Title English language ideologies in Korea : interpreting the past and present / Jinhyun Cho

Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer Verlag, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Series Multilingual Education, 2213-3208 ; 23 Multilingual education ; 23. 2213-3208 Contents Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Tables; Transcription Conventions; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Becoming an English-Korean Interpreter: Dreams Vs. Realities; 1.2 The 1997/8 Asian Economic Crisis and "English Fever"; 1.3 Interpreting English Language Ideologies; 1.3.1 Language Ideology as a Key Interpreting Prism; 1.3.2 Translation and Interpreting as a Site of Examination; 1.4 Research Methodology; 1.4.1 A Qualitative Design; 1.4.2 Data Collection and Analysis; 1.5 Overview of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Ideologies of Global and Local English 2.1 English in Global and Local Contexts2.1.1 English in a Global Context; 2.1.2 English in Neoliberal Globalization; 2.1.3 "English Fever" in Neoliberal Korea; 2.1.4 "English Fever" from a Bourdieusian Perspective; 2.2 Gender and Global English; 2.2.1 Language and Gender in Poststructuralism; 2.2.2 Gendered Desires and Mobility in English; 2.2.3 Korea: No woman's Land; 2.2.4 Korean Women in Pursuit of English; 2.3 Translation and Interpreting; 2.3.1 Imagined Futures in English; 2.3.2 Neoliberal Competition for Linguistic Perfection; 2.3.3 Translation and Interpreting as a Woman's Job 2.3.4 The Commodification of Language and Identity2.4 Summary; References; Chapter 3: The Genealogy of English in Korea; 3.1 The Arrival of English in Korea (1882-1909); 3.1.1 English Education for Translator/Interpreter Training; 3.1.2 English from the Perspectives of Returnees; 3.1.3 The Beginning of Ideological Construction of English; 3.2 Negotiating Modern Womanhood in English and American Modernity (1910-1945); 3.2.1 Triple-Translated American Modernity; 3.2.2 Modernity in Victorian Minds; 3.2.3 Longings for Liberation in the Colonized Land; Kim Hwal-Lan (1899-1970) Pahk In-Deok (1897-1980) La Hye-Seok (1896-1948); Kim Il-Yeob (1896-1971); Kim Myungsoon (1896-?); 3.2.4 From Sympathizers to Critics: Modern Male Writers; 3.2.5 English: A Double-Edged Sword; 3.3 American Fever in Post-independence Korea (1945-1960); 3.3.1 Post-colonial Coloniality in the Liberated Peninsula; 3.3.2 Translators and Interpreters in the American Military Government; 3.3.3 English and the First President; 3.3.4 English Born Out of American Fever; 3.4 Misrecognition of English in Modern Korea (1961-1992); 3.4.1 Imagined America and the English Divide 3.4.2 The Glamour of English-Korean Translators and Interpreters3.4.3 Pursuits of Misrecognized English; 3.4.4 Lost in Translation?; 3.5 English as a Global Language (1993-2013); 3.5.1 English in segyehwa; 3.5.2 The Rise of Neoliberal Personhood in English; 3.5.3 Naturalization of English as an Achievable Goal; 3.6 Summary: English in Layered Simultaneity; References; Chapter 4: The Perpetuation of Linguistic Insecurities in Neoliberal Personhood; 4.1 Neoliberal Personhood in Translation and Interpreting; 4.2 English Language Learning Prior to Career Decisions Summary This volume critically examines the phenomenon of "English fever" in South Korea from both micro- and macro-perspectives. Drawing on original research and rich illustrative examples, the book investigates two key questions: why is English so popular in Korea, and why is there such a gap between the 'dreams' and 'realities' associated with English in Korea? These questions are explored through the eyes of English-Korean translators and interpreters, who represent the professional group most intensely engaged in the zeal for English language mastery. Macro-perspectives focus on historical factors leading to the rise of English, with English-Korean translation and interpreting as a key theme. Micro-perspectives explore the dreams that individuals attach to English and the ways in which they imagine it can transform their lives, and contrast these dreams with the stark realities felt on the ground. The gaps between these dreams and realities are explored from various angles, which include commodification, gender and neoliberalism. The book thus offers fresh insights on how the phenomenon of "English fever" has been created, reproduced, and sustained from both historical and contemporary viewpoints Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Education. Applied linguistics. Sociolinguistics. Education and state. Language and education. applied linguistics. sociolinguistics. Educational strategies & policy. Language: reference & general. Sociolinguistics. Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) EDUCATION -- Essays. EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions. EDUCATION -- Reference. Applied linguistics Education Education and state Language and education Sociolinguistics Form Electronic book ISBN 9783319590189 3319590189

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