English Fever: Educational Policies in Globalised Korea, 1981-2018

Autor/in	Choi, Tae-Hee
Titel	English Fever: Educational Policies in Globalised Korea, 1981-2018
Quelle	In: History of Education, 52 (2023) 4, S.670-686 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-760X
DOI	10.1080/0046760X.2020.1858192
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Educational History; Educational Policy; Language Proficiency; Global Approach; Policy Analysis; Low Income Students; Presidents; National Curriculum; Language Attitudes; Equal Education; Social Status; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Globales Denken; Politikfeldanalyse; President; Präsident; Sprachverhalten; Sozialer Status; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This paper explores the relationship between education policy and the trajectory of English fever in Korea. English fever refers to a fervent desire to become proficient in English at almost any cost. English fever started with governments' globalisation efforts in the 1980s and further intensified in the aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Drawing on policy enactment theory and analysing policy documents, this paper shows how English fever, once having taken root in Korean society, defied all policy measures to tackle it. The English language having a close relationship with social equity, these policies pursued an additional aim of increasing educational equity for students from low-income families. Their impact, however, proved minimal, partly due to educational stakeholders' resistance. In order to relieve pressure on students, presidents Pak Geun-hye and Mun Jae-in tried to decrease the strong emphasis on English in curricula during the last decade. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01