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SEPTEMBER1,2002
THEORY & CRITIQUE
http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/~theargus
IntroducingFLEX-Firstpart ?English Language ?
3.Whomadethefirstbluejeans?
Background,strengthsand
The Argus will publish some sample
1.¨çAminerforgold.
questions of FLEX in order to give
1.¨èAfabricengineer.
more information about the
1.¨éAtailor.
futureprospectsofFLEX
examinationduringthissemester.....Ed
1.¨êAdyespecialist.
4.What was the primary motivation for
Listening Comprehension
makingbluejeans?
[Background]
1.¨çTheyweremoredurable.
KimSo-won/TheArgusLeeJoo-hyun/TheArgus
T
SectionI
1.¨èTheywerenotexpensive.
he Foreign Language Examination,
1.[Listening to a question/statement and
1.¨éTheyweremadeofcotton.
betterknownbyitsacronymFLEX,is
choosingthebestresponse.
1.¨êTheywereeasilywashed.
a test developed by the Foreign Language
1.Questions/statements and three answer
Testing Department of Hankuk University
Reading Comprehension
choices are all spoken, and do not
of Foreign Studies. It is regularly
appearinprint.]
administeredthroughoutthenationinmajor
1.What seems to be the trouble with the
SectionIV
cities in seven languages; English, French,
car?
[Completingsentences.]
German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and
1.¨çYes, it is still being serviced at the
5.¡°Yournewcomputerlooksfancy.¡±
ColoredareasindicatenationswhereEnglishisspokenastheirfirstlanguage.
Japanese.ThebirthofFLEXdatesbackto
garage.
¡°It________.¡±
1997, when a task force carried out
1.¨èThespeedometerisn¡¯tworking.
1.¨çcostmetwothousanddollars
intensive research in order to initiate a
1.¨éThegasgaugeshowstheamountof
1.¨ècostmetwothousandsdollars
Then,pullingoffthewrappings,Ilaughed
standardized test that is highly accurate in
gasinthetank.
1.¨écostedmetwothousanddollars
even harder. Instead of ice cream, the
2.[StatingopinionsinEnglish.]
evaluating foreign language proficiency.
recordingmethodmakesitpossibleforthe
1.¨êcostedmetwothousandsdollars
container held four large, hand-crafted
Yesterday, while I was attending a
The necessity of an effective test tool for
evaluators to repeat the sections of the
SectionII
woodennumbersforthefrontofourhouse.
sociologyclassoneofthestudents¡¯cellular
measuring foreign language proficiency
recordingwhenevertheyfeelitnecessaryto
2.[Listeningtoadialogueandanswering
SectionV
BillhadheardmysaymonthsearlierthatI¡¯d
phone rang, then only a couple of minutes
wasfeltbytestingprofessionalsatthattime,
achieve grading accuracy. In addition, the
the question. ? Dialogues and
[Choosingsynonyms.]
alwayswantedeasy-to-readhousenumbers.
latersomeoneelse¡¯spagerrang.Sometimes
andHankukUniversityofForeignStudies,
logicalcomponentisalwaysemphasizedin
questions are spoken, and four answer
6.Education was traditionally concerned
I was touched and loved the fun of his
thishappensmorethanfiveorsixtimesin
rightly nick-named as ¡®the Mecca of
test-writing. Incorporation of logical
choicesareprintedinthetestbooklet.]
withcivicvirtues,includinghealthand
doublesurprise.
oneclass.Whatisyouropiniononthat?
Foreign Language Education¡¯, naturally
reasoninginquestionsmakesithardforthe
good manners, in addition to giving
3.[WritinganessayinEnglish.]
came into public focus with due
¡®skilled¡¯test-takerstousetheirconventional
1.Woman:Willtheseshoeswearwell?
rudimentary intellectual and aesthetic
9.What did the author receive from her
SupposeSeoulandPyeongyangsuddenly
expectations.Theeffortfinallyborefruitin
guessingtechniques.
1.Man:Absolutely,ma¡¯am.Theyareour
training.
husbandasaChristmaspresent?
agreedonunconditionalreunification.There
1999, when the first FLEX test was
most expensive shoes, and as you can
1.¨çuseful
1.¨çicecream
aremanyurgentissuestoreconcilebecause
administered.
