Is learning English easier for Korean speakers?
Learning English for Korean speakers must be easy.
Why? I hear you say.
Because Korean speakers have observed an aspect in speaking English that few learn English students miss.
Well, what is it?
English speakers move their lips and tongue more to produce English phonemes. Further, there is greater flexibility in the tip and back of the tongue on English pronunciation. Learn English Korean speakers have identified this important point and attributed the flexibility of the tongue to be the main component in producing good clear English.
However, as the old adage goes, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. The tongue is a muscle and, like any other muscle will acquire flexibility and strength with regular exercise. Articulation exercises assist in bringing flexibility to the tip and back of the tongue which will allow the tongue to move with ease in producing difficult English sounds. Therefore, we were slightly taken back to learn of the practice amongst Learn English Korean students to undergo tongue surgery in order to facilitate greater flexibility in English pronunciation.
Tongue surgery is unnecessary in producing clarity and intelligibility in English, unless there is a physical defect which may also prevent the production of clarity and intelligibility in the speaker’s native language, and which may only be considered as a last resort by specialists.
There is an abundance of free articulation exercise material available, indeed, visit us on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDWgnWduOLc but, please, no more tongue surgery for learn English students.
