Korean teachers' and learners' perceptions of world Englishes

As English has been more and more used all around the world, there has been calling for more inclusion of World Englishes (WEs) in English education. English education in Korea, however, still centers on native speaker models, relatively little research investigating WEs from teachers’ and students’...

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Main Author: Chang, Kum Young
Other Authors: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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