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The Purpose of this thesis is to study the problems of the English education in present Korean primary schools and to find out some solutions to these problems. For this, listening, speaking, reading and writing tests and questionnaires were developed and given to the middle school first grade students and primary school English teachers at the 2nd week March 2001. The results shows that there are very serious problems in primary English education. They include the shortage of qualified teachers, the inadequacy of teacher education and teaching materials and facilities. More budget and administration support is needed.