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sobriquet
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: GEPIK Essay Competition |
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Just been asked for advice on what to write for the GEPIK essay competition. A friend has been told by her school that she MUST do it.
5-8 pages of 12 point font ~ by my calculations that's about 6000-10,000 words. Might be a bit out on that though.
Also include lesson plans, materials or any other documents relating to the essays. Top price is 500k
Told her to do it if she wants otherwise ask the school where it says in her contract that she must write essays.
Anybody else doing it?
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Jeff's Cigarettes
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| A friend has been told by her school that he MUST do it. |
Yeah? Come again... 
Simple, choose NOT to compete. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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My school didn't tell me about it. I think they're secretly hoping I'll abstain.
And, yeah, nobody "must" do anything. Just don't do it if you don't want to. That cash prize is tempting, though. |
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sobriquet
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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Forgot to add, last date to submit is 21st November.
It's basically about how to improve English education in Korea.
I'll check the website and see what they have on it. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| No one is getting 500,000 won. The winner will be some invented teacher, and they'll recycle a submission from last year as the prize-winning paper. Then the judges will go out for sushi. |
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alex83
Joined: 03 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: GEPIK Essay Competition |
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| sobriquet wrote: |
5-8 pages of 12 point font ~ by my calculations that's about 6000-10,000 words. Might be a bit out on that though.
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It's double-spaced, so by my estimation that's 1500-2500 words. |
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nate2008
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| alex83 wrote: |
| sobriquet wrote: |
5-8 pages of 12 point font ~ by my calculations that's about 6000-10,000 words. Might be a bit out on that though.
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It's double-spaced, so by my estimation that's 1500-2500 words. |
Are you positive it's double spaced?
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| No one is getting 500,000 won. The winner will be some invented teacher, and they'll recycle a submission from last year as the prize-winning paper. Then the judges will go out for sushi. |
I don't know, EPIK has been pretty legit thus far, any proof if what you say is true? |
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sobriquet
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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Read the information thing for it now.
Doesn't say double spaced on it anywhere. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| Just say what they want to hear. Praise them at every corner and you`ll win just like the Dokdo essay. |
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alex83
Joined: 03 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| sobriquet wrote: |
Read the information thing for it now.
Doesn't say double spaced on it anywhere. |
I just read it too. You're right, it doesn't specify.
That means it should be 3,000-5,000 words (if single-spaced).
That's would be a lot to write for this kind of contest. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| nate2008 wrote: |
| marlow wrote: |
| No one is getting 500,000 won. The winner will be some invented teacher, and they'll recycle a submission from last year as the prize-winning paper. Then the judges will go out for sushi. |
I don't know, EPIK has been pretty legit thus far, any proof if what you say is true? |
No, just don't count on winning. More like if your co-teacher is a go-getter kiss ass you have a better chance of winning. |
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Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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I'm tempted to compete in this. But the fact it is an obvious lesson plan/material grab and my sneaking suspicion that the winner will be fictional keeps me away.
The winner will be a sycophantic Korea pash though. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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I wonder if schools are asking people they think are ignorant about the situation in Korea and will write superficial things.
They are gearing up propaganda for something. Wonder what it's for this time. Maybe a recruitment drive in South Africa? |
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Ramen
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm gonna write something about Tok-Do is Korea land, Japan sucks, and Hangeul and Kimchi rocks. I'm declaring myself a winner already. |
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sobriquet
Joined: 16 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
I wonder if schools are asking people they think are ignorant about the situation in Korea and will write superficial things.
They are gearing up propaganda for something. Wonder what it's for this time. Maybe a recruitment drive in South Africa? |
Sojusucks another necro thread.
Vacation is nearly over though |
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