Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies

232 Wangsan -ri Moheon - myon, Choein -gu

The Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, abbreviated HAFS, is a private high school boarding school in the north Yongins in the Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. It is a hill away from Yongin Campus of associated Foreign Studies University Hankuk ( HUFA ).

History

The HAFS received its first 153 students and 202 students in 2005. Headmaster Nam Bong- chul was previously head of the prestigious Daewon Foreign Language High School in Seoul. His former deputy Park Ha -sik joined in the summer of 2008 as a conductor to Gyeonggi Academy of Foreign Languages ​​( GAFL ), his successor is Oh Sam - cheon. Since 1 November 2010, Kim Song -ki is head teacher.

Structure

The 350- pupils of the three vintages spread over each of 10 categories, which can be roughly divided into the English and the Eurasian Department. The English section ( with a major in English ) covers grades 1-3, the Eurasian Division Class 4 (Major French), 5 ( German ), 6-8 ( Chinese) and 9-10 ( Japanese).

Teachers at the HAFS usually have a master's degree, and some have PhDs. Mother -language teachers for the teaching of foreign languages ​​to be set only if they have a certain amount of teaching experience in South Korea. There are currently five mother-tongue teachers of English, three Chinese, two Japanese and one for German and French ( as of summer 2009). In addition, languages ​​like Spanish or Latin are taught by Korean teachers.

English Department

The learning objective for students of the English department is a study in ( English-speaking ) countries. Therefore they prepare themselves in the classroom not on the general university entrance exam, but for the examinations of the American College boards such as PSAT, SAT and AP. For this they have in a customized curriculum unusual subjects such as elementary mathematics ( precalculus ), macro - and micro-economics, English literature, U.S. history, U.S. politics and Debating.

The majority of the students of the English department dominated excellent English, partly on native level. Some of them receive their instruction in English, and correspondingly high requirements for inclusion in this department. The Graduation year 2008, a recording rate at American universities and colleges of 100 %, including well-known institutions such as Harvard and MIT.

Eurasian Department

The objective of learning for pupils of the Eurasian Department is the Korean general university entrance examination in November of the contract year, therefore, the curriculum for this department generally follows the guidelines of the Ministry of Education.

While most students of the Eurasian Department fluent in English, but are, with the exception of individuals with some several years of international experience, beginners in their major. Many had at recording another language (especially English ) is required, as they have finally gotten major. Thanks experienced teachers and a rigorous learning discipline they reach in the course of their school career levels to B1, in individual cases even higher, which in addition to the academic performance in the successful deposition of language tests such as the HSK for Chinese, the JLPT for Japanese and German Certificate and the TestDaf reflected for German.

Since 2009, the HAFS, in addition to the high schools of the prestigious universities SNU and Ewha, a partner school of the Central Agency for Schools Abroad, and inform the students of the German class with the goal to acquire the German Language Diploma (DSD ).

School Rules

Your self-image after the HAFS is a so-called English Based Campus (EBC ), which is why the students, especially the English department, are stopped on the school grounds outside of school exclusively English (optionally also the language of the main compartment ) to speak - what they also comply with at least the ( many ) discussions with the foreign teachers.

At a free school place in the HAFS about seven applications come from all over South Korea (as of 2008 ). Are accommodated the students in the so-called Global Manner Center (GMC ), the living quarters on the school grounds. There they spent the time between 23.00 ( end of the after-school extra classes) and 7:30 clock in the morning when they have to go to their classrooms again. In between, they are prohibited (with exceptions) to visit the sleeping accommodation. Night's sleep between 1.00 und 7.00 clock.

Anyone who violates grossly against school rules can expect with a "strike". Three Strikes lead to an "Out", and three outs means expulsion from the school. To comply with the school rules beginning of each year, the so-called Global Leader Monitor ( GLM ) can be chosen among the pupils.