Bill Text: TX SR2 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Welcoming the participants in the Fulbright American Studies Institute for Korean Secondary School Teachers of English to Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Reported enrolled [SR2 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR2-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the Fulbright American Studies Institute for Korean | ||
Secondary School Teachers of English and to extend a warm welcome | ||
to the Korean exchange teachers participating in this | ||
outstanding program as they visit Texas in January and February | ||
of 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Fulbright American Studies Institute for | ||
Korean Secondary School Teachers of English is one of 51 | ||
nonprofit Fulbright Commissions worldwide, and its board of | ||
directors includes Koreans and Americans representing | ||
government, education, and the private sector; since its | ||
establishment in Austin in 2002, the institute's professional | ||
and scholarly exchange program has helped promote understanding | ||
between the United States and Korea; and | ||
WHEREAS, Korean teachers participating in the program | ||
enhance their knowledge of teaching methodology, techniques, and | ||
materials relating to American English as a second language and | ||
broaden their understanding of American culture and society; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Korean teachers develop relationships with | ||
American colleagues and improve their English skills through | ||
advanced content-based instruction and reinforcement of | ||
language-learning strategies; and | ||
WHEREAS, The program includes a five-week residency in | ||
Austin and a two-week secondary school site residency in schools | ||
around the state, and it ends with a two-day period of reflection | ||
and integration back in Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, Program participants observe a variety of | ||
secondary school classes, coteach portions of classes for | ||
English as a second language, give cultural presentations on | ||
Korea, collaborate with teacher mentors, and observe schoolwide | ||
activities at their host schools; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Fulbright American Studies Institute for | ||
WHEREAS, The Korean high school exchange teachers visiting | ||
Texas are Jinkyung Bae, Baekyong Choi, Kyunghee Choi, Bokja Han, | ||
Youngjoon Hwang, Kwisoon Jung, Suyoung Kang, Hee Won Kim, In Hwan | ||
Kim, Jiyeong Kim, Soon Kim, Jingyung Kwak, Hana Na, Dongha Shin, | ||
Gahyun Sung, and Jeho Woo; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Korean middle school exchange teachers are | ||
Yeonju Choi, Dong Won Kim, Jieun Oh, and Jihyun Park, and the | ||
Korean elementary school teachers are Miseon Choi, Mi Sun Hur, | ||
Hyun Sook Kang, Haesouk Kim, Kwangsub Kim, and Kyoungwon Kim; and | ||
WHEREAS, It is a genuine pleasure to offer these teachers | ||
the warm hospitality of the Lone Star State, and it is sincerely | ||
hoped that their visit is a most enjoyable one; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, hereby extend to the Korean teachers visiting Texas | ||
a warm welcome and best wishes for further success in all their | ||
future endeavors; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
them as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 8, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |