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Any shifts in language teaching methods throughout history have reflected two popular trends in second language learning: a move toward oral proficiency rather than reading comprehension and a view of human language acquisition as a model for language teaching. With these trends in mind, the Korean government has recently adopted new policies on English education, giving priority to oral proficiency. It has also announced a series of projects to successfully implement its policies, such as English immersion lessons in public schools and teaching English in English. These policies and projects have in turn led to disputes regarding the right or wrong track of English education in general, and immersion programs in public schools, in particular. With these disputes as background, this paper will present alternative solutions to several undecided issues in implementing new projects of English education in Korea.