"Only English Counts": the impact of English hegemony on South-Korean athletes. Issue 3 (12th August 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Only English Counts": the impact of English hegemony on South-Korean athletes. Issue 3 (12th August 2019)
- Main Title:
- "Only English Counts": the impact of English hegemony on South-Korean athletes
- Authors:
- Brown, Clara Lee
Ward, Natalia
Nam, Benjamin H. - Abstract:
- Abstract : Purpose: While conceived to examine key factors affecting post-retirement career advancement of retired elite athletes in South Korea, the purpose of this paper is to report how English, as a de facto global lingua franca, functions as a powerful gatekeeper in the sports administration field. Design/methodology/approach: Interpreted through the lens of Bourdieu's linguistic capital and Gramsci's hegemony of language, the present study draws on content analysis of semi-structured individual interviews, as well as focus group interviews, conducted with thirty former South Korean elite athletes. Findings: Based on the data analysis, systematic bias toward athletes was uncovered, privileging English as the single determining factor for employment. Furthermore, the educational implications for adult learners of English as a Foreign or English an Additional Language reveal unrealistic expectations of top–down language policies. Originality/value: Perspectives of athlete participants, an underrepresented group in educational research, within the South Korean globalization context shed critical light on the pervasive aspects of English hegemony and its unexamined dimensions.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal of comparative education and development. Volume 21:Issue 3(2019)
- Journal:
- International journal of comparative education and development
- Issue:
- Volume 21:Issue 3(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0021-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 222
- Page End:
- 235
- Publication Date:
- 2019-08-12
- Subjects:
- South Korea -- Athlete career development -- English hegemony -- Linguistic capital
Comparative education -- Periodicals
Education -- Periodicals
370.9 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ijced ↗
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/ijced ↗
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1108/IJCED-01-2019-0007 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2396-7404
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