1. What is the most impressive memory you've had in Korea and in Keimyung University?I learned samulnori from the Department of Korean Studies in Keimyung. I played the drum there but it was not as easy as I had thought before. I also learned samulnori from Choi Dong-woo at the Edinburgh Festival. In addition, I learned straw art. I think learning new things is a very exciting experience.2. Why did you choose to study Korea, and why in KMU?My mother came to Korea to teach English, so I came to Korea and lived here for a year. In Korea, I met a pastor in church, and he introduced a Korean profe
A midsummer night's performance with Korean traditional musical instruments
Three months after the presidential inauguration, several polls showed that the support rates of President Lee Myung Bak were less than 30%. Given the landslide victory in the presidential election, the low support rate for Lee is rather shocking. Citizens who had voted for Lee in the presidential election started complaining about his policy stances and attitude. In particular, Korean people and the mass media are seized with panic about mad cow disease. Lee was criticized for giving away quarantine sovereignty to the US and endangering public life. Lee seems to be loosing trust from the gene
Messages from Keimyung Graduate Assemblymen ● Jeong Hae-gul(Class of '58, Dept. of History) Independent Chin-park member; served three times as popularly elected Uiseong-gun chairman; committee member of the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development My three times' reappointment as the county headman in Uiseong-gun made me run for the National Assembly, and I became a member of the National Assembly. As the Assemblyman for Uiseong-gun, Cheongsong County, and Gunwi-gun, I will try my best to develop underdeveloped rural life there. My Keimyung juniors, have bright prospects before
The Gazette interviewed Lee Bo-young, one of the famous English educators in Korea, and asked about the recent high interest in English-immersion, and also asked her for some advice for university students studying English to prepare for their future. Q 1. These days, many people show an interest in becoming TEE (Teaching English in English) teachers as suggested by the new government, so they spend a considerable amount of money and time on acquiring a TESOL certificate. How effective is TESOL in relation to becoming a TEE teacher? A: First, TESOL (Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Lan