“…Both professional and personal language proficiency involves well-developed listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities (Hwang, Chen, Shadiev, Huang, & Chen, 2012). However, there are limited opportunities to speak English or listen to a speech in English in countries where it is not an official language (Hwang et al, in press;Hwang & Shadiev, 2014). According to Cheon (2003) and Tsou (2005), in countries of the Asia-Pacific region such as South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, reading and writing are emphasized far more than listening and speaking, particularly in elementary schools.…”