It feels like 2024 just began, yet May is already upon us. We’ve transitioned from warm weather to something resembling summer, with memories of winter fading fast. “April 2024 Challenge” For a while, I lived without setting monthly challenges or goals, but starting last month, I’ve been setting monthly challenges. In April, the goal was to walk more than 10,000 ...
Living without setting goals may provide temporary peace of mind, but as time passes, it may lead to a worsening situation with nothing to show for. While youth provides some advantage, it’s essential to diligently work on improving skills to better cope with potential crises. Despite facing challenges, holding onto one skill, in this case, English, helped mitigate the worst ...
For a while, I attempted to study various foreign languages. Working in an environment where English was used daily for several years, I naturally became accustomed to it, and there came a point where I didn’t need to put in effort to study English anymore. However, now that I’m no longer in an environment where I use English for work ...
Although South Korea is a country where English is not used in daily life at all, it’s a nation that shows tremendous interest in “English education.” Thanks to this, there is significant attention paid to English education in schools, and English grades are required for admission to universities. Even in the process of employment after university graduation, English plays an ...
Kim Min-sik is a producer at MBC. After working as a variety show producer in 1996, he moved to the drama department in 2007. In the early days of his career, he was active in comedy dramas that were popular at the time, and later gained popularity with sitcoms that combined jokes and drama elements. One of his representative works ...
South Korea may not be a country where English is used in daily life, but it is a nation that diligently studies English more than anyone else. As a country with no natural or underground resources, it relies heavily on exports, inevitably positioning itself geopolitically to conduct business overseas. Due to high academic and educational fervor, South Korea is exposed ...
When listing the most widely used languages in the world, one might mention English, but it can be said that the most commonly used language is Chinese, as the Chinese, based on their enormous population, roam all over the world. In particular, when visiting Asian countries, it’s not uncommon to encounter Chinese people, and when visiting famous tourist destinations, it’s ...
While Korea is a country where English is not commonly used in daily life, it shows remarkable interest in English education. Thanks to this, schools also pour considerable attention into English education, and English proficiency is required for admission to universities. Even in the process of employment after graduation, English plays an important role, and English proficiency greatly affects promotions ...
From the perspective of foreigners, English is an area that must be constantly studied. Humans are creatures of forgetfulness, so if we don’t use English in our daily lives, it tends to disappear from our memory quickly. Especially, in our country, where English is not used in daily life, more effort is needed to maintain a sense of English proficiency. ...
The book “Don’t Ever Study English” by Dr. Jung Chanyong was published in 1999. It primarily advocates for a more practical approach to improving English proficiency, moving away from conventional methods of English education. Featuring a fictional character named “K” as the protagonist, the book follows the unconventional English study method proposed by the author, Jung Chanyong, ultimately leading to ...
Being proficient in English brings many advantages in various aspects of life. Since most knowledge and information are often written in English, being good at it opens up numerous avenues for obtaining information. International university lectures are mostly conducted in English, and many universities offer online courses, so being proficient in English provides more opportunities compared to those who aren’t. ...
In an era where the saying “a dragon rises from a small stream” is gradually disappearing, there were occasional cases in the past where such phenomena occurred. Even in the 1990s, there was a person named “Jang Seung-soo” who became a topic of conversation by entering Seoul National University as the top scorer while doing manual labor and studying. Jang ...