Recently, the number of people taking the teacher certification exam has increased dramatically, which makes it much more competitive. On August 26 this year, temporary teachers protested their situation and demanded to be made permanent teachers. They must renew contracts their each year, unlike permanent teachers, because they failed the exam. They can continue to get their contracts renewed or new contracts and work as teachers, but they don't have the security of stability of permanent teachers.Temporary teachers believe they do the same work and are as good as permanent teachers, so they
As Korea becomes more globalized, more foreigners move here. Some foreigners commit crimes and others have various problems or conflicts here. However, it is not easy to settle conflicts or prosecute alleged criminals because of language barriers. To help resolve these matters, you need a legal interpreter.● RoleA legal interpreter makes simultaneous interpretation in legal proceedings. They help make legal matters go more smoothly and fairy by accurately interpreting statements by lawyers, prosecutors, judges, plaintiffs and defendants. That’s why a legal interpreter must have specialized kno
Have you ever heard about food phobias? A phobia is an irrational and excessive fear of an object or situation according to the American Psychiatric Association. We usually associate phobias with scary or dangerous things or situations such as flying or spiders, but a food phobia is a fear of food. Phobias generally don’t threaten our lives, but they can make life inconvenient. The recent food contaminations, the pesticide Fipronil in eggs in Europe and Asia and Hepatitis E in sausage made by German and Dutch pigs in United Kingdom, have caused some people to develop food phobias.On July 1, th
On May 22, 22 people including children who attended Ariana Grande’s performance at Manchester Stadium were killed in a terror attack. After the show, two huge explosions occurred at the entrance of the stadium. The terrorist died when he detonated the second bomb. The bomber, Salman Ramadan Abedi, was a British Sunni Muslim born in Manchester. Not long after, there was another terror attack in London. On June 3, citizens and travelers were attacked on and near London Bridge. Three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then got out of the van and invaded the nearby pubs and res
Have you ever seen a unique design on a credit card and wondered who made it? These days, having a personalized credit, debit or check card is very popular. People can even choose their own pictures to put on a card. This shows that design is important to people. The people who make unique and arresting designs on these small cards are credit card designers.● RoleMost people don’t know exactly where or how designs for cards are made. They are made by credit card designers who work for financial institutions. When they prepare to develop a new product, they first discuss the product concepts wi
Since the blind recruitment system has been applied to public institutions in Korea from the second half of this year, it has caused great controversy. Some people agree with it because it is an equal recruitment system which only considers applicants’ skills. On the other hand, some people disagree with it because of its reverse discrimination and side effects.ProThe Korean government started to make blind recruitment mandatory at the 332 public organizations in the second half of this year. Blind recruitment is a method to focus on a candidate’s aptitude and capability, so it ignores factors
Have you ever heard of hamburger disease? It’s a funny name for a serious condition. The hamburger disease’s exact name is the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), which is caused by certain strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli). E. coli has an incubation period of 3-8 days. After the incubation period, symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal cramping happen. HUS usually develops in children after five to ten days of diarrhea. HUS occurs when damaged red blood cells block the kidneys’ filter system. Two to 14 days after the onset of diarrhea, the urinary output decreases and anemia begins. Swellin
Recently, a raise of the minimum wage is very controversial in Korea.Some people agree with it because of improving the quality of a worker’s life and growing the economy. Some people disagree with it because of rising labor costs and worker laziness.ProA raise of the minimum wage has a strong influence on society because of gaining income of the individuals, activating economy, preventing labor of exploitation, and income redistribution. However, Korea has had a stagnant economy for the last 10 years, and there have been scarcely any wage increases since 2008. For these reasons, the minimum w