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Southeast Asian ESL countries as study abroad destinations: A Korean perspective

Korean educational migration to the Outer Circle for English language learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2017

Hohsung Choe  and
Eunmi Son
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The number of Korean students studying abroad has dropped drastically in the last decade. In 2014, 10,907 students ranging from age six to 18 went abroad, just over one-third of the total in 2006 when the number hit its highest peak at 29,511 (Korea Herald, 2015). There are a number of reasons for this apparent trend. First, study abroad students have a hard time adjusting themselves to life in the host country, and it is also common for them to experience readjustment difficulties when returning to Korea. Second, parents believe that children can learn ‘authentic’ English in Korea: various English immersion programmes are now available for young learners. Third, studying abroad no longer guarantees children's future success. Returnees are not preferred in the job market due to their in-between identity.

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English Today , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , June 2018 , pp. 46 - 52
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