English Language Ideologies in Korea Interpreting the Past and Present /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cho, Jinhyun (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Multilingual Education, 23
• Θέματα: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Sociolinguistics.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Language and education.; Language Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Applied Linguistics.

This volume critically examines the phenomenon of “English fever” in South Korea from both micro- and macro-perspectives. Drawing on original research and rich illustrative examples, the book investigates two key questions: why is English so popular in Korea, and why is there such a gap between the...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: English in South Korea
• Part I – English, Interpreting and the Media
• 2. English Language Learning and Interpreting
•  3. The Korean Media and English
• Part II – Interpreting Selves in English
• 4. English to Actualize Upward Mobility
• 5. English as a Cause of Social Division
• Part III – Behind the Glamour of English in the Media
• 6. Conflicts Between Dreams and Reality
• 7. English Education as a Cash Cow for Media Organizations
• 8. English and the Internationalization of Higher Education
• Part IV – Conclusion
• 9. English in a Neoliberal Society.