Winter KBU Overseas Training Assistance Program Review

From December 18 to December 31, 2022, he went to Singapore in Asia for training. During classes in Singapore, I was able to study not only English but also Singaporean language such

as conversation, tense, grammar, interpretation of English words, essay writing, Singaporean currency, culture, etc.

The first class in Singapore was held only in the afternoon due to the arrival time. The class was a self-introduction interview with about five students and one of them announced his

self-introduction. It was an interview to answer the questions given to him, and the professor asked simple but specific questions about his English pronunciation and answers when he made

the presentation There was no great difficulty in interviewing and presenting the contents of the interview with the given questions, but some students were confused by the unfamiliar English

pronunciation and additional questions.

In the first week, including the first class, the classes focused on speaking, tense and grammar. 

If there are any English words that you don't understand in the text or questions, you raise your hand and ask the professor questions, and interpret the meaning of the English words

together during the class.

The class materials were copied and provided by the school. The lesson was given time to explain the concept, solve some example questions together, and then solve them. During the

time to solve the problem, I could raise my hand if there were words I didn't know or sentences that I couldn't decipher. After everyone solved all the questions, they read the

questions one by one and said the answers. At the beginning of the class, students didn't raise their hands even if there were words they didn't know, and there were some difficulties in

proceeding with the class.

In addition to interpreting the text and solving problems, there were also various classes. In some interesting classes, one received paper with an empty room and the other received paper

from the room where the furniture was placed, and then explained the location of the furniture in words using English sentences.

In the last class of the first week, she learned how to write an essay, related grammar, and formal x-x-x-expressions, and wrote an essay on "Why is it important to learn Young-ah?" I started

writing during class, but I couldn't use my cell phone at all, so many students experienced difficulties, and most of them couldn't write perfectly in time, so I took the form to write an

essay again. The students who received the paper again completed and submitted the essay as a task. The scores for future essays were given in unfinished essays written during the first class,

and many students did not get high scores. After all the students submitted their essays, the professor examined all of their essays and selected some x-x-x-expressions that didn't fit and

awkward, and together they had time to find out what was wrong and how to fix them. The  essay writing class gave me the experience of writing an essay with a fixed topic, teaching me

more English to write formal essays like essays, and finally, the professor corrects my English x-x-x-expressions in my essay.

From the second week, she taught about interviews such as preparing resumes, answering interview questions, and mock interviews along with grammar, tense, and interpretation of

English words. Tense-related classes such as past progression, past completion, and past progression were the most difficult and confusing content. Grammar classes were also steadily

conducted through the text, and formal x-x-x-expressions and questions were recognized one more time.

After learning what to write, how to write according to the formalities, and what kind of experience to write, he submitted the resume as an example. After submitting the essay, he had

time to correct the wrong and awkward x-x-x-expressions, and afterwards, he had time to answer the expected questions in the interview, and to conduct a mock interview based on the answers he

had randomly selected. Rather than writing a resume or conducting a mock interview in Korean, the process of writing a resume in English and answering an interview in English was one of the

most interesting lessons for me because I thought it would be difficult to experience in Korea.

Professor Peter, who identified our skills through several assignments and classes, defined and divided nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and exclamation

points. In fact, this class was of great help to me, who lacked a clear foundation, and improved my understanding in the process of understanding concepts and solving problems. In addition,

the professor may have identified the characteristics of Korean students who did not ask many questions during the class, but he continued to speak English words before the regular class

ended, so he conducted a class where everyone could speak easily without raising their hands.

With this class as an opportunity, not many students seem to have started asking more questions than before. Later, at the completion ceremony, a student reportedly told the

professor that Korean students' attitude was related to Korean class culture. That's why they seem to have given such classes.

In addition to this, there were many other classes this week, including small talking and eating manners. Lessons on small talking, which can be experienced in English-speaking regions, were

conducted by learning how to answer the most representative x-x-x-expressions in various ways and having small talking conversations with partners. I also learned how to compare formal and

casual x-x-x-expressions with friends.

The meal manners class was held during the afternoon class and was taught at the training site of the hotel tourism department professor and students at the Singapore MDIS. First, I

learned how to sit down, order, call a waiter, use tableware, calculate, and basic manners through the professor's brief theory class. After the theory class, he could spread napkin on his knees, spread butter on appetizer bread, eat soup, salad, and even main dishes using tableware, and put a spoon on it. Even though it was a practice, it was a good experience to try the food from the course for the first time, and it was a really good experience to learn how to use many spoons and forks through this opportunity.

The class at Singapore MDIS was a good experience in many ways and a really meaningful time for me. I was able to communicate with my randomly selected partner in other departments during the class, and I was able to deepen my friendship with students through group activities. Naturally, the English class of a native English professor was the most useful class in my life and I think it was of great help to me.

The regular classes were held until 4 p.m and there was a lot of time to experience Singaporean culture freely, and it was very helpful to improve my English ability by using

English in practice while enjoying various cultures.

It was the most useful experience in my life, and it will be a great advantage for my future.

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