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Edward Park, Problems with english learners in Korea (10) This essay will focus on the education system in Korea and differences in linguistics and culture that create difficulties for Koreans when learning english as a second language. Koreans begin learning english in primary school, with the purpose of cultivating an interest in english language and culture. However beyond that, middle school and high school courses in english are primarily focused on textbook learning. The students are expected to be able to read well, know an extensive amount of vocabulary words and have a good knowledge of english grammar rules in order to do well in exams which ultimately affect their higher education placement. This means there is less of an emphasis on actual english speaking and as a result, many of the students end up not being fluent in english and many have difficulties holding conversation. In addition, many of these schools either cannot afford to hire native english speakers or they must resort to over-sized classrooms. The differences in language between Korean and english are large. english stems from the Indo-European Language Group, whereas Korean is more closely related to the Altaic Language family. Korean students must learn a fundamentally different alphabet. One main fundamental difference is that the english alphabet does not use phonemes. In Korean, each letter corresponds to a certain sound, which makes reading and pronouncing words simpler. In english, each letter may be pronounced in several different ways, depending on the word. Korean words are structured and phonemic by nature. Inconsistencies in english spellings of words make it much more difficult to learn and pronounce new words. Korean consonants are also all voiceless, so students have difficulty distinguishing between voiced and voiceless consonants such as 'l' and 'r'. Some vowels such as the 'o' in 'home' are not found in Korean language. Students must also learn a new word order (subject-verb-object) from what they are accustomed to (subject-object-verb). For example, the sentence 'I came to class today' would be arranged 'Today to class I came' in Korean. This makes it difficult to form sentences in english as the student must consciously switch the positions of words around. Koreans also do not have a rhythmic language, meaning it has neither word stress nor sentence stress. One of the major problems students face when learning to speak is gaining familiarity with english stress and rhythm. Lastly, students must learn about verb inflection and conjugation which is not found in the Korean language. Students must remember to make sure the subject and verb agree by not missing inflected endings in writing and speech. Differences in culture may also prove to be an issue in the classroom. Students may avoid eye contact as a sign of respect to elders and teachers, be afraid to make mistakes when speaking out, and be too shy to respond to questions. It will be important from the start of the class to promote a friendly and open environment, so that students are not afraid to participate in class. Especially when learning a new language, practice in speaking the language is most important to retaining information and acquiring fluency.
