The Literature Translation Institute Korea’s Translation Academy is recruiting new students for its 2016 semester, which begins this September.
The academy offers two-year courses in the translation of Korean literary and cultural texts into English, French, German, Spanish and Russian.
The programs feature comprehensive and in-depth training in literary translation, comprising some 9 to 15 hours of classes per week, as well as excursions that provide insight into Korean culture and history, talks with writers and practical and theoretical lessons that feature group debates and coursework.
Students of the Literature Translation Academy of Korea’s Translation Academy visit a Buddhist temple (LTI Korea)
Two courses, the fellowship course and the general course, are available. Fellowship applicants must be foreign nationals interested in translating Korean literature. The fellowship includes round-trip airfare, a 1.6 million won ($1,390) monthly stipend, visa and health insurance, assistance in finding housing and exemption of registration fees.MOST POPULAR