According to Reuters, Skype has become an indispensable tool in teaching South Koreans to speak fluent English. Good English speaking skills are considered the key for success in South Korea.The article states,"On any given day, students ranging from kids learning their alphabet to adults preparing for job interviews sign in on their Internet messengers, fire up their webcams and wait for English teachers to appear -- from faraway continents."
In fact, according to the article, "South Korea ranks No. 1 in the number of international students in the United States, ahead of more populous India and China, according to U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Information System."
Skype, the #1 VoIP software in the world, has become one of the main tools in their arsenal to train students to speak English.
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Evoca, a Skype partner that enables voice recording from right within the Skype client, makes it easy for foreign language teachers and students to record and give feedback to each other using Skype, any phone, and also our in-browser Flash recorder. See: http://www.evoca.com/links/education.jsp