G.O.A.’L.’s 말하기 (MalHagi) program is NOT intended to be a Korean class. 말하기 (MalHagi) is designed to provide you with a native Korean speaker in order to practice, study with, receive feedback, and have clarification on different points of the Korean language, with a focus on speaking!

Language Partners are G.O.A.’L. volunteers and most are not certified teachers. G.O.A.’L. will do their best to match you with a Language Partner that is appropriate for your level and intended learning targets.

This program is targeted to those who are currently studying Korean and have material you can bring to each session to work on with your Language Partner. Adoptees are responsible for providing the materials for each session and having a target for each session.

• Program Period: 10 sessions
• Meeting Time: Once per week, 1.5-2 hours via Zoom/Google Meet (+orientation & evaluation)
• Cost: Current G.O.A.’L. Member: FREE, Non-members: $50

Please note that volunteers are limited, so acceptance into the program may be delayed until availability can be matched.

“My language partner was wonderful – easy to communicate with, and incredibly patient and supportive. I loved that the online sessions made scheduling sessions easy even though I’m in the U.S. and my partner was in Seoul. Mostly, it was great having the opportunity to get more comfortable making Korean come out of my mouth while getting to know my language partner and feeling somehow more connected to Korea through my sessions with her.”

– Dina B., American adoptee