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English fever and American dreams
English Today ( IF 1.156 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-27 , DOI: 10.1017/s026607841900052x
Jinhyun Cho

The current paper examines how English has evolved to become valued language capital in South Korea (henceforth ‘Korea’). Since the late 20th century, Korea has experienced the phenomenon of ‘English fever’, which refers to the frenetic and at times over-zealous pursuit of English-language proficiency across Korean society (J. S. Y. Park, 2009). Researchers have examined ‘English fever’ through various prisms, including education (Park & Abelmann, 2004; J. K. Park, 2009), neoliberalism (Piller & Cho, 2013; Cho, 2015; Lee, 2016), and local socio-politics (Shim & Park, 2008). Rarely has the phenomenon been approached from a historical point of view. Considering the fact that a historical examination of language can provide critical insights into the local processes through which distinctive ideologies of language have been shaped and popularized (Cho, 2017), this paper traces the historical evolution of English in Korean society by focusing on three key periods, i.e. Japanese colonization (1910–1945); the post-independence period and modernization (1945–1980); and military dictatorship and globalization (1980-present). Drawing on the theoretical framework of global centre-periphery divisions embedded in Orientalism (Said, 1979), the analysis focuses specifically on the influence of the United States on the rise of English in Korea. In doing so, I show that ‘English fever’ is not a recent phenomenon but has its roots in historicity through which the seeds for the ongoing phenomenon of ‘English fever’ were planted in Korean society.

中文翻译:

英语热和美国梦

本论文探讨了英语是如何演变为韩国(以下简称“韩国”)有价值的语言资本的。自 20 年代末以来th世纪以来,韩国经历了“英语热”现象,指的是整个韩国社会对英语语言能力的狂热追求,有时甚至过分热心(JSY Park,2009)。研究人员通过各种棱镜检验了“英语热”,包括教育 (Park & Abelmann, 2004; JK Park, 2009)、新自由主义 (Piller & Cho, 2013; Cho, 2015; Lee, 2016) 和地方社会政治 (Shim和公园,2008 年)。很少有人从历史的角度来探讨这一现象。考虑到对语言的历史考察可以为独特的语言意识形态形成和普及的当地过程提供批判性见解(Cho,2017),本文通过关注三个关键点来追溯韩国社会英语的历史演变。时期,即 日本殖民统治(1910-1945);独立后时期和现代化(1945-1980);和军事独裁和全球化(1980 年至今)。借鉴东方学中嵌入的全球中心-边缘划分的理论框架(Said,1979),该分析特别关注美国对韩国英语崛起的影响。在这样做的过程中,我表明“英语热”不是最近才出现的现象,而是源于历史性,通过这种历史性,正在韩国社会中播下了持续的“英语热”现象的种子。该分析特别关注美国对韩国英语崛起的影响。在这样做的过程中,我表明“英语热”不是最近才出现的现象,而是源于历史性,通过这种历史性,正在韩国社会中播下了持续的“英语热”现象的种子。该分析特别关注美国对韩国英语崛起的影响。在这样做的过程中,我表明“英语热”不是最近才出现的现象,而是源于历史性,通过这种历史性,正在韩国社会中播下了持续的“英语热”现象的种子。
更新日期:2020-01-27
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