1. Who we are
Symposion is designed to be the finest English conversation & debate group in Busan. It is inspired by Plato’s Symposion that is a stage of various conversations about social, cultural, and metaphysical issues. As ancient philosophers did, our members make a conversation and deliver a speech regarding various subjects. However, all members must be fluent in English so that we can deal with deep, profound, and colorful contents in English.
By doing so, our ultimate goal is
- To broaden knowledge and widen thought
- To sharpen a tongue and grind a mouth to be a semi-native speaker
2. What we do
Time : 4 p.m. ~ 7 p.m. every Saturday
Location: Seomyun, the heart of Busan
We basically study for 3 hours as below.
1. Small talk for warming-up(50 mins)
- Talk your recent state and share latest lives
2. Presentation session (50 mins)
- Each member prepares a single material regardless of type of content(could be Ted-talk, newspaper article or any video clip but the content must be informative) and deliver a speech to other members.
3. Debate session (50 mins)
- A host prepares debate material and follow up questions 2 days before gathering(All members take truns to be a host.) and we debate on the content.
We do not collect any membership fee. Just bring notes for a cup of coffee.
However, there is a penalty for members who are late or absence without any prior notice.
We occasionally hang out and socialize with members after the study and once a month, we will have a cultural day (movie night, going for an exhibition/art museum and watching a concert etc).
We must speak in English while we do above activities and hang out.
3. Who we seek for
- Fluent in English equivalent to OPIc AL or TOEIC speaking Lv 8 or above than these qualifications
- Critical and analytic thinking
- Autonomous, motivated, and enterprising
- A variety of overseas experiences are highly preferred
- Foreigners/expatriates are greatly welcome
- We recruit female members for a while
All members should have the basic etiquette to other members. We do not accept impolite or disrespectful person.
4. How to contact
Kakao : starkies / e-mail : paradox86@naver.com
Please send the below information to me(in English).
1. Name
2. Brief self-introduction
3. English proficiency(please specify your capability or experience)
4. Reasons of applying for Symposion
Any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me. I would not bite you.
5. Rules and regulations
We only speak in English during whole sessions.
6. Facilitator profile
Lived in Australia for a year
Completed exchange student program at University of Oregon for 2 semesters
English interpretation/translation experiences
Won a prize at the college English essay contest
Have been in charge of overseas sales for 3 years
The limit of my language means the limits of my worlds. – Ludwig Wittgenstein
Please come and join us to explore new world and break your limitation.