There are so many English Academies in Korea. Why?
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Koreans have been studying English since kindergarten, but students have difficulty hearing, speaking and writing in English. Traditionally English learning was not conversationally based. And most Korean teachers were not good at speaking English. This resulted in people who knew grammar and vocabulary, but were shy and scared to make mistakes speaking English. More recent English textbooks focus on speaking and listening rather than reading and writing. The parents want their children to be sent to institutes with native speakers so they will have good pronunciation and do well speaking English. However, due to the university entrance system, grammar and reading became important for middle and high school students.
A knowledge of English is one of the most important things you can put on your job resume here. If you know English better than the next guy then you will probably find good job that much sooner. Some companies require an official English test score to be included in their resumes ( TOEIC, TEFL, or TESOL ) and still other companies conduct their interviews in English. English is the subject for various exam preparation. It is a necessary means for entrance examination, employment and promotion. That's why Koreans continue to study English.
This social atmosphere makes the students immerse in early English education. Parents want to expose their children to the English environment.
Have the children learn all subjects in English and even pronounce them like native speakers. Therefore, most students go to English private school after school. Korean parents have a very high level of education and spend half of income on children's education expenses.
There are math, English, science academies in a building.
There are many English language schools, even in a small towns. Some public schools and universities have also hired native English speakers to teach English in their language centers or even regular classes. There are many opportunities to teach English in Korea. The school directors can't speak English, but they hire someone can speak English and Also there are Korean staff who can speak English as well. So you will be able to communicate.
The stature of English teachers
Korea is a very conservative country and status is important in most relationships. If you are older your status is higher. If you are married you status is higher than that of someone who is single. Of course parents have a higher status than children and in like manner teachers have a higher status than students. In fact being a teacher is one of the higher status jobs in this society although it has been lowered to a lot more than before
