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tob55
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 Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:22 am Post subject: New Plan for English Education? |
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YTN just reported within the last 10 minutes that the Korean government plans to spend $15 billion dollars (15 trillion KRW) each year for English education through 2013. This is a lofty goal, and certainly gives much credence to finding a method that will work in terms of finding ways to adequately train those who are working with Korean language learners.
What do you think?
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marlow
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| I think they should put most of the money into early retirement packages for the Korean English treachers, and the rest into upgrading GEPIK, EPIK and SMOE. |
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Shangra La, ROK
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:47 am Post subject: |
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| marlow wrote: |
| I think they should put most of the money into early retirement packages for the Korean English treachers, and the rest into upgrading GEPIK, EPIK and SMOE. |
I think it is true about the value of early retirement to make way for more fluent K. English teachers. Of my 4 co-teachers, there is only one, my supervisor, who can converse a bit above a rudimentary level in English and who actually asks questions about the meaning of English words and actually tries to improve herself. The rest of them are nice and I like them, but if you want Korean students to make real progress in learning English, then, guess what, their English teachers should have a bit of fluency. |
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boyne11
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:14 am Post subject: Re: New Plan for English Education? |
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| tob55 wrote: |
YTN just reported within the last 10 minutes that the Korean government plans to spend $15 billion dollars (15 trillion KRW) each year for English education through 2013. This is a lofty goal, and certainly gives much credence to finding a method that will work in terms of finding ways to adequately training those who are working with Korean language learners.
What do you think? |
Well, in my humble opinion, half of that money will be either wasted and/or disappear into the twilight zone.
I doubt they will ever spend any of that money on EPIK, GEPIK, SMOE, etc. public school programs for waygook teachers.
English village anyone? |
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Suwoner10
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:21 am Post subject: Re: New Plan for English Education? |
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English village anyone? |
you're on to something. what if they made an english province or how about an english country? |
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Kimchieluver
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Honestly? I want a piece of that pie. |
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tob55
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: Opportunities |
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| There is a large void in the training market that needs qualified people to help educate the Korean learner as well as the people working with Korean learners. |
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