In order to strengthen its competitiveness in the age of globalization, South Korea has been implementing English Program in South Korea since 1995, Teach and Learn in Korea since 2008, and English Village since 2004, through which a large number of native English teachers have been hired and assigned to primary schools, secondary schools, and English Villages in South Korea. Meanwhile, South Korea has revised its English Curriculum for several times, and the National English Ability Test (2008) in which English communicative ability is included has been developed. South Korea’s communication-oriented initiatives on English language education are very helpful for China’s potential initiatives to cultivate its global citizens’ listening and speaking proficiency so that China’s competitiveness will be enhanced in the age of globalization.