September 24th, 2008
South Korea: Journalism Writing Can Help Build English Skills
Korean students spend an untold amount of time and energy to learn English in school. But oftentimes, their efforts are aimed at getting high marks for standardized exams such as the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Korean students can often get stellar scores on these standardized proficiency tests, according to Park Chang-seok, a professor at Kyung Hee University in Seoul and the founding chairman of the new English Newspapers in Education Society of Korea (ENIES). “But when it comes to English essay writing ― critical and logical writing ― there is room for improvement,” he said.
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