members in total, 70 foreign residents from 33 different countries in Asia, Africa, Europe etc., and 10 translators from Korea.                                             Photo Courtesy: Multicultural division, Seoul Metropolitan Government       According to the multiculturalism division of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Living Monitors Program has started with the vision to seek areas where foreign residents in Seoul face difficulties, to study successful policies of other countries and to propose plans...

Job Center of the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor offers many programs to support Koreans seeking jobs. Currently, there is no separate program for foreign residents. However, foreign residents with visas such as F-2, F-4, F-5 and F6 are eligible to receive the counseling from Employment team of the Job center.                                                                                    [Photo: Entrance gate of Employment Team located on the  5th floor of                    ...

On April 12, Kookmin Bank (KB) launched panel for foreign customers in the financial world for the first time in order to understand the financial needs of foreigners and to develop and provide new services for them. The first panel consists of 12 panelists from different nationalities. Some of them are Counselors and Correspondents from Seoul Global Center. These panelists would speak for foreign customers in Korea.                                                                              [Yun Jong Gyu, President of Kookmin Bank (eigth from the left) and Kim Nam Il, representative of Kookmin Bank minor enterprises   group( second from the left) and panelists/Photo:Kookmin Bank]   ...

한국 고용노동부의 고용센터는 내국인을 취업하는데 도움을 주기 위해 다양한 취업 지원 프로그램을 운영하고 있다 . 현재 고용센터에서 외국인을 위해 취업 지원 프로그램이 따로 없지만 거주 비자 (F-2, F-4, F-5, F-6 등 ) 를 소지한 외국인이라면 고용센터 취업팀에서 취업상담을 받을 수 있고 구직 신청도 할 수 있다 .                                                                                                                                                                          [사진: 서울 서부 고용센터 5층 취업팀 입구] 구직 신청 절차는 먼저 고용센터 취업팀을 방문하여 외국인등록증을 제시한 후에 상담을 받아야한다 . 상담을 받은 후에 고용센터에서 제공하는 구직 신청서를 작성해서 취업팀 직원에게 제출하면 된다 . 신청서에는 구직자의 개인 정보 , 학력 , 경력 , 희망 직종 및 희망 연봉 등 기본 정보들을 기재해야한다 . 4 월 11 ...