ERIC Number: EJ995236
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1476-7724
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For Whom the Bell Tolls: Globalisation, Social Class and South Korea's International Schools
Song, Jae Jung
Globalisation, Societies and Education, v11 n1 p136-159 2013
This article discusses how in South Korea, English-medium international schools, initially established to educate foreign residents, have recently transformed themselves into private providers of global education for South Koreans. The article explains the social, economic and political circumstances under which the South Korean government has allowed this transformation to take place in response to the forces of globalisation as well as to South Korean elites' educational demand. The article argues that English-medium international schools are elite-class reproducing institutions. The role of English, one of the major imperatives of global capitalism, will also be discussed, as this language has been impinging on South Korea's education and labour market. (Contains 1 table and 9 notes.)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Demand, Global Education, Foreign Countries, International Schools, Social Class, Labor Market, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Nationals, Educational Change, Private Schools, Language Role, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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