The Cross-Cultural Awareness Program (CCAP) has been organized by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology since 1998. It is designed to augment education for international understanding in Korean schools while promoting a culture of tolerance and mutual respect. Keimyung University has been exclusively certified as a collaborative CCAP organization for Daegu City by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO in November 2005.
▶ Role of CEV (Cultural Exchange Volunteers)
CEVs hold the role as ambassadors from their home countries, in giving presentation on the culture of their country to Korean youth. These international emissaries prepare cultural exchange activities in collaboration with Korean Interpretation Volunteers (KIV) and school teachers.
▶ CCAP Introduction Session
A CCAP Introduction Session will be held at the start of semester as a part of the orientation for exchange students. This will be a good opportunity for you to understand what CCAP is about.
▶ How do I participate?
1. Registration: Both foreign professors and international students at Keimyung are eligible to be a CEV (Cultural Exchange Volunteers). Please download the attached application and submit a completed registration form to the International Affairs Office by March if you are interested in joining the program. Once you have completed the registration process, wait for a class request from CCAP staff.
2. Orientation: The CCAP staff will find a KIV (Korean Interpretation Volunteer) who speaks your language or the language you will be speaking in class and arrange a meeting with him/her. Contact your KIV and make an appointment for a meeting to prepare for the class. Orientation is scheduled to be held on last week of March.
3. Class Request: You will receive a class request email from CCAP staff later on. Please inform the CCAP staff whether you can give the lesson or not and wait for the CCAP staff to arrange a KIV for you.
4. Preparatory Meeting: With your KIV and the schoolteacher, plan your CCAP class. Topics may cover anything interesting about your culture. Try to make it fun and interesting by using visual aids and interacting with the students.
5. Conducting the Class: Hold your first CCAP class as you have planned during the preparatory meeting. The length of class usually ranges from 40 to 100 minutes.
6. Evaluation Report: Share your ideas on how you can improve CCAP classes with other participants by uploading a feedback report on the CCAP website after holding the class.
7. Certificate and Compensation: At the end of the year, an activity certificate will be issued by the Korean National Committee for UNESCO as a token of appreciation for your participation in the program. To obtain the certificate, CEVs are required to register and should make a sincere effort in organizing their class. You will also receive a transportation compensation of 30,000 - 50,000Won.
8. For more information, please contact the Office of International Affairs at Keimyung University or visit CCAP official Website (http://ccap.unesco.or.kr/)
▷ Tel: 053-580-6027, Contact: Soyoung Park, Coordinator
▷ Tel: 053-580-6099/6029, Contact: Cristina Monroy, Richard Basilisco, ( Assistance)
▷ Fax: 053-580-6025
▷ E-mail: [email protected]
