Boarding Schools in South Korea - Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Gyeonggi Suwon International School, Gimpo Foreign Language High School (Paperback)

Chapters: Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Gyeonggi Suwon International School, Gimpo Foreign Language High School. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies or HAFS is a private boarding school located in the northern part of Yongin, South Korea. The school received its first students in 2005, a total of 355 students: 153 boys and 202 girls. The current principal is Mr. Bong-Chul Nam, former principal of Daewon Foreign Language High School, and the vice principal is Mr. Sam-cheon Oh. Non-Korean teachers in conversation-based courses have a range of qualifications, from Ed.D. in home countries to 10+ years of teaching experience to a work permit in South Korea. Native-speaking teachers include three from China, six from English-speaking countries, two from Japan, one from Germany and one from France. There are five language departments, which are often referred to as "majors": English, French, German, Chinese, and Japanese. One staff member is appointed as the head of each department. Although minors do not exist, taking a third language course is required. In every grade, each department is designated into numbers; classes 1 - 3 are English majors; class 4, French majors; class 5, German majors; classes 6 - 8, Chinese majors; classes 9 - 10, Japanese majors. There are approximately 35 students per class. It has also been selected as a PSAT, SAT, AP and ACT test center by the College Board. Many students from outside the school choose HAFS as their SAT testing center. Extra-curricular activities of HAFS students are highly diversified; they range from debate and speech clubs to an environment club dedicated to saving tropical forests. Success in extra-curricular activities explains, to the certain extent, why HAFS stu...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=285014