Almost everything about English education in Korea is a mystery. A country where people can’t speak English even though they have learned English at school for at least more than 10 years. A country where people answer in English, “I can't speak English,” when asked, “Can you speak English?” A country where English is a mandatory subject in examinations for entering schools, getting jobs, and promotion, even though it is not an official language. A country where we can find a lot of grammatically wrong and different expressions on road signs in the same city and tourist guidebook. A country, h
Recently, there was a big earthquake in Japan. For this reason, Japan suffered heavy damage, and an explosion occurred in the Fukushima nuclear power plant. For that reason, there are many arguments about nuclear power plant construction.proRecently, many people are worried about nuclear power after the radiation releases caused by the earthquake in Japan. However, we should not oppose nuclear power unconditionally because it has many advantages. First, nuclear energy is eco-friendly if handled carefully. Lately, environmental issues like global warming and acid rain have grown. These issues a
On March 11, the world was surprised at a powerful earthquake in Japan. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake happened in Tohoku 373 km away from Tokyo. This earthquake is ranked in the top 4 in history. The earthquake was accompanied by a tsunami. The tsunami hit the east coast of Japan 10 minutes after the earthquake. The height of the tsunami was over 10 meters. The tsunami covered farmland near the city of Sendai and smashed cars and buildings. It smashed large ships in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. Many aftershocks also damaged Japan. As a result of the aftershocks, the situation became worse
Nowadays, CCTV has become a controversial issue.ProOur society has a lot of problems including murder, theft, kidnapping, and beating. Furthermore, there are many sexual assaults in our society. We need an around-the-clock surveillance system like CCTV. People who intend to do illegal acts fear CCTV. We can prevent many problems by using CCTV. We can live more safely after CCTV is installed. For example, if CCTV is installed to observe illegal acts, the possibility of doing illegal acts is lower than before. According to one investigation, most criminals feel worried about CCTV, and they commi
Recently a student expressed to me that she has been feeling bewildered as to why she is at university. I told her I sympathized: I always hated school. Please don’t misunderstand me. I love teaching, but I hated being a student. I love learning, but I hate studying. I struggled to get through both high school and university. I didn’t struggle because I didn’t understand the material; I struggled because I didn’t know why I was doing it. It was hard for me because I fundamentally understood the purpose of university – a good job, a comfortable life. I also wanted to please my parents and
Starting with the drama Winter Sonata in Japan, the Korean Wave has sparked a fad for Korean movies, dramas, and pop music. The trend is spreading across the world beyond Asia. However, nowadays, an anti-Korean Wave movement is spreading into China, Japan, and other countries. There are many reasons why foreigners feel animosity to the Korean Wave. First, cultural identity is very important to all countries. People worry that their own culture will disappear because foreign culture spreads deeply in their culture. For this reason, they feel wary about Korean culture.The second reason is the fi
Seoul's elementary, middle, and high schools banned corporal punishment on November 1. Now, even light punishment can be corporal punishment. Because of this, the pros and cons of a total ban on corporal punishment have been raised. ProIn July, a video heated the Internet. It showed a student being slapped across the face and kicked by his school teacher when he wrote a letter of apology because of a fight with his friend. After the video was uploaded to the Internet, that teacher was dismissed from his post, and Kwak No-hyun, the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, b
Center Chief: Yu Hyeong-kwanLocation: New Bauer Hall first floor Telephone Number: 580-6091~3, 6097 Office Hours: 09:00 - 17:00 Web site: http://web.kmu.ac.kr/janghak/Scholarship System1. Excellent Grade ScholarshipThe excellent grade scholarships are given to students who get high grades. The scholarship is supervised by the dean of each college. There are three kinds of scholarship, Truth, Justice, and Love. Each one has a different amount of scholarship. Truth gives all of tuition, Justice gives half tuition, and Love gives one-third tuition.If you don’t have an official approved English t