KIIP 4.11 교육 제도

Education System

국립/공립

national/Public (schools)

국가

country/nation

지방 공공 단체

local government agency

운영하다

to operate/to run

대안

alternative

자율족

autonomous (self-regulated)

공교육

public education

사교육

private education (e.g., tutoring)

부충하다

to supplement

교육열

education fever/pressure on education

주입식 교육

memorization-based education

암기하다

to memorize

창의 교육

creative education

인성 교육

character education

강화되다

to be strengthened

실망

disappointment

늙다

to age, to grow old

경쟁

competition

치열하다

intense, fierce

학력

academic ability

중시하다

to value, to emphasize

세계화

globalization

유아기

infancy, early childhood

아동기

childhood

습득력

capacity to acquire/absorb knowledge

부작용

side effect, unintended consequence

무분별하다

reckless, indiscriminate

검정고시

general examination (for certifying education level)

대학 수학 능력 시험 (수능)

College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)

재수

to retake the entrance exam

방과 후 학습

after-school learning

체험 학습

experiential learning (by doing and experiencing things directly)

선행 학습

advanced learning (learn something before it is taught in school)

평생 학습

lifelong learning

구성되다

to be composed of, to be formed

배정받다

to be assigned, to be allocated

의미

meaning, significance

무상

free of charge

수시

rolling admissions

정시

fixed time or scheduled exam

모집

recruitment, enrollment

전형

selection process

조건

condition

진학률

rate of progression to higher education

사립 학교는 경쟁이 심해서 입학하기 쉽지 않다

Private schools are highly competitive, so it is not easy to be admitted.

국립 또는 공립 학교는 국가나 지방 공공 단체가 운영해서 학비가 싸다

National or public schools are operated by the government or local public organizations, so the tuition fees are low.

대안 학교에서는 학교 교육의 문제를 해결하기 위해서 자율적인 교육 프로그램을 운영한다

Alternative schools operate autonomous education programs to address issues in traditional school education.

공교육은 국가의 제도 속에서 교육이 이루어진다

Public education is carried out within the system of the state.

공교육을 보충하기 위해서 학교 밖에서 사교육이 이루어진다

Private education is carried out outside of school to supplement public education.

자식에 대한 학부모들의 교육열이 점점 높아지고 있다

Parental enthusiasm for their children’s education is gradually increasing.

창의 교육에서는 새롭고 흥미로운 생각을 나누는 수업이 이루어진다

In creative education, lessons are conducted by sharing new and interesting ideas.

인성 교육에서는 사람의 마음성격을 키우는 수업이 이루어진다

In character education, lessons are conducted to nurture a person’s character and personality.

한국은 입시 경쟁도 치열하고 교육열도 높은 것 같아요

In Korea, the competition for entrance exams is fierce, and the enthusiasm for education seems very high.

예전에는 학교에서 대부분 지식 중심의 주입식 교육이 이루어졌는데 점점 창의 교육이 중요해지는 것 같아요

In the past, most of the education in schools was centered around memorization-based teaching, but creative education seems to be becoming more important.

개인의 입시를 위한 교육도 필요하지만 우리 사회를 생각하면 인성 교육이 더 강화되어야 할 것 같아요

Education for individual entrance exams is necessary, but when considering our society, character education should be further strengthened.

N 조차

for extreme situations that the speaker didn't expect or anticipate; “not only others but also the most primary one”

V/A -기 마련이다

'its natural to…', 'bound to', something will naturally/inevitably happen based on general belief or fact

워낙

originally, inherently

안쓰럽다

to feel sorry for, pitiful, compassionate

이외에

apart from, excluding

인성

character, personality

창의

creativity, originality

이루어지다

to be realized, to be accomplished

검정고시

qualification exam (alternative to traditional school graduation exams)

전문대학

vocational college

직업

profession, career

입시

entrance exam

유형

type, category

진학률

enrollment rate

지나치다

excessive, too much

양성하다

to cultivate, to nurture

이끌다

to lead, to guide

보편화되다

to become widespread, to become popular

연계되다

to be connected, to be linked

마치다

to finish, to complete

비롯되다

to originate, to start from

나뉘다

to be divided, to be split

민간

private, non-governmental

담당하다

to be in charge of, to take responsibility for

원격

remote (distance)

학점

credit (unit of academic credit)