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Expanding Circle learners in an Outer Circle environment: The experience of Koreans studying English in the Philippines

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The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of 25 Korean university studentsmajoring in English who took part in short-term English language programs in the Philippines. After the completion of their programs, each student was interviewed individually and asked tomake comparisons of their learning experience in the Philippines with English-learning in Korea. The students were asked to share their perceptions about the advantages and disadvantages ofstudying English in the Philippines. In addition, this study examined the perceptions of 5Filipino English instructors in the Philippines regarding their teaching philosophies andmethodologies and general impressions of Korean English students. Collected data led to anumber of themes related to the participants’ experiences both in and out of the classroom. Participants’ responses provided meaningful insight into the learning experiences that studentsfrom what Kachru (1985) calls the Expanding Circle have when traveling to and studying in theso-called Outer Circle. Overall, the student participants in this study identified more advantagesthan disadvantages to studying English in the Philippines, and 100% recommended similarexperiences for other Korean students. The findings of this study have a wide range ofpedagogical and socio-cultural implications for both students and educators.

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The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of 25 Korean university studentsmajoring in English who took part in short-term English language programs in the Philippines. After the completion of their programs, each student was interviewed individually and asked tomake comparisons of their learning experience in the Philippines with English-learning in Korea. The students were asked to share their perceptions about the advantages and disadvantages ofstudying English in the Philippines. In addition, this study examined the perceptions of 5Filipino English instructors in the Philippines regarding their teaching philosophies andmethodologies and general impressions of Korean English students. Collected data led to anumber of themes related to the participants’ experiences both in and out of the classroom. Participants’ responses provided meaningful insight into the learning experiences that studentsfrom what Kachru (1985) calls the Expanding Circle have when traveling to and studying in theso-called Outer Circle. Overall, the student participants in this study identified more advantagesthan disadvantages to studying English in the Philippines, and 100% recommended similarexperiences for other Korean students. The findings of this study have a wide range ofpedagogical and socio-cultural implications for both students and educators.

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