Equlization Vs. Competition

스토리 & 문학

Lesson 32

Equlization Vs. Competition

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Lesson 32

. EQULIZATION VS. COMPETITION

EQULIZATION VS. COMPETITION

Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

  1. Do you have any pets?
    반려동물이 있나요?
  2. What is your favorite animal?
    가장 좋아하는 동물은?
3 min

Key Vocabulary

Learn these words from today's lesson.
오늘 레슨의 주요 단어를 배워봅시다.

equalization The process of making things equal or uniform across a system. 평준화 The equalization policy was designed to reduce the gap between schools in wealthy and poor neighborhoods.
distinguishability The ability to tell differences apart; the quality of being able to distinguish between things. 변별력 Critics argue that the current exam lacks distinguishability because too many students receive similar scores.
assert To state something firmly and confidently as a fact. 주장하다, 단언하다 The civic organizations assert that the new exam will create inequality in public education.
foment To encourage or stir up something undesirable, such as trouble or conflict. 조장하다, 부추기다 Officials feared the policy change would foment private tutoring and widen the education gap.
integrated Combining different elements into a single unified whole. 통합된 SNU proposed an integrated writing exam that tests both knowledge and critical thinking skills.
5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

EQULIZATION VS. COMPETITION
In the middle of argument between the government and SNU is an integrated writing exam. There is intense tension between two groups. One tries to improve educational competition by selecting straight A students through the essay test. The other asserts that the exam is against the policy of seeking equalization in public education, considering the exam as an attempt for rebirth of Bongosa.
SNU insists that the essay test is surely not a modification of Bongosa and furthermore it is never favorable to students in special-purpose high schools. The reason why the writing test is needed is because of poor distinguishability-checking functions of the existing college scholastic ability test (SAT) and school performance records.
On the contrary, the opposing ruling party and civic organizations are much worried that the writing exam will ultimately turn into Bongosa. This will eventually foment private education to thrive even more, they say.
As long as the people desire for universities of great reputation, whatsoever college admission plans will put a lid on rampant private education under no circumstances. Instead, expenses for private education will grow bigger. And the college admission plans will merely take different shapes with little improvement in sight, experts say. In particular, it is deplorable that the ongoing dispute on college entry is developing into an emotional conflict.
The ruling party says that its objection to SNU does not stem out of its hard feelings about the university but out of its steady policy to seek educational equalization. SNU indicates that the government's educational policy runs counter to its state fundamental state policy of seeking decentralization of power and autonomy. In this view, it is not understandable that the government does not recognize competition and diversity, SNU authorities say.
Now, dispute is developing into a sort of ideological conflict; keeping the current equalization and introducing competition.
QUESTIONS:

3 min

Comprehension Check

Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.

  1. What do you think is the importance or essence of having the essay writing exam added to the old style of testing?
  2. What difference would it make?
  3. Why do you think is the article entitled equalization vs. competition?
3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ "The government is against to the exam."
✅ "The government is against the exam."

한국어에서 '~에 반대하다'를 직역하여 "against to"라고 쓰는 경우가 많습니다. 하지만 영어에서 "against"는 전치사이므로 바로 뒤에 명사(구)가 옵니다. "opposed to"와 혼동하지 않도록 주의하세요. "be against + 명사" 또는 "be opposed to + 명사"로 구분해서 기억하세요.

5 min

Discussion

Discuss with your teacher.
선생님과 토론해 보세요.

  1. Do you think a writing exam like the one SNU proposed helps select better students, or does it give an unfair advantage to wealthier families who can afford private tutoring?
    서울대가 제안한 논술시험이 더 나은 학생을 선발하는 데 도움이 된다고 생각하나요, 아니면 사교육을 받을 수 있는 부유한 가정에 불공평한 이점을 준다고 생각하나요?
  2. Should equalization in education be the top priority, even if it means limiting competition among students? Why or why not?
    학생 간 경쟁을 제한하더라도 교육 평준화가 최우선이 되어야 할까요? 그 이유는 무엇인가요?
  3. The passage mentions that the current SAT and school records have poor distinguishability. What alternative methods could universities use to fairly evaluate students?
    지문에서 현행 수능과 내신의 변별력이 부족하다고 언급합니다. 대학이 학생을 공정하게 평가하기 위해 어떤 대안적 방법을 사용할 수 있을까요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: . EQULIZATION VS. COMPETITION

Level: Intermediate (??)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!