Understanding the Importance of English Education in South Korea and Exploring the Reasons Why South Korean Students Come to a University in the Midwest

How do the responses to the above questions differ based on gender and the 
duration of the study abroad program?  The researcher did not find the different 
responses to the above questions based on gender and the duration of the study abroad 
program.  Through the Summary of Findings, the females’ answers and the males’ 
answers were not very different because they had numerous similarities and 
commonalities; one of the similarities and commonalities for both groups is that the 
majority of the 30 Korean interviewees came to UNK to significantly improve their 
English.  In addition, as previously stated, there are 8 Korean students who want to 
graduate from UNK, and 22 Korean students are attending UNK for a short period of 
time as exchange students or visiting students.  The only difference between the 8 Korean 
students and the 22 Korean students is that the degrees will be given to them by UNK or 
their home Korean universities.  However, the 8 degree seeking students did not mention 
that they came to UNK to receive the UNK undergraduate degree in the interview process.  
Furthermore, the researcher discovered that a couple of the 8 Korean students and the 22 
Korean students similarly decided to come to the United States to experience the 
advanced areas of studies, such as aviation, leadership training, pharmacy, English, 
psychology, and music performance.  Therefore, through the above findings, the 
researcher indicated that there is no difference to be found based on gender or the 
duration of the study abroad program.   
 
 
 

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