Updated Apr.4,2008 10:12 KST

Overseas Students to Teach English in Korean Schools
Korean college students overseas and foreign college students studying Korea-related majors will be able to teach English at schools here from this summer. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said the students can volunteer to teach English at rural schools for six months or one year.

A ministry official said it was the first time college students have been allowed to teach English at lower schools in Korea. ¡°The volunteers will be paid air fares and lodging,¡± he said. Details for the plan will be announced late this month.

(englishnews@chosun.com )