[Futureprospects]
see, the materials both inside and
1.¨èbasic
1.¨èwoodenhousenumbers
of the long division and hostility between
Continuous research and revision of the
outside, and workmanship are
1.¨éreddish
1.¨éanice-creamcontainer
them.Writeabriefessaydealingwithsuch
[Strengths]
test have formed a strong basis for the
excellent.
1.¨ênotintelligent
1.¨êagoldring
issuesandsuggestingsolutionstothem.
FLEXistrulyoneofakind,aproficiency
development of FLEX. It enters a new
test with many special features not shared
phase from the school year 2003, when a
Speaking
1.Question : Which of the following
SectionVI
10.WhydidBillputthepresentinanice-
with other standardized tests. Of special
language proficiency becomes a
wouldbethebestresponseoftheman?
[Identifyinggrammaticalerrors.]
creamcontainer?
1.[Introduction.]
importanceisthefactthatFLEXisgivenin
requirement for graduation. The
1.¨çYes,theydoreallylookgood.
7.When I saw her two ¨ç months ago,
1.¨çBecause it was something to melt
1.Would you briefly introduce yourself
twodifferentdomainstotestreceptiveskills
implementation of this policy, albeit
1.¨è Yes,theyarereallyinexpensive.
Mary¨è toldthatshewas¨é havinga
easily.
please?
such as listening comprehension and
deplorably late, will not only motivate the
1.¨éNo, I don¡¯t want to pay with my
great time with her ¨ê first-semester
1.¨èBecausehedidn¡¯twanthiswifeto
2.[Simpleinformation.]
reading comprehension; and expressive
students for mastery of foreign languages
chargecards.
sociology class with Professor
finditeasily.
1.What do you plan to do after
skills such as speaking and writing.
but also give feedback to the test makers.
1.¨êNo, they are of the highest price
Robinson.
1.¨éBecausehewantedtogivehiswife
graduation?
Therefore, this is the only test to date that
FLEX tests have been held three to four
here.
unexpectedpleasure.
3.[Statingpersonalopinions.]
comprehensively tests both comprehension
timesdependingonthelanguage,butmore
8.¨çHeregretsthathewasnotthere.
1.¨êBecause he enjoyed deceiving his
1.Whodoyouadmiremostinthehistory
and production skills, unlike others where
testswillbegiventoaccommodatestudent
SectionIII
8.¨èHeissorryhewasn¡¯tthere.
wife.
ofKorea?Andwhy?
production skills are either not tested or
needs. To date numerous government
[Listening to a talk and answering the
8.¨éIwishIhadbeenthere.
4.[Explainingfacts.]
madeoptional.Secondly,FLEXisdesigned
agenciesandprivatefirmshaveusedFLEX
questions. ? Talks are spoken, and
8.¨êIampitythatIwasnotthere.
11.ThewayBillgaveBarbarathepresent
1.Explainhowthelifeofhumanbeingsis
to test real language fluency. It is widely
for various purposes to establish language
questions and four answer choices are
11.¨çdidnotgiveheranyfeeling.
closelyrelatedtothelifeofplants.
knownthatthescoresinmoststandardized
proficiencycredentials,anditisconsidered
printedinthetestbooklet.]
SectionVII
11.¨èmadeherembarrassedbecauseshe
5.[Commentsandassertions.]
tests often lack validity because test-takers
as being the most accurate and creditable
[Reading a passage and answering the
didn¡¯tenjoyit.
1.What are the causes of regional
acquiretest-takingskills,basicallyguessing
testofthosepresentlyavailable.Inthenear
Inexpensive, easily washed, and hard-
questions.]
11.¨éwas rude because he deceived her
conflictsinKorea?
skills, through various channels and their
future FLEX will emerge as the leading
wearing, blue jeans first appeared in the
twice.
6.[Argumentation.]
test scores are not fully representative of
standardizedtestbothathomeandabroad.
