It is well known that English literature is a major learning tool for us to get rich English expressions. Among a few literary genres, especially drama written in dialogue is a useful educational material that can greatly help us develop our communication skills. There have been many great playwrigh

People have their own goals in life. Among those goals, happiness is the one most people pursue. Then, what should we do to be happy? Some people live a tiring day: studying and working hard to become happy. However, others make no effort and just complain about why they are not happy. In this situa

Last winter, I saw a movie, The Prom. It is a musical about prom on the surface. It contains many positive messages such as family, friends, love, and success. In the movie, most of the songs are really good and meaningful. Among them, there is a phrase that captured my heart the most. ‘One thing's

Have you ever had difficulty in putting ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ in front of some words? When I was an undergraduate student as an English major, one of my difficulties to improve my English writing was how to use the definite and indefinite articles such as a(n) and the. Whenever I submitted my essays, I co

Before the outbreak of COVID-19, KU had had various kinds of international programs: student exchange programs with 38 universities around the world, language training, and cultural programs. However, since the pandemic of COVID-19, great uncertainty has lain ahead of the Office of International Ser

I wrote an article on the theme happiness titled 'The Way to Happiness' in the March issue of the Kyungnam Times. In my life, I have experienced many ups and downs and been depressed and sometimes frustrated. So, of course, my main interest has become how I can relieve my anxiety and relax my mind a

The title quote tells you the importance of your attitude. The remarkable thing is that you have a choice every day of what your attitude will be. You cannot change your past, the actions of others, and the inevitable. The only thing you can change is your attitude. That is why it is more important

Students as well as professors probably had an unprecedented experience this spring. Schools and universities have temporarily closed in huge numbers not just in Korea, but worldwide, because of COVID-19, which has been announced as a global pandemic. There were no orientation and entrance ceremony

An unexpected surge of Corona 19 has changed our daily lives a lot. Some people say that we cannot go back into the world as it is before Corona 19. We have experienced a totally different way of living or surviving the sorrowful pandemic era. Unfortunately, we have been forced to stay at home in th

William Shakespeare(1564–1616) invented over 1700 words and coined many phrases in the English language that we still use today. Even though William Shakespeare wrote over 400 years ago, we continue to use words and phrases found in his sonnets and plays. You could be quoting Shakespeare without kno

Idioms are figures of speech that become fixed in a language. Usually, an idiom is figurative in modern contexts but once had a literal meaning. In this issue. we’ll look at 5 interesting idioms and teach you where the expressions came from2) – and more importantly how to use them. Don’t judge a boo