[EYE ON ENGLISH (3)] Lee promotes ‘World English’

July 13, 2009

This is the third installment of a series of interviews with experts in English education aimed at offering tips, trends and information related to English learning and teaching in Korea. – Ed.
Korean learners and educators prefer American English, including its accent and idiomatic expressions. The evidence: Korean textbooks on the subject are mostly if not [...]

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[EYE ON ENGLISH (4)] ‘Work smarter, not harder’ to learn English

July 10, 2009

This is the fourth installment of a series of interviews with experts in English education aimed at offering tips, trends and information related to English learning and teaching in Korea. – Ed.
English education in Korea is a huge industry. Hundreds, if not thousands, of English study books are being published every year and a growing [...]

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Open from 10p to 2a: Thank you GNP!

July 2, 2009

In an effort to curb Private English Education costs in South Korea, the Grand National Party (the conservative arm of the Korean government and the  political party President Lee Myung-bak was elected from) wants “hagwon(s) [to] be banned from offering lessons to students after 10 p.m.”
Just like prohibition in the United States from 1920 to [...]

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