Korean Kids Learn English in Wrong Way

The news is bad on the English front, in reference to teaching and learning the language in Korea. The report says Korea is “ranked bottom” in the TOEFL speaking test. It also says about 90 percent of the Korean test-takers, the largest in the world, study English at hagwon; perhaps Korea spends more money on English learning than any other non-native English-speaking nation.

This news is fairly consistent with previous test results; Koreans are just not very good with English communication. Something doesn’t jibe with our common sense. 

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