Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Central Issues of This Book: Motivation Engraved in the Nation's Collective History
1.2 Learning English in Korea: A Brief Historical Retrospection
1.3 Organization of the Book
References
Chapter 2: Historical Overview of English Learning in South Korea: The Nineteenth Century and Japanese Colonization
2.1 Background: The Nineteenth-Century Joseon Korea and the Western Influence
2.2 The Spread of English Language in the Late Nineteenth Century Korea

2.3 The Early Contribution of Protestant Missionary Schools to English Education
2.3.1 Paichai Hakdang ()
2.3.2 Ewha Hakdang ()
2.3.3 Kyeongsin School ()
2.4 English Learning Motivation at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
2.4.1 Lee Ha-Young, Korean Deputy-Ambassador to the U.S.
2.4.2 Dr. Rhee Syngman, the First President of the Republic of Korea
2.4.3 Mr. Yun Chi-Ho: The Foreign Language ``Genius ́́in Korea
2.4.4 The Contributions of Early Pioneers of English Learning in Korea
2.4.5 Interim Summary: The Desire to Get Rank and Live Without Starvation

2.5 The Japanese Colonization Period
2.5.1 Suppression Period in English Education (1910-1919)
2.5.2 Revitalization of English Education (1920-1922)
2.5.3 Stagnation of English Education (1922-1937)
2.5.4 Abrogation of English Education (1938-1945)
2.6 Chapter Summary
References
Chapter 3: Historical Overview of English Learning in South Korea: The U.S. Military Government, Korean War, and Post-War Reco ...
3.1 The U.S. Military Government Period from 1945 to 1948
3.2 During the Korean War and English Education in South Korea: 1950-1953

3.3 Post-War Reconstruction, Education, and English Education: 1954-1960
3.4 English as a Tool for College Entrance in the 1960s
3.5 The Yushin Regime by President Park and English Education in the 1970s
3.6 The Establishment of the Fifth Republic and English Education in the 1980s
3.7 The Origin of Hakbul and Its Implications for English Education in South Korea Until the 1980s
3.8 Chapter Summary
References
Chapter 4: Historical Overview of English Learning in South Korea: An Era of Economic and Cultural Prosperity from the 1990s t ...

4.1 Fundamental Changes in the 1990s and Their Impact on English Education in South Korea
4.2 Changes in College Entrance Exams in 1993: The College Scholastic Ability Test
4.3 The TOEIC Fever and Its Negative Ramification in South Korea
4.4 Bok Geo-ilś Argument of English as an Official Language
4.5 The Nationwide Implementation of Elementary English Education in South Korea
4.6 The Invitation of Native English Teachers Through the EPIK
4.7 The Introduction of Teaching English in English (TEE) Certification
4.8 Study Abroad and the Goose Father Syndrome in South Korea