This study modestly investigates the relationship between cultural preference as defined by Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and English conversational ability among Korean sophomore tourism English interpretation students. Nine students took the courses Conversational English (영어회화 중급) and International Culture (영어국제문화) during the same semester with the author. Results were based on correlating the final grade received in the conversation course with answers to a hypothetical midterm question in the international culture course. The results indicate that certain cultural dimensions, Power distance (PDI) and Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) are related to a student’s English conversational ability. The results also allow a more nuance response to the debate of whether native speakers are more effective as teachers of foreign languages.
I. Introduction
II. Research Methodology
III. Literature review
IV. Collection and analysis of data
V. Conclusion
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