crazy about just English?

To Koreans leaning foreign languages including English is a matter of survival, not trend. Geographically the Korean peninsula is a sort of bridge between the Asian continent and the Pacific Ocean. To countries in the continent Korea could be considered as a pathway to the ocean, and to countries overseas Korea is a pathway to “permeate” into the continent. Historically, in fact, Korea has been provided as only a battle place for foreign countries without Korea’s intention. During the Cold War, for instance, the Korean peninsula was a symbol of a conflict between capitalism and communism. Recently Korea has been a boundary where the United States and China confront each other. In order to keep the balance of power between countries surrounding Korea, learning foreign languages such as English and Chinese is required not only economically but also strategically. Korean people are crazy about learning English nowadays, which I think is the first step to protect their countries, as a result of globalization that Korean Presidents have manipulated in the name of ‘segyehwa’ in Korean. If the second version of “Teach me English” comes out when China is an advanced country leading the world a dozen of years later, I guess, it would be “Teach me Chinese”. (Hwa-joon Choi)