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The purpose of this study was to examine the English writing used to describe Korean cultural properties. This was done to develop a practical framework that can be used to improve this type of writing nationwide. Six examples of English writing used to describe randomly selected descriptions of Baekje cultural properties were analyzed by the following nine dimensions: romanization, spelling, vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, style, punctuation, contents, intent, and meaning. It was found that there were a great deal of errors in the pieces of writing analyzed, and these errors ranged from those that were trivial to those that would be serious impediments to potential readers. Therefore, the Korean government should systematically revise errors that appear in writing throughout English descriptions of Korean cultural properties. This is necessary as Korea becomes more globalized and international interest in Korean history and culture grows.