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Jeon, Gyeong Jeong. “Satisfiaction and Attitude Change of Adult Learners who Participated in English Study.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 39.3 (2013): 221-239. Living in the “era of globalization” people learn various languages, especially English. In our daily life, words and phrases of English are everywhere: signs of stores, lyrics, even from Korean conversations. The culture of computer and internet has made this phenomenon more frequent. In the professional world, on the other hand, English is necessary for not only obtaining a job, but also for career advancement. As a result, those who are not able to use English feel inferior to the others. For adults learning a second language, there are numbers of barriers such as memory loss, difficulty in pronunciation, blind memorization, problems in reasoning and application, and lastly, the age issue. Nevertheless, adult learners intend to study English because of the aforementioned reasons. This research paper covers change in attitude and level of satisfaction of adult learners after they studied English. As a brief conclusion, it is viewed that adult learners tend to have stronger confidence and no longer feel inferior to others. (Chonbuk National University)