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Kim, Woo-Hyung. “A Case Study of the Effects of a Short-term English Immersion Program.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 37.1 (2011): 225-44. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a short-term English immersion program. The results show that students who participated in this English immersion program provided positive reflections on the organization of the curriculum of the program. The results also indicate that students improved only their speaking and writing skills among the 4 language skills because the curriculum consisted mainly of speaking and writing courses. Therefore, the curriculum for future programs should focus on not only improving students’ communicative language ability but also integrating the 4 language skills. Finally, analysis from this study concludes that a short-term English immersion program is able to maximize Korean university students’ communicative language ability with consistent interest and support from universities in Korea. (Keimyung University)