Tak and Kun Are Both Learning to Speak English

question 105

Multiple Choice

Tak and Kun are both learning to speak English. Tak spends one year on intensive English-language lessons with an excellent instructor in Korea, who is fluent in both English and Korean. Kun moves to Edmonton, gets a job, and makes friends with people who speak English. Which of the following is most likely to be correct?

• A)Kun will learn English faster because he is more acculturated.
• B)Kun will learn English faster because his friends have a better grasp of the language than Tak's instructor.
• C)Tak will learn English faster, because he is not distracted by the stressors of living in a new environment.
• D)Tak will learn English faster because he has a specific instructor.

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