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Title: A Reconceptualisation of Native Speakerism: Ethnic Return Migrants and LOTE Learning in South Korea
Language: English
Authors: Lee, Mun Woo (ORCID 0000-0003-4444-5047)
Source: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2022 25(7):2397-2411.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Native Language, Korean, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Language Attitudes, Private Education, Pronunciation, Ethnicity, Self Concept, Language Teachers, Sociocultural Patterns, Employment, Inplant Programs, Immigrants, Migration Patterns, Bilingualism, Employee Attitudes
Geographic Terms: China, South Korea
DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2021.1913986
ISSN: 1367-0050
1747-7522
Abstract: This study examines how Korean learners of Chinese perceive Chinese native speakerism, especially in relation to Choseonjok, or Korean-Chinese people. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with 47 Korean learners of Chinese who attended private Chinese language institutes or in-company Chinese programmes. The transcribed interviews were examined using grounded theory. The findings demonstrate that Chinese native speakerism in South Korea is highly contextualised and intertwined with notions of model pronunciation, ethnicity, nationality and identity. Most participants believed that the Chinese pronunciation of Choseonjok would be less standard than that of native Chinese speakers living in Beijing. Although the participants considered Choseonjok Chinese speakers to be less competent than native Chinese, they categorised Choseonjok as Chinese, pointing out that being able to speak Korean is not enough to become Korean, and that Choseonjok lack emotional loyalty towards Korea. The participants also considered Choseonjok to be unsuited to work as Chinese language teachers and more suited to certain jobs that Korean nationals avoid. This study critically demonstrates how native speakerism can be instantiated in accordance with sociocultural constructs and how this can contribute to a reconceptualisation of native speakerism, especially in a non-English case.
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