Book chapter
The Domestication of South Korean Early Study Abroad in the First Decade of the Millennium
South Korea's Education Exodus: the Life and Times of Study Abroad, p.40
University of Washington Press
05/01/2017
Abstract
In this chapter, we examine the newspaper discourse on South Korean Early Study Abroad (ESA) from the mid-1990s into the presidential regime of Lee Myung-bak (Yi Myŏngbak; 2008–12).¹ While recent ESA might include short-term attendance at summer language institutes or vacationing abroad in China, Singapore, Philippines, Canada, or the United States, the discourse we examine here focuses on South Korean precollege children attending yearlong schooling abroad for one or more years. We document a considerable shift in the discourse: from early optimism about ESA’s potential to fashion alternative human development to a consideration of important pre-existing resources required for
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- Title: Subtitle
- The Domestication of South Korean Early Study Abroad in the First Decade of the Millennium
- Creators
- JIYEON KangNANCY Abelmann
- Contributors
- ADRIENNE LO (Editor)NANCY Abelmann (Editor)SOO AH Kwon (Editor)SUMIE Okazaki (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- South Korea's Education Exodus: the Life and Times of Study Abroad, p.40
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Communication Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984309649402771
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