Management
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English as a Global Language: Pathway to Equality or Barrier to Inclusion?
A few days ago, I met a senior executive from a multinational company—a highly experienced professional in her 50s. There are only two foreign employees in her office. Yet, in a workplace with a majority of Korean staff, in the heart of Korea, the primary language of official communication is English to accommodate these two individuals. While many international companies today emphasize values like equality, diversity, and inclusion, situations like this raise questions: Does this truly reflect inclusivity or diversity? In another class, I met an Indonesian student who needs to achieve a higher score on the IELTS test just to continue his studies at a university in his own…