The English portion of the demanding Suneung college entrance exam in South Korea is notoriously challenging; some students call it insane, while others compare it to decoding an ancient alphabet.
The top official in charge of delivering this year’s test resigned to accept responsibility for the “chaos” it produced due to the tremendous criticism surrounding it. Oh Seung-geol, the head of Suneung, stated, We sincerely accept the criticism that the difficulty of questions was inappropriate,” adding that the test “fell short” even after multiple rounds of editing.
Immanuel Kant’s legal philosophy and gaming lingo are two of the trickiest topics. However, English-language expert Jung Chae-kwan argues that the term tough is misleading. The passages are incredibly perplexing, yet they’re not inherently impossible. According to Prof. Jung, who currently teaches at Incheon National University after having previously worked at the organization that oversees the Suneung, it’s a pain because it makes the material useless for actual education.
Some pointed out that a number of the questions are taken out of context from books, making them difficult to understand. For instance, the phrase above is taken from Steve Swink’s game design manual, Game Feel.
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