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

Chapter Two 
Review of the Relevant Literature 
 
This literature review helps a reader to understand how the previous researchers 
explored studies in international education.  This section explains how the previous 
researchers have studied and what kinds of methodologies they have used for their 
research.  In addition, the researcher discovered the previous results and findings in terms 
of the perceptions of the international students.   Especially, the literature review mainly 
focused on South Korean students who came to U.S. colleges and universities.  As a 
result of reviewing the previous findings, the researcher is able to choose the appropriate 
methodology and the research questions for this research study.  Furthermore, the 
researcher compared in the section of Chapter Five the previous results and findings with 
this study’s findings and results.