" By Learning you will Teach, by Teaching you will Learn"- Latin Proverbs

GETs Cultural Activities

Adjusting to a new culture and getting along with the local people are two common challenges for nearly everyone who lives and works abroad. That is why Chungnam Office of Education holds a Cultural Tour for GETs every semester.
The purpose is to be able to appreciate Korean culture more than they do now with their limited exposure.
Chungnam GETs experienced to talked with people they don't know, experienced a new place and experienced how Korean people live. They mixed-up their life with Korean culture for few days. Through this activity Chungnam GETs admire Korean culture a lot.

Chungnam GETs during the contest
The 2009 English Up Contest
English Up Contest is one of the biggest and important event in Chungnam province with a full support from the Superintendent of Chungnam Education Board. This year the contest was held at Hanso University. Actually this is a kind of contest that many students from Chungnam want to join.
EPIK-Chungnam native English teachers prepared their students before the contest within a month. And some of them went to the place just to give support to their students. Selected native English teachers from Hanso University and some of the province best teachers were selected to be one of the judges.
The purpose of the contest is :
￭ To support achievement in the study of English language
￭ To promote proficiency in interpretive communication in English language
￭ To assess the students standard as they pertain to learning English
￭ To stimulate further interest in learning English

GETs In Service Training
About 30 native English teachers joined the 3rd Chungnam In Service Training program last summer vacation. Native English teachers shared ideas and gave advice with each other on how to be more effective in the classroom.
Supervisors, co teachers and other invited GETs watched them during their presentation. Mr. Gong Soon Taek, the In-charge Supervisor for the native English teachers gave lecture on how to be an effective teacher in Korean classroom.