Minah Lee/Classification Essay/Tue9A.M.

For my personal thoughts on choosing a future career, I put interests on a certain field on my priority list. So I decided to pursue a career as a fashion merchandiser dealing with new items in the market. I'd love to introduce fancy items to customers and meet their tastes, giving them full satisfaction. To be a merchandiser, one should be good at setting the trends, maintain an active attitude and open to customers' needs.              A merchandiser should be good at reading social atmosphere to be a trend setter. Rather than to follow the trend and bring similar items to the market which don't have any distinct characteristics, there would be little possibility to be sold out. To set the trend, a merchandiser should be interested in various aspects of life; especially they should be well-acquainted with current issues, economic and social condition.              To maintain an active attitude is also important to a merchandiser. A merchandiser should be eager to find new items which are hard to find in the existing market. People tend to be more satisfied with having uncommon items so called limited edition. To be a best-selling merchandiser, she has to be energetic and passionate to move around to find items and faster than other merchandisers to dominate the market in advance.              Last but not least, a customer should be open to customers to know their wants and needs. To know customers' tastes better, a merchandiser should be keen to read customers' purchasing patterns and attentive to customers' feedbacks. Nowadays, it became easier to listen to those who buy items thanks to online communities.              Finding and planning to make products which have unique brand identity are highly up to a merchandiser's capability. To be a competent merchandiser, one should be good at reading social atmosphere, have an active attitude and open to customers. Since those capabilities could be learned and trained, a merchandiser should put much efforts on strengthen these skills.

Sunmin Lee/classification essay/tuesday 9

    Since I was a little girl, I have wanted to be numerous kinds of person. I have been always busy to change my future dreams from a painter to a nurse, to a singer, to a scientist and so on. However, I've never changed my mind nor given up to be one thing. It is a writer. Although it is hard to mention exact skills a person needs to be a good writer, in my point of view, these are the abilities that I have to possess to become a good writer.

    The most basic ability needed to be a good writer is a great insight. Lots of writers say that the insight of a writer comes from his or her various experiences of life. I cannot say that I was the one who had been through all the cruel and tragic events of the life, but I'm pretty sure that I had suffered from my own experience and had lots of chances to agonize over them. Special experience may be helpful for a writer to write something interesting but no one can react in the same way, and that is why I think the most important thing is not what you experienced but how you accepted and thought about it.

    The next basic ability needed is a keen power of observation. The reason why this ability is important is because it is what writers do. Writers never ignore or pass away what normal people just miss as they go by. They sometimes break down the most normal and ordinary things to find out hidden meanings of it and shed new light on them, so we could feel our lives and the world in the different way. 

    The last important thing to be a good writer is an ability to create words and sentences. This skill is very essential to become a good writer. Even though you have most amazing materials to write about and a keen observation to see through everything, without clear words and characterful sentences, you cannot attract your readers. You should have your own identity and show it in your writing to the readers.

    So far, I explained three basic and important skills to be a good writer. Being a writer is little bit different comparing to other careers. It is a pretty personal job so it doesn't need any test scores or teamwork. But because of that, it can be very hard to achieve without lots of practice and natural gift. Just like other careers, I must try really hard to be a good writer, especially on the three basic qualities recommended above.

Jong Beom Cho_Classification Essay_Tue 9AM

They are like shadows. They are behind almost every negotiations, conferences and marketing activities. Interpreters and translators are always there to build a bridge between two different languages. Without them it would be extremely difficult for people to communicate and work with those speaking different languages. Therefore, becoming a competent interpreter or translator requires highly disciplined skills and ability.

 

             The most important skill is an excellent command of at least two languages including one’s mother tongue.  In the field of translating and interpreting, language skill is not the main subject to study. Studying a language is for the linguistics and literature majors. For those who aiming to become a translator or interpreter, language is like a tool. It is the absolute necessity one cannot do anything without. It is like a tool for a carpenter. One must have it in order to perform interpreting and translating.

 

             The second skill one need to become an interpreter or a translator is experience. Interpreting and translating skill is learned inductively, not deductively. In other words, it is not learned logically but through many trials and errors. Of course, some common wisdom are passed down and learned from books but the rest is up to the person studying in the field. For example, some words have different meanings depending on the context. Those with sufficient experience will be able to identify this and correctly reproduce it to target language. However, without experience it would be impossible to do it.

 

             The last skill a competent interpreters and translators should have is a professional knowledge in a specific field. It is widely known that translators and interpreters must be knowledgeable little bit in a wide variety of areas. However, this is no longer true now. Now there are many who have language proficiency being professional in their fields, even though they are not interpreters or translators. Therefore, without any professional knowledge in certain fields, it is hard to survive as an interpreter or a translator.

