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Tongue Surgery for Better
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When I first heard about this, I was shocked. This is going beyond
an English craze and moving into human rights violations. |
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Tongue Surgery |
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The theory is that if you cut the frenulum (that's the tissue linking
the tongue to the floor of the mouth), your tongue will be more flexible
and be able to pronounce those difficult English sounds. |
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Why? |
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English pronunciation is important in Korea. Koreans have a belief,
the better you speak English, the better your life will be. English
just offers so many opportunities. |
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Korea is a highly competitive country, some parents believe that
this may give their child an advantage. |
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Hey, there's nothing to lose if you try, right? |
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Comments |
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Again, like fan death, a logical case can be made for it, but I
am still a little skeptical. So many Koreans growing up in an English
speaking country can become fluent without the surgery. It is really
necessary? |
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Here are Some Links About the Issue |
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Arizona Daily Star |
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http://azbilingualed.org/ |
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Barbara Demick Los Angeles Times
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http://www2.gol.com/users/coynerhm/a_snip_of_the_tongue_and_english.htm |
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MSNBC |
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/981625.asp?cp1=1 |
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Korea Times |
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http://times.hankooki.com/plaza/ap_news.php?cur_date=20040106&page=4 |
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Breaking News |
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http://www.breakingnews.ie/2004/01/02/story127726.html |
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Arizona State University |
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http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/art226.txt |
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