Geochang-gun 2021 Middle School English Speaking Contest Held

Nurturing Global Talent Dreams in the Luxury Education City, Geochang

Middle School English Speaking Contest
Photo by Geochang-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 17th that it held the '2021 Geochang-gun Middle School Students English Speaking Contest' at the Youth Training Center.

The contest, held for 74 students who passed the preliminary round out of about 900 second and third graders from 9 middle schools in the district, was organized with the purpose of promoting the 'Global Lifelong Learning City' pledge of the 7th elected county governor.

The contest consisted of reciting a famous person's speech text distributed in advance, and after fierce competition, 43 students won awards.

The awarded students will receive the County Governor's Award and be given the opportunity to participate in the Jeju Global English Camp this August.

Lee Sol-woo, a student from Daeseong Middle School who received the highest score in this contest, said, "Reciting the famous person's speech motivated me to study foreign languages and became an opportunity to nurture my dream of becoming a global talent active on the world stage," expressing great anticipation for the global camp.

The former county governor said, "Our county operates various foreign language programs such as the middle school English speaking contest, foreign language education programs for each life stage, elementary school English camps, and 1:1 native speaker English classes to promote the global lifelong learning city, and also participates as a member of the International Education City Alliance," urging the residents' active interest.

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