Crookes, Graham2022-06-092022-06-092022-04-14https://hdl.handle.net/10125/102116Responding to the increasing global integration and diversity in the Republic of Korea, this study reports a critical needs analysis to investigate possible changes to professional education in hopes of fostering Korean lawyers’ cultural sensitivity through Critical Language Pedagogy (CLP) for English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Data was collected from ethnographic interviews with five Korean lawyers with significant experience of working with foreign clients, litigants, and colleagues during their practice of law ranging from 9 to 16 years. Data was analyzed using values coding, and themes were derived from the coding. Results suggest that views toward multiculturalism were divided along the theoretical distinction of normative multiculturalism and descriptive multiculturalism. Respondents’ beliefs followed the reasoning of their professional values, and this in turn affected their attitudes and beliefs about their own cultural sensitivity. In order to encourage critical engagement with multiculturalism, it is recommended that CP be integrated into ESP for Korean lawyers.Working Paperhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/Is CLP Possible for Korean Law Professionals to Develop Their Multicultural Competence? A Critical Study of Korean Lawyers' Views towards MulticulturalismCLP for ESP for Korean Lawyers