"Gangnam Style" English Ideologies: Neoliberalism, Class and the Parents of Early Study-Abroad Students

Autor/in	Lee, Mun Woo
Titel	"Gangnam Style" English Ideologies: Neoliberalism, Class and the Parents of Early Study-Abroad Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 19 (2016) 1, S.35-50 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2014.963024
Schlagwörter	Neoliberalism; Language Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Asians; Study Abroad; Socioeconomic Status; Social Class; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Employment Potential; Employment Level; Parent Aspiration; Foreign Countries; Neighborhoods; Summer Programs; College Entrance Examinations; Profiles; Discourse Analysis; South Korea; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Sprachverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Beschäftigungsgrad; Elternwille; Ausland; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Sommerkurs; Aufnahmeprüfung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Diskursanalyse; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This study examines the English ideologies of Korean early study-abroad students' parents in Gangnam, one of the most affluent areas in South Korea. The data collected were drawn from in-depth individual interviews with 23 parents, and subjected to critical discourse analysis. The findings showed that the issue of class was foregrounded prominently in the Gangnam parents' discourses. They believed that English was a requisite for being in the Gangnam inner-circle, and that their children's native-like English reflected their own high socio-economic status. They also perceived English to be a capitalistic instrument through which they could hand over their own socio-economic class to their children. English was perceived to help the children get high-paying jobs that would then enable them to live in Gangnam like their parents. This study is expected to unpack the neoliberal English ideologies, especially in relation to class, and give us an opportunity to rethink them from a more critical perspective. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01