Experiences of non-North American teachers of English in American English-dominant Korean ELT

Hohsung Choe; Seongyong Lee

doi:10.1017/S0266078421000407

Experiences of non-North American teachers of English in American English-dominant Korean ELT

Hohsung Choe, Seongyong Lee

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The dominance of North American (U.S. and Canadian) English is widely prevalent in Korean English language teaching (ELT). Students show more positive attitudes towards American English than any other English variety (Jung, 2005; Yook & Lindemann, 2013), and teachers impart and reinforce American English norms (Ahn, 2017; Ahn, 2011). Administrators and employers consider American English as the sole model for Korean ELT (Ahn, 2013; Harrison, 2010; Jenks, 2017; Song, 2013). Koreans' preference for American English dates back to the 1950s, when the first national ELT curriculum explicitly favored American English over British English (Lee, 2015). Since then the status of American English as the standard among all varieties of English has been strengthened due to Korea's strong political, military, and economic ties with the US (Harrison, 2010; Yim, 2007).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-60
Number of pages	8
Journal	English Today
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266078421000407
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2023
Externally published	Yes

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