 

             Interpreters and translators may seem like people who are only good at multi languages. However, it is a profession which requires far more difficult disciplines than just language. It requires not only the mastery of two different languages but also experience and professional knowledge. Therefore, to become a competent interpreter or translator one must become a superman who is able to do virtually everything.

Lo Yun Seo/ Classification Essay/ Tue 9am

  All famous people have something in common. Among them, the most significant thing is that all they have a dream. Furthermore, to realize that dream, they have always tried to make a number of efforts. In addition, they have done their best to possess abilities for their potential career. In my case, I have an earnest dream that I always aspire for a long time. Someday I want to be an economics professor. So to achieve my dream I must possess skills for my future career. Here are the three abilities that I must possess in order of importance. And I will also explain whether I posses it or not now.

The most important skill needed to succeed in teaching students is the ability to be confident in front of a lot of students. Can you imagine that a professor is teaching economics very energetically, but the professor is too shy to be understood the lecture by students? Everybody thinks that the professor chooses the wrong profession. So developing confidence is the most significant skill in my dream. In my case, I am lacking in confidence doing presentation in front of other peoples. So In my college life, I have to learn not to be shy in front of a lecture desk for my future. For developing more and more confidence, I have always made presentation related to my team project in front of a number of audiences in my economic lectures. For example, last semester, I did six team project presentations in my university. If I do these experiences in my school life, my fear about being lack of confidence will be gone away.

The second most important ability is the skill to teach students. As everybody well knows, the professor’s bounden duty is teaching. I think that the best professor is not the person who has a lot of knowledge, but teaches people competently. I suppose that I have a good ability in teaching someone. For example, I had taught middle school students for volunteer work when I was a high school student. One of my students had very poor grade in particularly social subject at the first time that we met. But after we had studied for one year, the student got ‘A’ for social studies. So I believe that I already have the skill to teach someone.

Computer skills are valuable but are the least important ability needed to be a professor. Computer abilities are not vital to be a professor. But if you have these skills, you can have opportunities to improve efficiencies. Let’s suppose there are two economics professors. One is a computer literate and the other is not. All of a sudden, the professors want to give some assignments to their students. In this case, the former professor just writes on the class’ blog about assignments. That’s it. But the latter professor who does not have knowledge to use blog maybe texts messages to all the students or calls the students. The methods are exceedingly cumbrous. So I consider that it is useful for me to posses the computer skills. In my case, I already have proficient computer abilities. I already got three certifications be associated with computer skills. So If I really make my dream come true, I do not worry about computer abilities.

For now I introduce three abilities that the economics professors obtain. The most important skill is being confident in front of students. Furthermore the second ability that the career need is teaching other people well. And the useful skill is computer skills. I already have considerable skills in teaching other people and using computer. But I consider that I am lack of confidence to stand in front of students. So I must overcome shyness to achieve my dream. For that, I will try to do more and more presentation in front of other students in my college day. 

 

Yujin Song/ Classification Essay/ Tue 9am

Numbers are common in our everyday life. We see them on menus, price tags and account books. So it is easy to shrug off the importance of numbers; however, they are another language in accounting. Accounting is similar to keeping household accounts, but for companies. Accountants prepare financial statements for companies, and potential investors use them for their investment or stock trading. As most big companies are require to disclose their financial statements, the role of accountants are getting greater. To be an accountant, we need competence in accounting, proficient skill on computer, and honesty.

 

First, it is clear that competence in accounting is important. In fact, accountants should get a certificate. As mentioned earlier, numbers are the main language for accountants. They use numbers prepare financial reports and analyze reports from other companies. Though they use numbers, however, accounting is different from mathematics. As there is an accounting principle adapted to usual companies, accountants need to be familiar with the settled standard. To prove their competence in the standard, or accounting, accountants should have a certificate.

 

Furthermore, proficiency on computer programs is required. In the past, accountants used to handwrite financial reports and calculate numbers on their own. However, those in these days use computer programs such as Excel or Work Sheet. It is more efficient and neat to use computer programs. Also, as companies usually disclose their financial reports through the system of the Financial Supervisory Service, it is more time-saving to prepare them with computer programs.

 

Finally, accountants should be honest. The aim of companies is to maximize the profit so they will try anything to do that. They may even try to fabricate financial statements, conspiring with accountants. If a dishonest accountant overstates the profit or understates the debt of a company, people will buy stocks or invest money to the company because they think it is profitable and healthy. It can result in a great loss of shareholders and investors. As accountants play a big role on decision-making of companies and potential investors, they should have firm principles not to compromise with their morals.