UnitedStatesin1850.Aminerdiggingfor
[9-11] ¡°Barbara,¡± my husband, Bill,
11.¨êwasagoodwaytoexpresshiscare
1.Let¡¯sassumethis.Yourcompanyplans
proficiency.Topreventthisskewingoftest
goldintheCaliforniagoldrushaskedtailor
announced, ¡°your Christmas present is in
forher.
to build a factory. A group of
scores, FLEX developers of the seven
Levi Strauss to make him a sturdy pair of
thefreezer.¡±Mystified,Iwenttothefreezer
environmentalists protest against the
languagesregularlyholdalocked-inweek-
Writing
trousers,becauseordinaryfabricworeoutso
and broke out laughing. Inside was a
plan, because they claim it will cause
long workshop once every semester.
ByRheeSeong-ha
quickly. Jeans are made of denim, a tough
festively wrapped three-gallon ice-cream
1.[TranslatingintoEnglish.]
water pollution. Your boss has asked
Furthermore, the speaking test is recorded
DirectorofForeign
cotton fabric colored with the natural blue
container.Myloveoficecreamislegendary
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you to deal with them. Given this
and graded by two different evaluators.
LanguageTestingDepartment
indigodye.
inourhome.
situation,whatareyougoingtodo?
Unlike vis-a-vis interview methods, this
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Let¡¯s go back
Flyinghorseinsky,Pegasus
Ancestors¡¯achievementsinKoreanliteratureandtreasuredlegacy
Beautyofnatureinspiringscholarstowrite
T
¡°
he Pegasus¡±, the constellation of
thewingedhorse,canbeobserved
inautumnatdownabouttwoo¡¯clockinthe
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eastsky.Also,thePegasusisaconstellation
oswaewon is situated in Nam-myeon,
in the northern Hemisphere near Aquarius
Tamyang-gun, and Gasa Literature
and Andromeda. The Pegasus is more
Museum is right next to this.
predominantthananythingelse.Thereason
Jodambangyok, which describes the beauty
whythePegasustwinklesisthatithasthree
of Soswaewon, is an impromptu poetry
stars of two magnitudes. In general,
composed by civil minister, Kim In-hoo.
JungChulwroteabout
comparedtotheskyofsummer,theskyof
Kim¡¯sfriend,YangSan-boevengaveuphis
autumn doesn¡¯t have bright stars. The
success in official posts after his teacher¡¯s
aboyplayingtheflute
squareofthePegasus,thetrunkofPegasus-
confirm the correlation of three stars with
deathandmadethisgardentolivesecluded
inSungsanbyulgok,
playsanimportantroleinsearchingvarious
thevernalequinoxwhenthePegasuscomes
in nature. This place is harmonious with
andthestatueis
kindsofconstellations,becauseitislocated
to over the viewing person¡¯s head. The
nature, and it represents traditional Korean
locatedinGasa
inthecenteroftheautumnsky.
constellationofPegasusisonlydrawnlean
styleofhousingandsurroundings.
IfapersonsawthePegasus,whatwould
and it does not have stars that make the
Naturebringslotsofjoystopeople.John
literaturemuseum.
he or she do? Firstly, the person must
wings.Besides,thespecialthingisthatthe
Burrough once said ¡°I go to nature to be
Themapontheright
search the Cassiopeia in order to take a
figureofthePegasusisreversed.
soothedandhealed,andtohavemysenses
showsthewayto
viewable part of the Pegasus. Then the
This figure of the Pegasus goes back to
put in order.¡± That may be why scholars
Soswaewonin
person must hunt up the star Tish in the
Greek mythology. Bellerophon, who was
longtimeagocameheretorelaxandwrite
Tamyang.
Cassiopeia and the star Schedar in the
the Corinthian hero, slew the Chimera (a
poems.
Cassiopeia. In addition, the person must
monster which is usually represented as a
Soswaewonitselfholdsitsownimageof
connect two stars, and the place extended
compositeofalion,goat,andserpent)with
tidinessandrefreshment,andscholarscould
six times(30¡Æ) as large as the line is just
the aid of the winged-horse-Pegasus.
remain faithful to their principles and
wherethepersonwanted.
