Foreign-Language Education in Korea Today : With Special Reference to English

Abstract

In this paper, I will attempt a brief survey of foreign-language education in Korea today. I will have to confine my attention to South Korea alone since my access to information concerning North Korea is extremely limited. I will begin with a glance at the recent history of forein-language education in Korea. This will be followed by a discussion of the current scene in Korean foreign-language education, from the perspectives first of supply and demand, then of major changes currently under way, and finally of major issues and problems.