FTA is an acronym for Free Trade Agreement, which makes tariffs lower or removes them for all kinds of goods and services between nations. Traditionally, it has not been free to export or import goods and services across nations due to tariffs. The Korea-U.S. FTA is negotiations to minimize tariffs and other barriers in trade between Korea and the United States.The FTA talks started during President Roh’s presidency. He decided to begin meetings in February 2006. After that, the two nations concluded the negotiations through eight meetings. However, lawmakers of the USA’s Democratic Party expr
Animal testing means doing research using experiments on animals. The testing is conducted inside universities, medical schools, and pharmaceutical companies. The purpose of testing and the number of animals that are used are various. Animal testing has engendered a lot of controversy.ProHuman beings encounter many illnesses. For this reason, people conduct a lot of experiments that develop new medicine and medical technology. In the course of experiments, many animals are killed testing medicine because using medicines that are not guaranteed to be safe for people is very dangerous. Animal te
Lemmings, small rodents which are usually found in or near the Arctic, are the subject of a popular conception that they commit mass suicide when they migrate. They follow one another in a migration that leads to their plunging off a cliff one after another. In the past, their behavior seemed to be glorified in that they purposely killed themselves, potentially to save more food for others.However, it is now known that as they approach the cliff top, the leader suddenly changes direction heading along the cliff towards a path down to the water. Those lucky enough to be in the front of the foll
Location: Center for International Education #220Office Hours: 09:00~18:00Telephone Number: 053-580-6482, 6998Web site: http://www.kongzi.ac.kr/-IntroductionThe Confucius Institute is operated by Beijing Language and Culture University. It provides Chinese education programs and Chinese teachers from the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. In addition, it develops teaching materials for children. There are 2 visiting professors, 4 Korean teachers, and 2 Chinese teachers.-Courses1. Short coursesThe short courses are usually 8-week courses. There are a speaking course, a new
People all over the world were shocked about and mourned the death of Steve Jobs, the former CEO and chairman of the board of Apple. It is not too much to say that the 21st century can be divided into before and after the iPhone. That‘s why many people remember him as an innovative person.Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. He was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. Because Jobs‘ biological mother was a single mother going to university, she could not raise him. He studied philosophy in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. He took only classes he felt interested in. A calligraphy class which was
Recently, Billboard, a world famous music chart, made a K-pop chart category. It means K-pop is spreading beyond Asia to Europe and South America judging from “SM Town in Paris” in June, the JYJ concert in Spain in October, and the forthcoming Cube Entertainment’s London concert in December. Fans of K-pop are waiting to see Korean singers. They have even made K-pop fan clubs with friends, singing and dancing to K-pop songs. Through this article, we look into the whole story of K-pop fever and find its economic effects. Most people think that the beginning of K-pop fever was Japan. However, it
· Location: Center for International Education #120· Office Hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00· Telephone Number: 053-580-6328· Web site: http://web.kmu.ac.kr/fli ◈ Division of International EducationThe Division of International Education teaches TOEFL, TOEIC, TOEIC Speaking, and JPT. Their classes are held every semester.◆ English① TOEIC (11/7 ~ 12/16)- Students can choose a class depending on their levels. TOEIC classes run for six weeks, and the timetable is divided into 7:50A.M. ~ 8:40A.M., and 9:30A.M. ~ 5:20P.M. (in student’s time between classes). The fee is 100,000 won for registered students and 1
These days no matter where you go you can find advertisements for English books, academies, camps, and other programs. Each one claims to have the “secret” to learn to speak better, faster, or more like a native speaker. But there is always a cost. No book company or academy will tell you that the key to success actually costs no money at all. Let me share two of my language learning experiences as an example. From middle school all the way into my later years of university, I had to take second language classes to fulfill graduation requirements. Although we had a few choices of languages, m