This study was to designed to assess the key cultural differences in teaching between Korean and “western” teachers, and to analyze why these differences might exist. A questionnaire was given to 35 Korean and 36 Non-Korean teachers to find where significant differences between teaching methods, approaches and pedagogies exist. After this, follow up interviews were undertaken. The most significant data finding was the emphasis that Korean teachers place on testing and memorization compared to the Non-Korean cohort. This study also showed a key difference in the way Korean and non-Korean teachers viewed and used verbal immediacy and lesson planning. Finally, the qualitative data from the study showed a strong preference on the part of Korean teachers to move away from more traditional aspects of the Korean classroom environment towards a more processed based approach in which creative and critical thinking could be enabled.