Korean tourists' perceptions of English as a lingua franca (ELF): a phenomenological approach

This paper explores tourists' perceptions of English as a lingua franca (ELF) to understand the ELF phenomenon in tourist destinations by analyzing in-depth interviews with 15 Korean tourists from a phenomenological approach. The findings show that participants had awareness of the growing role...

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Published inAsia Pacific journal of tourism research Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 56 - 69
Main Authors Lee, Kanghee, Lee, Namhee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
destination management
English as a lingua franca (ELF)
International tourism
Korean tourists
language perceptions
phenomenology
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Summary:This paper explores tourists' perceptions of English as a lingua franca (ELF) to understand the ELF phenomenon in tourist destinations by analyzing in-depth interviews with 15 Korean tourists from a phenomenological approach. The findings show that participants had awareness of the growing role of ELF in tourism and perceived English use in destinations as an opportunity for selfdevelopment and the index of social development while the dominance of English was recognized as unequal linguistic power relations such as linguistic imperialism. This study provides implications for tourist destination management and marketing on language-related issues to satisfy and attract more tourists.
ISSN:1094-1665
1741-6507
DOI:10.1080/10941665.2023.2187703