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Issues Concerning Korean Learners of English: English Education in Korea and Som

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Dyl:
This is an insightful essay to help you with teaching in South Korea. It gives a general overview of English language education in Korea, cultural differences, and difficulties which Korean learners face learning English.

sonya:
Thanks for that Dayle...good read...it belongs in the orientation handbook for all newbies I think!

Sonya

Janitor:
I would agree. I clearly points out what the learners are facing and gives insight into challenges that you will face. Thank you for posting.

lion11:
Really great article.  Thanks for sharing

Paul:
Yeah, this paper is really good! Definitely learnt a couple of new pointers from that. Thanks for sharing it around! :D

Few oddities in it:
* The position of adverbs thing seems completely backwards to me, I'd never say "hit strongly", ever. In fact, I'd go as far as to stick a further modifier in between the two ("hit pretty strongly") to avoid such a construction if forced to word it that way. I'm Australian, so maybe its different there. Can any North American please pop some opinions up?
* The whole Yes/no/double negative idea that's constantly pushed. Really, in my experience this is just slang. I believe it's more a cultural hatred of thinking about double negatives. I mean, if you're on an Australian university campus, you may well hear "Yes, it didn't.", and "No, it did.". Any British/Irish or South Africans willing to add in 2c?
* "Foreign Language Ability" vs "Mental/Spiritual Maturity": Got insinuations?

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