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		<title>Vibrant Wall Posters for Korean School English Zones &amp; Classrooms</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Schools in Korea are rapidly building "English Zones" in which they hang posters posters that show and describe foreign places and cultures.  For one reason or another, these posters tend to be less-than-stellar, with spelling/grammar mistakes or obscure and boring info on them.  Instead, I'd like to offer these four country posters that I made myself...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Korean public schools are rapidly upgrading their facilities, with the biggest budgets going to outfitting &#8220;English Zones&#8221;, which are classrooms or areas designed specifically for immersing students in a language and cultural learning environment.</p>
<p>Schools receive budgets for creating and printing posters and wall hangings for these rooms, sporting international places and cultural info.  The problem is that the posters they end up with often have spelling/grammar mistakes, with low-resolution images stretched haphazardly over odd background photos.  Not a stylish way to introduce foreign places to local students.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not a graphic artist, but I&#8217;ve made an effort to design some more effective posters, in resolution high enough to look good in a frame about <strong>80cm wide x 120cm </strong>high.  The idea isn&#8217;t that the posters are the most reflective of the country, nor that the facts on them are the most interesting or profound.  They&#8217;re just made to be some nice and vibrant posters to be put up in a room meant for exploring foreign languages and cultures.</p>
<p>You can find the results below:</p>
<div id="attachment_464" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 411px"><a href="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/pdf/PDF_England_Poster.pdf"><img class="size-full wp-image-464" title="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the England Poster" src="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/thumb_england_poster.jpg" alt="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the England Poster" width="401" height="601" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the England Poster</p></div>
<div id="attachment_463" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 419px"><a href="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/pdf/PDF_Canada_Poster.pdf"><img class="size-full wp-image-463" title="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the Canada Poster" src="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/thumb_canada_poster.jpg" alt="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the Canada Poster" width="409" height="614" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the Canada Poster</p></div>
<div id="attachment_465" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 411px"><a href="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/pdf/PDF_South_Africa_Poster.pdf"><img class="size-full wp-image-465" title="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the South Africa Poster" src="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/thumb_south_africa_poster.jpg" alt="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the South Africa Poster" width="401" height="602" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the South Africa Poster</p></div>
<div id="attachment_469" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 416px"><a href="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/pdf/PDF_Australia_Poster.pdf"><img src="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Screenshot-2009-12-10-at-9.04.32-AM.jpg" alt="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the Australia Poster" title="Australia Poster" width="406" height="611" class="size-full wp-image-469" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the Australia Poster</p></div>
<div id="attachment_471" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 419px"><a href="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/pdf/PDF_New_Zealand_Poster.pdf"><img src="http://www.dmitryvolokhov.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Screenshot-2009-12-10-at-9.04.53-AM1.jpg" alt="Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the New Zealand Poster" title="New Zealand Poster" width="409" height="611" class="size-full wp-image-471" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Click here to download the (very large) PDF of the New Zealand Poster</p></div>
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