"I May Sound Like a Native Speaker…but I'm Not": Identities of Korean English Teachers with Border-Crossing Experience

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Mun Woo; Kim, Sung Yeon
Titel	"I May Sound Like a Native Speaker…but I'm Not": Identities of Korean English Teachers with Border-Crossing Experience
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 49 (2021) 2, S.216-229 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lee, Mun Woo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-866X
DOI	10.1080/1359866X.2020.1849539
Schlagwörter	Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Native Speakers; Pronunciation; Teacher Attitudes; Racial Differences; Social Influences; Cultural Influences; Ideology; Identification (Psychology); Middle School Teachers; High School Teachers; Females; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Muttersprachler; Aussprache; Lehrerverhalten; Rassenunterschied; Sozialer Einfluss; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ideologie; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Weibliches Geschlecht; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This study examines the identities of Korean English teachers who have lived in various English-speaking countries but now serve as certified public school teachers in Korea. Data were collected from in-depth interviews with seven teachers and analysed via critical discourse analysis. Despite being rated as near-native, the teachers with transnational experience still undervalued their English proficiency, possibly because they compared their proficiency to that of native speakers. They were also found to place emphasis on native-like pronunciation, particularly American pronunciation. They classified themselves as non-native speakers, stating that they would never be close to native speakers due to innate factors such as nationality or race. The skewed preference towards American English and native speakership was found to be heavily influenced by the socio-cultural ideologies embedded in institutional systems in Korea. These findings reveal the underlying ideologies of English and native speakership in Korea, which highlights the importance of considering teacher's perceptions of their identities in designing teacher training programmes. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01