A 13 years old boy diplomat who is well versed in English by self-study

EBS TV '다큐 아이’ will convey the diplomat 13 years old boy, Sinwoo Lee, who is well up in English by self-study at 8:00 in the afternoon of 9th.

Sinsoo Lee, the six form of Anyang Shingi elementary school, is the ‘boy diplomat’ who learned English by self-study and takes the initiative in introducing Korea cultural heritage to the foreign tourists. He works as a child cultural heritage commentator at International Exchange & Cultural Promotion Institute now, surprises people around him because he does things well in English that even Korean is hard to do.

Without going to abroad and being taught from a tutor or the academy institution, the secret which he was able to understand English is that he read an English book steadily since 5 years old. From picture books of trains and cars to history books, he solved anything trough reading English books if curiosity occurred. He was able to bring up English ability in such a special study habit naturally.

He has been doing voluntary service for explanation cultural heritage at the History Museum, five palaces in Seoul and the Bukchon Traditional Korean Village for three years, and his English ability improved a lot as much as he can associate and share jokes with foreigners freely.

He did not miss the new relationship with the foreigner who met while doing commentator activities. He says hello to them with exchanging letters, on the telephone and he studied English happily than any others.

From this March, his language talent was recognized by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, selected as the language talented child and goes to the institution of special education for the gifted at Gyeonggi Academy of Foreign Language. His dream is to be the diplomat who introduces Korean culture widely to foreigners in the world.