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EPISODE · May 8, 2016 · 35 MIN

Korea Blog: Korea's English Fever, Or English Cancer?

from Korea FM News & Talk | KoreaFM.net · host Chance The Broadcaster

Do all South Korean students need English in order to be a success? And why are students learning to score well on tests rather than to actually speak English? Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss the negative consequences of Korea's ESL industry he describes as a cancer. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmSpreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

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Do all South Korean students need English in order to be a success? And why are students learning to score well on tests rather than to actually speak English? Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss the negative consequences of Korea's ESL industry he describes as a cancer. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741audioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetAcast - https://acast.com/koreafmTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmSpreaker - http://spreaker.com/show/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

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