The purpose of this study is to examine ways in which privilege and disadvantage are structured within an ideology of English in South Korea. The ideology of English is a set of beliefs about the necessity of English language skills, particularly the ability to converse in English. In order to explore how Korea students and their native-English-speaking teachers (NESTs) present this ideology of English, personal narratives of experience were collaged from 27 NESTs and 26 Korea University students. Through ideological analysis, descriptions of both the teacher’s and student ideologies are identified. Ways in which privilege is enacted through the teacher’s ideology is also discussed, along with ways in which the students’ ideology sets up a situation requiring effort and hard work. Finally, specific discursive construction are identified that work to mask this structure of privilege and this disadvantage within the teacher-student relationship in South Korea, including the labeling of NESTs as “foreign teachers,” the way their classes are described as being “student-centered,” and how they strive to create a “positive” atmosphere for students.