 

To sum up, a future accountant needs professional knowledge on accounting, skills on computer programs and honesty. Though accountants are not seen in public and do not get a lot of attention, they are important for management as well. I am sure it would be attractive to help companies to communicate with people and potential investors to make decisions as an accountant.

Chanil Kim/Classification essay/Tue 9AM

There has been a massive influx of English and American literature into South Korea, and imagine that Korean would not have any access to translated works of them. Those who lack of English ability may wonder how then they can enjoy literature written in English. In reality, however, the Korean public do not have to worry about the idea; there are a lot more supply of English translator than actually demanded. So, the questions is how an English translator in Korea can be more competitive and gain more opportunities to translate literary works written in English. Here are three features that most of successful English translators have in common in Korea.

The first characteristic is supposed to be language proficiency in both English and Korean. With the number of aspiring literary translators in Korea on the rise, there has been a widespread misunderstanding among them: they do not need to improve their Korean ability just because Korean is their mother tongue.  Almost all of them seem to recognize the importance of English as a foreign language, but they tend to take their Korean proficiency for granted, thus making no effort to improve their Korean skills. Many professional literary translators have put a great emphasis on the importance of mother tongue, pointing out that the most ideal direction of literary translation is from a foreign language to a native language. In other words, Koreans translating English or American literature should be focus on how the works can be expressed best naturally in Korean. 

Secondly, background information is so much important as is language itself. The very first step of literary translation is to fully understand an English text. If a Korean cannot fully understand the original text, it means that he is not yet ready to translate the work. For example, in order to translate 1984 by George Orwell, a translator should be well aware of the social and historical situation at the time when it was written, especially involved with the advent of socialism or communism.  Unless the translator do have good knowledge of the specific information, it is almost impossible for him to convey the important message reflected by the author to Korean readers. In this respect, it is one of high priorities for literary translators to make sure he completely understand the background information regarding literature written in English. 

In the end, getting more than a Master's degree in either English and American literature or English translation itself is the other indispensable condition for would-be translators in Korea. It is essential not just because during the process of higher education, Koreans improve their translation skills connected with two features mentioned above; but because it is also the way to prove their literary translation capacities. There is no license for translators in Korea, nor is there any tests to certify them. But there a plenty of graduate schools well known for the relevant majors; for example, graduate schools of interpretation and translation at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and Ewha Womans University are extraordinarily specialized in translation education. To go on to one of the two graduate school is the fastest and most effective way to prove how much a Korean is qualified for an English translator.

If a Korean hopes to be a well-known translator of English or American literature, he is supposed to be extraordinarily fluent in both languages, have a wide range of background information, and attain a master's or doctor's degree in related English majors. An language is the core of a country's culture through which the beauty of its whole culture is well represented. And literature of a country is the most tangible symbol of its language. In this sense, Koreans may find it difficult to appreciate the English and American culture without enjoying literature of two countries. Therefore, we cannot stress the importance of literary translator's role too much as the bridge between Korean, English and American culture.

Minju Yeo/ Classification Essay/ Tue 1,2

There's a saying, "A diplomat is a warrior without a gun." Diplomats are multiplayers since they have to have knowledge in various fields including expert knowledge. They have to study other countries' culture, and have a profound knowledge on music or arts. To become diplomats, people should have outstanding abilities since they represent a country. There are important abilities as a diplomat and the abilities I have to possess to become a diplomat.

First of all, diplomats have to be patriotic. Patriot is an important basic attitude of mind for diplomats. They have to understand well of their own country because they represent their country. They have to be responsible for their behavior and be careful with their actions or words. Also, diplomats must know everything about their own country, including current issues in or outside their country or other basic information such as history and culture. As they understand their country better, they can love their country more.

 Moreover, diplomats need a spirit of sacrifice. I read a book that a Korean woman diplomat wrote.  She said being a woman diplomat is much harder than man diplomats, because they have to give birth and raise children. Since I'm a woman, I have to have a spirit of sacrifice to become a diplomat. Not only women but men also have some sacrifice to make. They have to move around at least every 5 years, so they sometimes have to live apart with their family. And sometimes, when they work in dangerous countries which are in a civil war, they can be in a serious danger. Diplomats are not only splendid as they look like. They sacrifice in some parts of their life.

Last is a keen insight. Keen and wide insight is essential for diplomats. They have to understand the whole situation of the events those are going around the world, and have position of their own. To have a certain position of their country, they have to have insight and understand the events thoroughly. They have to predict the future and calculate profit using their insight.

In short, attributes to become a diplomat is quiet simple, but not easy. They have to be very patriotic, have to have a spirit of sacrifice, also a keen insight. To become a diplomat, I have to become a patriotic person and have a spirit of sacrifice and a keen insight.