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Nov. 28, 2008
Source: Journal of Education for Teaching, Volume 34, Issue 4, pages 371 – 381. November 2008.
The spread of the English language is a global phenomenon. However, it has a particular resonance in South Korea, where English is second only to Korean as a common language. The article investigates the current educational context in South Korea and the policy and practice issues that arise within this context regarding teacher education in English as a second language.