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040			_aUniversity of Cebu- Banilad _cUniversity of Cebu- Banilad
100			_aClarin, Corina Mae B.
245			_aFactors influence Korean students: _bto study English in Cebu City, Philippines / _cCorina Mae B. Clarin [and four others].
260			_aCebu City : _c2015. _bUniversity of Cebu,
300			_av, 89 leaves :
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
501			_aThesis (Degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism) -- University of Cebu-Banilad, 2015.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 70-72).
520			_aSummary: The researchers have observed that the populations of the Korean students enrolling in ESL schools have increased. This study aims to determine the factors influencing Korean students to study English in Cebu City, Philippines. Descriptive- correlational research design was used to this study in describing the different factors that influenced Korean students to study in Cebu City and to determine the relationship between those variables. The main subjects for this study were 150 Korean students from the three different ESL schools in Cebu City. There were 64 Korean students in the Center for Premier International language (CPILS), 53 in the Perfect English Language International School (PELIS) and 33 in the Cebu Tutorial Language Inc. The gathered data was subject to the following treatments: simple percentage formula, weighted mean and chi-square test of independence. The findings showed that Korean students highly agreed on the financial factors, professional competency of ESL teachers and institution, Hospitality and Tourism in Cebu City and the benefits that they get in studying English in Cebu City, Philippines. The last factor is the geographical factor in Korea and Philippines. This shows that the Korean students were enticed to take ESL program in Cebu City because of low cost tuition fees, high quality of education offered, accommodating locals, easy accessibility and they also believed that the place will provide them greater opportunities to improve their communications skills. The result of the test of hypothesis says that no significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and the factors influencing Korean students to study English in Cebu City, Philippines. Koreans preferred to learn English language in Cebu City because it meets their expectations on the quality, affordability and accessibility of the education. This study suggests recommendations to improve the quality to standards of ESL schools in order to attract more Koreans to take programs in Cebu City.
541			_xRene Osorno _yHRM and Tourism _zTourism
546			_aEnglish
700			_aGomez, Diza Mae S.
700			_aOftana, Clarissa O.
700			_aJugarap, Janesa D.
700			_aNisnea, Melody Amor M.
942			_2ddc _cTHE
998			_cGina[new] _d10/16/2017
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