Korea as a monolingual country has found in English language a convenient access to the world and this is one of the reasons why the government has put a great emphasis in English education. Developments in this area have been abundant and among them we can mention the establishment of the so-called “English Villages”, which shall be analyzed in this paper.
First, the concept and purposes of
Village and Jeonju Ryussi-musiljongtaek (Ryu noble family’s estate). These are great places to experience the essence of Korea’s traditional lifestyles.
Andong has become a famous tourist area ever since Queen Elizibeth visited in 1999. She spent her birthday in Andong visiting such places as Hahoe Village, Dosan Confucian School, Byeongsan Confucian School, Bongjeongsa Temple, Icheon-dong
Drinking culture in KoreaKoreans, like their neighbours across the water in Japan, like a drink and a good time. The Japanese consume 70 litres of beer per person compared with 40 litres per capita in South Korea. Drinking has always enabled Koreans to cut loose from the rather stiff constraints of their hierarchical Confucian culture and a few drinks and a singalong are a big part of modern Ko
Korea. Market research agency Embrain Trend Monitor conducted a survey of the QR code on total 4,000 adults who use smartphones in Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan(1,000 adults each country).
As a result of the survey, most consumers know well the QR code(Korea 95.3%, China 92.1%, Japan 96.6%, Taiwan 92.5%) and experiences of scanning QR code in Korea (78.7%), Japan (78%), China (69.7%), and T
English Education Environment
Public Education
Since 1997: Middle schoo1 junior → Elementary school 3rd grade
Private Education
Language Study Abroad
The aims of English Village in Korea :
not EFL(English as a Foreign Language),
but ESL(English as a Second Language)
1> expose more to daily English, cultivate English skills, arouse confidence, and motivation to study Eng