Call for Applications to the LTI Korea Translation Academy 2023 Regular Course

The LTI Korea Translation Academy is seeking aspiring translators and talented candidates eager to receive professional training in literary and cultural content-related translation who are up to the challenge of leading the Korean wave into a new era.

☐ Course Introduction

○ Languages: English, French, German, Spanish,Russian, Chinese, Japanese

○ Duration: August 21, 2023 - June 2025 (4 semesters over 2 years)

○ Curriculum

- Practical Training in Literary Translation & Practical Training in Cultural Content Translation (Language-specific seminars)

- Lectures on Korean literature, culture, and arts (Non-language-specific subjects)

- Translation workshops with authors and relevant experts, literary field trips,and various other events

* Effective from 2023, the Media Translation Course has been merged with the Regular Course into one single program.

○ Course Schedule: Lectures will be given on weekdays from Monday to Friday between 9:00 and 18:00. Before the start of each semester, students will receive a timetable detailing the times and locations for the classes in which they are enrolled.

- Before the start of the 1^st semester, students will be required to watch preparatory online lectures in the form of 25-minute-long video sessions (6 subjects, 8 sessions per subject)

- Students will be required to enroll in 5 subjects for each of their first 3 semesters (15 hours of class time per week) and 3 subjects during their 4th semester (9 hours of class time per week).

- During the summer and winter breaks, students will be required to enroll in 2 subjects(two hours per subject).

○ Location: Literature Translation Institute of Korea, located in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

○ Faculty: Relevant experts in each respective field

○ Tuition & registration fees: Free tuition for all students, and a yearly registration fee of 100,000 KRW for general applicants

☐ Admission Details

☐ How to Apply

○ Application Period: April 3 to April 21, 2023, at 16:00 KST

○ Applications should be made online through the LTI Korea Translation Academy website (https://academy.ltikorea.or.kr).

○ Required Documents

○ Notes

- The personal statement must be written in both Korean and the language for which the applicant seeks admission into the program.

- Only degree certificates issued in Korean or English will be accepted. Certificates issued in other languages must be translated into Korean or English, after which they are to be either notarized or apostilled prior to being submitted.

* Prospective graduates must be able to submit a degree certificate before June 30, 2023 and are required to submit a certificate of expected graduation at the time of their application.

- There commendation letter can be submitted in either Korean or English.

• The letter should be emailed directly to rec@klti.or.kr by the person who wrote it.

• The letter should be written by a university professor, a researcher or educator in the field of Korean studies(such as Korean literature or Korean language), or a professional literary translator.

• The letter should be completed using the form provided for this purpose on the Translation Academy’s website.

- Applicants who apply to the Regular Course are ineligible to apply to any other Translation Academy programs.

-Following the application deadline, applicants will not be permitted to change the language for which they applied or the application type(general/fellowship).

- Although we welcome applications from candidates who have completed other programs offered at the Translation Academy, applications from candidates who have already completed the Regular Course will not be accepted.

☐ Selection Process (※ All dates and times are in KST)

☐ Supplementary information

- Applicants who are found to have provided false information or forged documents will have their application cancelled or admission revoked.

- Admission results will be kept confidential.

☐ Contact us

Please direct all your questions concerning the 2023 Regular Course to the LTI Korea Academic Affairs Team by email at academy@klti.or.kr.