'English Is Always Proportional to One's Wealth': English, English Language Education, and Social Reproduction in South Korea

• Published in: Multilingua Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 87 - 106
• Main Author: Choi, Lee Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter Mouton 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Access to Education; Commercialization; Discourse Analysis; Employment Potential; English (Second Language); Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Language Attitudes; Neoliberalism; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Social Class; Social Differences; Social Theories; Unemployment; Young Adults; South Korea

While quality English language education is not equally accessible in many EFL countries, neoliberalism and its ideology of language as a neutral skill that everyone can acquire has obscured inequalities caused by the heavy emphasis on English as a dominant world language. Using South Korea as an ex...