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Due to the expected value of English proficiency for living in a global society, acquiring English proficiency has become a major concern for many people in Korea. This attention is because people in Korea believe English is providing them with premium opportunities to better their lives such as being admitted to prestigious schools or getting high-paying jobs. The differential investment in learning English thus has yielded a new form of social inequality, dividing people between the English rich and the English poor. Perceiving the potential negative effects of the English divide and the importance of equipping Koreans’ English proficiency, the Korean government has put effort and strategic investment into improving public English education in Korea. Studies on policies have often been presented in a multilingual context where the concept of language policies, language education policies, foreign language policies, and English language education policies are somewhat blurred. Looking at the English education policies in a monolingual society like Korea exclusively can present a focused view on the effectiveness of English education policies. This study presents the key policies put into practice to improve the quality of English education in Korea and highlights secondary teachers’ responses to those policies in attaining the policy goals. A total of 1039 secondary teachers working in Daegu participated in the survey administered twice: 557 in 2010 and 482 in 2016. The perceptual changes are discussed with the participants’ comments included in the results. The study will provoke discussion and intuition for managing English education policies in similar contexts.

목차

Abstract
 Introduction: English Education - A Societal Concern in Korea
 Background: Understanding Language Education Policy Studies
 English Education Policies in Korea
  The Policies to Make the Learning Experience Communicative
  The Policies To Increase Competent Teachers Who Can Teach English in English
  The Policies To Build an English-friendly Learning Environment
 Methods
  Participants
  Data collection and analysis
 Results
  Effective Policies Expected to Improve English Classroom Teaching Practice
  Effective Policies Expected to Improve Students’ English Communication Ability
  Expectation for Increase / Decrease of Private Education.
 Discussion and Conclusion
 References

키워드

저자

• Jihyeon Jeon [ Ehwa Women University, Korea ]
• Hyoshin Lee [ Konkuk University Glocal Campus, Korea ]

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• 간행물명

  The Journal of AsiaTEFL

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  계간

• pISSN

  1738-3102

• eISSN

  2466-1511

• 수록기간

  2004~2026

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS,KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 740 DDC 420