[KS] Monash University Seminar: Dr Jinhyun Cho, 'English Fever, Language Capital, American Dreams'

[Andrew David David Jackson]

Dear KS list members,
please join us for our first seminar of the year. All the best,
Andy



Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH) Presents:

Forthcoming events 2022

The Melbourne Metropolitan Korean Studies Seminar Series 2022

Seminar 1

Dr. Jinhyun Cho (Senior Lecturer, on Translation and Interpreting

Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University)



Date: 25th March Friday 3 pm (AEDT)



Venue: Zoom



Abstract:



Title: English fever, language capital, American dreams



The presentation examines how English has developed to serve as language
capital in Korean society from a historical viewpoint, based on the
Bourdieusian theory of capital. The historical analysis spans from the
arrival of English in Korea in 1882 to the post-independence period
(1945-1960), during which the seed for the ongoing phenomenon of “English
fever” was planted in Korean society. The evolution of English as a valued
language capital in Korea is inseparable from the cultural, economic and
political influences of the United States throughout the local history. The
imagined superiority of the United States has justified English as a
powerful tool for many Koreans in pursuing dreams attached to class
mobility, distinction, female emancipation and political ambitions. By
challenging the notion

of English as a global language, the presentation seeks to emphasize the
importance of examining particular local conditions that have contributed
to the emergence of distinctive language ideologies in the local context.





Bio:

Dr. Jinhyun Cho is a senior lecturer in the Translation and Interpreting
Program of the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney,
Australia. Her research interests are primarily in the field of
sociolinguistics with a focus on intersections between interpreting,
language ideologies, language policies, and intercultural communication.
Jinhyun serves on the editorial board of Multilingua and has authored two
monographs: English language ideologies in Korea: interpreting the past and
present and Intercultural communication in interpreting: power and choices.



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Andrew David Jackson
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Director, Monash University Korean Studies Research Hub (MUKSRH)
School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
S516, 20Chn, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Tel: +61 3 9905 8754


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