OFFICIALS of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education recently announced that they would run online English writing classes for English teachers at primary and secondary schools during the coming winter break, according to The Korea Times.
A total of 40 million won ($34,000) has been set aside for the program. Participants will have access to 13 classes to improve their writing skills and learn how to better manage writing classes for their students.
The education office is currently recruiting 100 teachers for the courses. “It will be the pilot program. If the selected teachers respond positively, we will expand the program so that more teachers can participate in the training sessions in the future,” said Yoon Ho-sang, senior supervisor at the education office.
Currently, the city's education authorities are focusing on improving teachers' English conversation skills, as they will require all teachers to use only English in class, from 2012.
