Macro Skills In Communication Essay

MACRO SKILLS IN COMMUNICATION: A Call for Restructured Conventions in the Instruction to Korean EFL Learners

I. Introduction

A. Thesis Statement

Over the last decade, the conventional instructional mechanisms in teaching the macro skills in communication to Korean EFL learners has been but an ineffectual yet wasteful attempt to improve the way EFL students communicate.

B. Statement of the Problem

Being one of the most widely spoken language in the world, English has become one of the most important languages in the world. Furthermore, there are now more than several million research papers and published articles written in English, and Swales (1987) expected that “English will remain the primary language of research” (p. 42). Having opened up to international trade in the late 19th century, South Korea has gone along with the need for English education. As a result, being proficient in English has become a

Several information sources, including but not limited to media through internet and printed or published materials revealed the fundamental conventions of the Korean English education system. A comparative analysis of this system as opposed to countries with English learned as a second language revealed a major difference in both rhetoric and linguistic strategies, hence the difference in results. It can be said that not only does the teaching style affect the English learning mechanism, the consideration of learning styles and instructions affects what was learned in the classrooms. There is very little literature on the EFL learners in South Korea, however, many authors have written about how the variations merited in the learning styles of a person. Explicit differences between successful and unsuccessful language learners, as well as learning approach may help improve the English learning system in South