Korea: English tests need more English

[Francis Hult]

JoongAng Daily

 

English tests need more English

 

Regarding the column "Leave language education to teachers" (June 26, 2009), the grab line used is "The country already has half a dozen perfectly good English tests. Why do we need another? 

As a longtime English teacher in Korea, I have to strongly disagree that Korea has "perfectly good" English tests. My elementary school students have been entertained numerous times by the gross errors that they have found within some of the tests listed below:

 

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