Clearly Canadaian: How Canada’s Unique Diversity Education Structure can Represent an Ideal Learning Environment for South Korean Students

Clearly Canadaian: How Canada’s Unique Diversity Education Structure can Represent an Ideal Learning Environment for South Korean Students

Globalization has made the national borders less significant than in the past. Continuous efforts to enhance diversity education are necessary to prepare for the future. Korea, which has experienced rapid and compressed industrialization, attracts tourists from all over the world and many migrant workers from developing countries. However, it seems that Koreans are not yet prepared to welcome these people due to the low levels of English proficiencyprejudice towards foreigners. Canada is known to have a well-established diversity education system. Korean students who are in need of English education can greatly benefit from Canada’s learning environment. This paper explores issues in Korean and Canadian education in order to explore whether Canada can offer Korean students a suitable venue for study abroad opportunities. Considering Canada’s many advantages, including its multicultural atmosphere, low cost of education, and multilingual educational history, this paper found that Korean students Clearly Canadian: How Canada’s Unique Diversity Education Structure can Represent an Ideal Learning Environment for South Korean Students 81 would greatly benefit from choosing to study abroad in Canada. Canada could also take advantage from accepting Korean students to study overseas by further diversifying their classrooms with Korean students, and boosting its economy through an increase in Korean investment into Canadian education. Therefore, Canada’s efforts to enhance exchange programs are needed. These can be accomplished by lowering costs, improving its transitional programs, and more advertising on Korean websites.