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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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 Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:07 am Post subject: The result of the Korean infatuation with memorisation |
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http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606090024.html
It will be interesting to see how the Korean scores vary after the system changes. I would also like to see how the change in Korean scores compares to English students in countries that focus more on practical communication skills. |
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sjrm
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:23 am Post subject: |
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you mean no more questions like "do you like kimchi?"  |
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antoniothegreat
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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it says the TEFL webisght was down because of so many complaints. what are they complaining about? obviously there is a problem as so many people are rushing to sign up under the old system, but if the new test has already been delayed, and they were warned quite some time ago, obviously the problem is learning English in Korea, not the test...
i dont understand how they are complaining. that is all... |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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It's a healthy change which reflects reality-- but it's understandable that people afraid of actually speaking the language they've "learned" would want to cling to what's known.
Ken:> |
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