Anyang Foreign Language High School


Anyang Foreign Language High School (Korean안양외국어고등학교; Hanja安養外國語高等學校) is a private high school in South Korea. The school is located in Anyang Country of the Gyeonggi Province. The school is classified as a foreign language high school.

Anyang Foreign Language High School
안양외국어고등학교
安養外國語高等學校
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TypePrivate
EstablishedMarch 2nd, 1993
Teaching staff69
GenderCoeducational
Affiliation운석학원
Websitewww.anyang-fl.hs.kr

It is designed for the study of English, Chinese, and Japanese.[1] The school is divided into three departments: The Department of English, the Department of Chinese, and the Department of Japanese. The overall purpose of the department is to create global leaders through an exchange of culture and subsequently naturally understanding the languages.[2]

History

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Founding

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Current

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AFLHS avoids conventions of education in Korea. For example, the school has no bells to begin or end classes. This means autonomy of both teachers and students. Students also have their own study groups. In each study group, students have debates and discussions on their favorite topics. The school has a computer registration program for taking special courses. All students can register courses that they want to take by using the special computer program at home. It is like the current system of many universities.[3]

School activities

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Cultural exchange

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The school has many sistership schools abroad: Delhi Public School in India, Waseda University Honjo Senior High School in Japan, Hanoi - Amsterdam High School in Vietnam and more. Students visit sister schools more than once a year. Students from sistership schools experience homestays with A.F.L.H.S. students, as well. Every year, students go abroad for a week to experience foreign cultures: Japan, China, and Singapore. Students have cultural exchanges with undergraduate students of Waseda University and the National University of Singapore.[4][5]

Club activities

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There are currently more than 50 clubs for extra activities. Student can join the clubs they want, such as WOW (football club), EDIT (English Journal), UNESCO (volunteer work), Show Time (English Musical), Silchunsarang (sign language), and many sports, drama, and broadcasting clubs. A student can join more than one club so they experience various kinds of activities.[6]

Teacher evaluation system

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At the end of a semester, students evaluate their homeroom teacher and their subject teachers. Students can write whatever they want about teachers. They can also point out good things and bad things about school policies. The teacher evaluation allows teachers to have the time to review the last semester and to prepare for the next semester.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "안양외국어고등학교". Doosan Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "과소개". Anyang Foreign Language High School. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ^ a b `학교에서도 `고객 감동` 교장실 문 활짝 열렸어요` (in Korean), JJ Life, January 15, 2007. Retrieved on July 10, 2008.
  4. ^ 안양외고 방문한 인도 델리고교 (in Korean), Naver, October 23, 2004. Retrieved on July 10, 2008.
  5. ^ Chung Hyun-mok, Korean students fleeing abroad, JoongAng Daily, December 28, 2002. Retrieved on July 10, 2008.
  6. ^ 지역사회로… 세계로… 우리의 도전은 ‘논스톱’ (in Korean), chosun.com, September 9, 2007. Retrieved on July 10, 2008.

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