The Sociocultural Life of Korean Adolescents in the UK Secondary Classroom

신인영; Mi-Yang Cha (차미양)

The Sociocultural Life of Korean Adolescents in the UK Secondary Classroom

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2011, 12(4), pp.171-191
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching

신인영 ¹, Mi-Yang Cha ¹

¹남서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper examines Korean adolescent students’ sociocultural challenges and adaptation in the UK secondary classroom by means of their own perceptions. In order to investigate this issue, qualitative research tools such as semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion were administrated. Various factors such as English proficiency, duration studied in England, personality, aptitudes of subjects, learning styles, and preferences for teaching approaches were intermixed to determine Korean adolescents’ cultural adaptation processes in the classroom. Many of the students recognized differences of two classroom cultures and educational systems and developed group affiliation and bicultural identity. The others failed to overcome cultural discords and perceived not to be able to adapt well in the British classroom. This paper discusses the appropriate culture education for Korean adolescents to incorporate intercultural competence, bicultural identity and flexibility in the multicultural classroom.

KEYWORDS

Korean adolescents, sociocultural adaptation, identity

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