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Quality-Oriented English Education

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Eastern Bridge Language School, promotes itself with unique and quality English educational materials. Specifically, the school provides students with self-published textbooks such as ``Supreme Reading,'' ``Supreme Word Power,'' ``Supreme SAT,'' and ``Supreme Grammar.'' It utilizes various visual aids, especially TV programs in English including news aired in the United States, animations and music videos.

The school recently won a 2008 Korea Foreign Language Education Award organized by The Korea Times. ``Our school's mission is to foster students equipped with four integrated English skills; reading, listening, speaking and writing,'' said Kim Soo-bong, the school president.

The institute located in Geochang and Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, is one of the most successful branches among 600 across the country.

With the motto, ``Go Beyond Korea, Be a Creative Global Leader,'' the school has bolstered its students to be ambitious and goal-oriented. The language school puts first priority on reading textbooks in English, and aims to teach listening, speaking, and writing skills through on and off line programs.

Every year, many students of the school make it into prestigious universities here and overseas such as Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University and Imperial College London.

The school also offers various scholarship programs to students from low-income families.

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