By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter
Seoul's education authorities plan to set up English-only classes at more than 200 schools.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Tuesday it will expand English-only programs to an additional 200 elementary and secondary schools and employ 200 more native English speakers by the end of the year.
If the plan is completed, a total of 1,050 native English assistant teachers will be placed at the city's schools and 500 schools will run English-only classes.
``Parents spend a lot of money for English education. To reduce private education costs, we will set up English-only classes at all schools by 2010 and place all native English speakers at all schools by 2012,'' said an education office official.