Bellerophon is intoxicated with the joy of
constancyhere.Thiswasameaningfulplace
The trouble is how to search the
victory and thought very highly of himself
inJoseonDynasty,and48versesofpoems
Cassiopeia. People need to know the
although he made mistakes with God. He
were written to depict each scene of this
location of Ursa Major as well in order to
rode the Peagasus set out for Olympus
garden. Many contemporaries loved these
ofitssolidbeauty.Headdedthattheliterary
two historical sites are worth visiting since
these places such as Songangjung,
search the Cassiopeia. The Cassiopeia is
(homeofgods).Zeus(ruleroftheheavens)
quatrainswithfivecharactersinalinesince
worksdonebyscholarswereinspiredbythe
they are indispensable part of Korean
Shigyongjong, and Myunagjung. The
located in the place where is extended in
got angry and sent a horse botfly to the
this spoke of their feelings indirectly.
auditory image this garden had kept. The
literature.Also,theycarryspeciallessonsto
convenienttransportationmeansfromSeoul
length as same as the line linking MiZar
Pegasus. Then Zeus said that his horse
Soswaewonismadeof¡°JewolPavilion¡±(a
records and maps are preserved in Gasa
modern people who cannot afford time to
are flights and express buses running
(thetailofUrsaMajor)toPolaris(astarof
botflymayshootthePegasus.ThePegasus
house for the host) and ¡°Gwangpung
Literature Museum located in Tamyang,
payattentiontonature.Themuseumopens
frequentlyduringtheday.
the second magnitude, at the end of the
who was surprised fell upside down the
Pavilion¡±(ahousefortheguests),andclean
Jeollanamdo.
at10amandclosesat5pmfromNovember
As shown above, our ancestors¡¯
handleoftheLittleDipperandalmostatthe
Milky Way. Therefore, the figure of the
water in the valley flows below the wall.
The term, ¡°Gasa¡± is a unique genre of
toFebruary;however,itisopenfrom9am
achievementsinKoreanliteratureareworth
northcelestialpole).
constellation is the Pegasus jumping into
The map of this garden still remains and
Korean literature, and this turned into
to 6:30 pm for the rest of the year. Those
of praise, and we are responsible for this
ThesquareofthePegasusismadeupof
theMilkyWay.
showsitsoriginaldesign.
modern poetry. Some popular examples of
who want to know more about Korean
preservation. By paying visit to museums
the star Markab, Scheat, Algenib and
It is recommended to go observing the
YangSan-bo¡¯sdescendant,YangTaek-ji,
Gasa are Myunangjunga, Sungsanbyulgok,
literary works should plan to visit
andhistoricsites,thepresentgenerationwill
Alpheratz in the Pegasus. Especially the
Pegasus at Teko astronomical observatory
reorganizedthishistoricalsite,anditattracts
Samiingok, and Kwandongbyulgok. Gasa
Soswaewon and Gasa Literature Museum
realize the true meaning of Korean culture
Markab,theAlpheratzandthestarCaphin
inSeoulEunpyeongBulgwang2-dong.Itis
much attention from Confucian scholars
LiteratureMuseumismorespecialinthatit
during its opening hours to become
andwillhaveconfidenceinintroducingitto
the Cassiopeia pass by the name of the
very easy to make an astronomical
concerning academic subjects. Today,
isnowtheonlyliteraturemuseuminKorea.
knowledgeableinthatfield.
outsiders.
ThreeGuides.Ifthethreestarsareextended
observation.
numerous architects and builders are
It has three exhibit halls full of materials
There is also much more information
after they joined together, they will reach
amazed at these scientific construction
relatedtoKoreanliterature,andthereisalso
about the museum on the website
the vernal equinox (the point at which the
techniques.
alargecollectionofbooks.Inaddition,there
(http://www.damyang. jeonnam.kr/new1/
ecliptic intersects the celestial equator, the
In an interview, Kim Bong-ryul, a
are video rooms, souvenir store, galleries,
literature/), and it offers a vast amounts of
ByHeoJae-sung
ByKimSo-won
sunhavinganortherlymotion)tothesouth
professoroftheKoreanNationalUniversity
and traditional cafe which draw people
information concerning Gasa literature.
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
ReporterofTheory&CritiqueSection
the polaris to the north. It is essential to
of Arts, commented that he thought highly
closertoKoreancultureandcustom.These
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