Practicing Multilingual Identities: Online Interactions in a Korean Dramas Forum

Autor/in	Kim, Grace MyHyun
Titel	Practicing Multilingual Identities: Online Interactions in a Korean Dramas Forum
Quelle	In: International Multilingual Research Journal, 10 (2016) 4, S.254-272 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-3152
DOI	10.1080/19313152.2016.1192849
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Self Concept; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Korean; Sociocultural Patterns; Learning Theories; Language Minorities; Drama; Qualitative Research; Writing (Composition); Computer Mediated Communication; Imagery; Heritage Education; Cooperative Learning; Web Sites; Asians + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Selbstkonzept; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Koreanisch; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Sprachminderheit; Schauspiel; Qualitative Forschung; Schreibübung; Computerkonferenz; Metaphorik; Kooperatives Lernen; Web-Design; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate
Abstract	This article presents the language practices of global youth who populate an online discussion forum devoted to Korea-produced dramas. Qualitative data included the writing, visual images, and interactions created within the forum. Findings revealed youth from geographically disparate places using new media affordances to engage with a minority world language and to practice multilingual identities. Using sociocultural theories of English language learning, Korean language learning, and multilingualism, the article presents online interest-driven interactions as supportive of hybridized linguistic and cultural identities. The author argues the potential for youth engagement in new media spaces to disrupt English's symbolic dominance and facilitate an affinity for multilingualism. The article concludes by advocating multilingualism as a 21st-century mode of communication and identity expression for global youth--regardless of their ethnoracial heritage. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01