This research investigates how the biculturalism and education policies of the West have been
evolving and discusses what they imply and suggest for the Korean society which is rapidly
changing into a multi-cultural society. The other discussion is given to the multi-cultural
identity issues which the multi-cultural students might experience in the dominantly
homogeneous school environments in the ethnic makeup. Language learning strategies is the
most basic and important teaching methods in education for multi-cultural students. This study
was done to reflect and suggest alternatives for establishing the orientation of language learning
strategies for multi-cultural students. Traditionally approaches such as problems of
communication methods and 2Bi-Approach have been discussed in relation to language learning
strategies for multi-cultural students. Instead of discussing those approaches, this research
analyzed language acquisition theories, change of language learning strategies approaches, and
features of Korean language to explore implications on language teaching for multi-cultural
students, in order to find language learning strategies alternatives for multi-cultural students.
Language learning strategies for the multi-cultural students need communicative approach in
harmony with form and meaning, rather than focusing on one side. For this purpose, principles
on balanced language learning strategies were highlighted and focused on form which needed
to be modified and applied in order to make them suitable for the linguistic characteristics of
the multi-cultural students. The critical overview on the Western multi-cultural education policy
evolution and the multi-cultural identity issues would shed light on how the Korean education
system should successfully integrate the increasing multi-cultural students in the Korean school
environments.