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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Effect Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Have on Student-Teacher Relationships in the Korean Context
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Yoo, Alice Julianna – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
This paper explores the role that culture plays in the classroom setting through Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions. Hofstede categorizes four dimensions of cultural differences, but this paper will focus on power distance, which Hofstede describes as the phenomenon in which less powerful members of a society accept inequality in power as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Teacher Student Relationship, College Students
A Look at the Attitudes Some Korean University Students Have towards Different Accents in English
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Yoo, Alice Julianna – Journal of International Education Research, 2012
Casual observation usually shows a tendency for most Korean EFL students to prefer the pronunciation of teachers from English speaking nations such as Canada and the United States. However, sometimes their preferences and the reasons for their preferences, may not always reflect reality. This paper examines the results of a survey done on 92 EFL…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Language Variation