<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hello Everyone,<div><br></div><div>I’m forwarding some materials that allow UCR undergraduates to apply for positions to teach English in Korea.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div>The program is called “English Program in Korea” - EPIK.</div><div><br></div><div>It is similar to the JET program recruiting college graduates to teach in Japan.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is a link to the website: <a href="https://www.epik.go.kr/web/epik/main">https://www.epik.go.kr/web/epik/main</a></div><div><br></div><div>Application related materials are below. Applications open August 1, for spring 2027.</div><div><br></div><div>FYI,</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div><br></div><div>jt</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>—<br>James Tobias, Ph.D.<br>Professor,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Chair</div><div>Department of English<br>University of California<br>Riverside CA 92521<br>jtobias@ucr.edu<br><br><font size="1">https://ucr.zoom.us/j/95465985946?pwd=Z1A4Yk1UZDhBTjY5UkJ5R1VQTWUvQT09<br><br>"We at UCR would like to respectfully acknowledge and recognize our responsibility to the original and current caretakers of this land, water, and air: the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano peoples and all of their ancestors and descendants, past, present, and future. Today this meeting place is home to many Indigenous peoples from all over the world, including UCR faculty, students, and staff, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these homelands."</font><br><br></div></div></div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Dear EPIK Partner,</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">I hope this email finds you well.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">I am writing to share important information regarding Spring 2027 recruitment.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">1. Application Link for Spring 2027 Term<br></b><a href="https://enter.jinhakapply.com/Notice/9241002/A" style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank">https://enter.jinhakapply.com/Notice/9241002/A<br></a><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Note: This link will be activated from August 1 at 9:00 AM (KST).</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">2. Spring 2027 Agency/MOU Evaluation Form (Attached)<br></b><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Please refer to the attached document for the evaluation form.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">3. Evaluation Submission<br></b><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">You may submit the evaluation form to </span><a href="mailto:epikniied@korea.kr" style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank">epikniied@korea.kr</a><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> to register new applicants starting from </span><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><font color="#0000ff">August 1 at 9:00 AM (KST).</font></b><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">However, please note that EPIK will begin reviewing submissions from September.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">4. Spring 2027 EPIK Guidelines (Attached)<br></b><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Please review the guidelines carefully, as some information has been updated. Any appendix files are also attached to this email.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">5. Spring 2027 Update<br></b><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Although this has already been updated in the Spring 2027 EPIK Guidelines, we would like to provide some explanation in detail.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Starting this term, applicants will be asked during their interview whether they have ever taken the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) administered by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED). If they have taken the test, they will be asked to submit a copy of their TOPIK score report.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Please note that this is not a required document, and submitting (or not submitting) a TOPIK score report will not affect the evaluation or selection process in any way. The score report will be used for reference purposes only.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Thank you all for your cooperation and please contact your EPIK liaison if you have any other questions.</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Best regards,</span><br style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Serena</span></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:14px">EPIK 정미진 드림</div><div style="font-size:14px">------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:14px">MiJin Serena Jung</div><div style="font-size:14px">EPIK Administrative Assistant(English Program in Korea), NIIED</div><div style="font-size:14px">Ministry of Education</div><div style="font-size:14px"><br></div><div style="font-size:14px">Room 802</div><div style="font-size:14px">#191 Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do</div><div style="font-size:14px">Republic of Korea</div><div style="font-size:14px">Tel. 82-2-3668-1400</div><div style="font-size:14px"><img width="200" height="139" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ya42PX4DsmIWfjatyapaariikQzXfigQRW0dlTFJPyhxMcA4nNBPyuwDdydMdyyTTbviSCf_MOm7yr"></div><div style="font-size:14px"><img width="200" height="56" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ztL07wgrAGXCjwcfGn57yKD9yaBwaPEpiFpys0GGWxzH0Kl9dQH2UWFNYKHSGRR--jZanexIV2pseP"><br></div></div></div></div>
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