Narrative analysis of English language learning in intra-national migration in Korea: A case study on the development of academic literacy

• Published in: System (Linköping) Vol. 133; p. 103767
• Main Author: Cho, Eunhae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2025
• Subjects: Conceptualization of language; Emotion; Foreign language learner; Macro cultural psychology; Narrative analysis; Perezhivanie; Foreign language learner; Narrative analysis; Emotion; Macro cultural psychology; Conceptualization of language; Perezhivanie
• ISSN: 0346-251X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2025.103767

This study uses narrative analysis to investigate the ontogenesis of one language learner's understanding of his own experiences. The subject of the study, a Korean college student, demonstrates a development in his understanding of language. Initially, he perceived language as a numerical scor...