Daeil Foreign Language High School
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Daeil Foreign Language High School (Hangeul: 대일외국어고등학교, Hanja
: 大一外國語高等學校), located in Seoul
, is a well-regarded high school in South Korea
. The private, coeducational, college preparatory school
was founded in 1983 with the stated goal of nurturing future global leaders. Daeil is the first foreign language high school to be established in South Korea
. All Daeil students choose one language among Chinese
, Japanese
, French
, German
, Spanish
, or Russian
to study during their three years at Daeil. Korean
, and English
, are mandatory subjects, regardless of which focus language students choose when entering the school. Daeil provides the largest number of foreign language courses among all foreign language high schools in the nation.
While the school was originally founded to focus on foreign language
education, it has over time come to serve more as a preparatory school for selective Korean and foreign universities. Korean is the school's primary language of teaching.
Like most schools in Korea, Daeil starts its school year in March, starts its second semester in September, and ends the school year in February.
Yul-gok Building), a garden, a dormitory, and a cafeteria.
10th grade and 11th grade students study in the Central Building, while 12th grade seniors study in the Main Building.
The school library located within the Language Lab, and is renowned for being the largest high school library in Korea.
In addition to the library, foreign language conversation classrooms are located in the Language Lab.
This particular area is designated as the 'FOZ'; Foreign Language Only Zone, where students must speak in a foreign language to earn 'language points' and to avoid penalty - both of which are tallied in the official school records.
, Yonsei University
, and Korea University
, as well as native foreign language instructors who teach Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, and English conversation, comprehension classes.
Students wishing to join the DOSP must sign up at the beginning of each year, and a nonformal interview type acceptance is required.
DOSP classes are scheduled after regular school hours, and students mainly take subjects to earn credits for Advanced Placement exams, the SAT I, SAT Subject tests, and other preparation classes to studying abroad. However, teachers and counselors for the DOSP are not provided by the school, which leaves the burden of payment and scouting to the hands of the students and their parents.
Daeil DOSP program has been discontinued indefinitely since August 2010 due to the lack of support and subsidies from the school and declined popularity.
, Yonsei University
, and Korea University
).
공연석
Mr. Kong was the vice-principal of the school under Mr. Nam until February of 2010.
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...
: 大一外國語高等學校), located in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, is a well-regarded high school in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The private, coeducational, college preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
was founded in 1983 with the stated goal of nurturing future global leaders. Daeil is the first foreign language high school to be established in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. All Daeil students choose one language among Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, or Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
to study during their three years at Daeil. Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, are mandatory subjects, regardless of which focus language students choose when entering the school. Daeil provides the largest number of foreign language courses among all foreign language high schools in the nation.
While the school was originally founded to focus on foreign language
Foreign language
A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her...
education, it has over time come to serve more as a preparatory school for selective Korean and foreign universities. Korean is the school's primary language of teaching.
Like most schools in Korea, Daeil starts its school year in March, starts its second semester in September, and ends the school year in February.
School facilities
Daeil consists of four main buildings (Main Building, Central Building, Language Lab, andYul-gok Building), a garden, a dormitory, and a cafeteria.
10th grade and 11th grade students study in the Central Building, while 12th grade seniors study in the Main Building.
The school library located within the Language Lab, and is renowned for being the largest high school library in Korea.
In addition to the library, foreign language conversation classrooms are located in the Language Lab.
This particular area is designated as the 'FOZ'; Foreign Language Only Zone, where students must speak in a foreign language to earn 'language points' and to avoid penalty - both of which are tallied in the official school records.
Extracurricular activities
Unlike most Korean high schools, Daeil has no varsity sports teams, but there are more than 30 extracurricular activities clubs available to students.Admissions
The school receives applications from junior-high school students of Seoul only (starting 2009). An official admissions exam takes place annually, usually around late Autumn. For the most part, students must achieve exceptional scores on this exam, as well as having a prominent middle school record, and various accolades. In its promotional material, Daeil claims to draw students from the top 3% of Korean junior-highschool students. Also, the admission exam includes a formal interview, which is overall considered challenging, as such, students who wish to be admitted undertake rigorous test preparation regimes.Faculty
The Daeil faculty includes graduates of top ranking Korean universities such as Seoul National UniversitySeoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
, Yonsei University
Yonsei University
Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
, and Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...
, as well as native foreign language instructors who teach Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, and English conversation, comprehension classes.
DOSP
DOSP (Daeil Overseas Study Program) is a sectioned, optional studies track for students wishing to study abroad, i.e. to apply to foreign universities.Students wishing to join the DOSP must sign up at the beginning of each year, and a nonformal interview type acceptance is required.
DOSP classes are scheduled after regular school hours, and students mainly take subjects to earn credits for Advanced Placement exams, the SAT I, SAT Subject tests, and other preparation classes to studying abroad. However, teachers and counselors for the DOSP are not provided by the school, which leaves the burden of payment and scouting to the hands of the students and their parents.
Daeil DOSP program has been discontinued indefinitely since August 2010 due to the lack of support and subsidies from the school and declined popularity.
Admittance to universities
According to 2008 university entrance statistics, Daeil achieved the highest number of students(248 in total) entering the three top national universities (Seoul National UniversitySeoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
, Yonsei University
Yonsei University
Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
, and Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...
).
Incumbent principal
Kong Yun Seok공연석
Mr. Kong was the vice-principal of the school under Mr. Nam until February of 2010.
Contact information
- Address : (Zipcode:136-100) 17-180 Jeongneung-dong Sungbuk-gu Seoul, ROK