Englishinism ...?

About this ad, we discussed same issue in Miss Kim's class.
'When we acquire English as L2, can we acquire it as same as native speaker or not.'
She asked "Why do you want to be native speaker ?  Do you have any specific reasons to have a native speaking level? "

First, we have to think about Korean society that makes englishinism ( Social atmosphere that we have to be good at english. ) In reality, lots of companies standardize specific TOEIC & TEPS score. My boyfriend also studied TOEIC when he prepared for employment. Does he use English...? Yes, but not usually, only when he meets with foriegn companies.
Many student in Korea have a lot of pressure to be good at english. Lots of them study abroad, and take many english courses(Speaking class, TOEIC, TOFEL, TEPS, Korean SAT )  in academy.  This can be a very big market. Someone can earn lot of money from the high demand of English improvement.
I think this English market has a big role encouraging the social atmosphere that Korean society has to be better,better at English, saying "be competitive" , "be global person".

Second, I think it is related to anxieties Koreans have. There are  plenty of anxieties in Korea. Historically we were under Japanese colonial, went through Korean war, socially, politically, ecnomically unstable period (1960~now). So we have some kind of oppression that we have to follow the main stream(ex: Be good at English) . That means stable job, stable life, economically&Socially stable status. we continually compare with others, and try to be better than others.(Sang min Hwang,2011) This "better than Native" is good example that reveals Korean's comparing culture,and reveals anxieties that I have to chase the upper level.
 
"Better than Native" statement involve these social issues,desires of English in Korea, I think.