KOTESOL National Conference 2018
Presentation (45 minutes)
Ehean Kim, Salisbury University
Language Learnability under Test Based English Teaching
Abstract
This presentation aims to criticize the current trends of English education in South Korea, which mainly focus on English exams. These trends based on English exams have caused serious problems. First, students are not able to speak English at all even after several years of English language education at public schools. Second, parents have not trusted the public English education system owing to their children’s English performances, and have sent their children to private academies which have caused an education gap among the students from rich and poor families. Third, some families send their children to English speaking countries only for English education which is called “Goose family,” despite high costs and family separation.
Paradoxically, test based English teaching has not been effective on English scores and learning. To analyze the problems of the English education trends, this presentation has investigated the private and public English Education classes in Korea. The data have been analyzed based on Comprehensible input theory, as well as what principles or activities dominate the classes. Finally, the data are compared to the English classrooms in other countries’ English classrooms.
Biographicals
Mr. Ehean Kim graduated Magna Cum Laude from Salisbury University with a B.A. in ESOL. He has taught ESOL in the United States, Colombia and South Korea. His research interests include polyglots and language learning. Email address: descentangel000@gmail.com
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