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Instructors' Perspectives on Korean Students' Ideologies of English #1023

Sat, Feb 20, 16:30-16:55 JST | YouTube
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When it comes to Korean ideologies of English language and culture, Park (2009) theorizes three distinct practices: necessitation of English in terms of social status and mobility, externalization of English as an Other that conflicts with Korean identity, and self-deprecation of one’s own progress and achievements as English speakers. However, limited evidence exists in the literature to support these theories, and some populations such as university English instructors have seldom been investigated. This study will present survey and interview data from instructors of English in Korea for gauging their thoughts on the three aforementioned ideologies, including how instructors derive their own conclusions and how they observe students exhibiting such characteristics. Survey data was collected in Spring 2020 with reflective interviews conducted in Summer 2020, meaning answers might be contextualized by COVID-19 circumstances. For a few instructors, anonymous surveys gauging students’ perceptions were also gathered and compared to their instructors’ responses.

Garrett DeHond

Garrett DeHond

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Garrett DeHond is an assistant professor of English Linguistics and Language Technology at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He is also a doctoral candidate in Education and the University of California, Davis. His frequent research interests include second language writing, discourse analysis and digital affordances. He can be reached at dehondg@gmail.com.