@article{ART003354649},
author={이주희},
title={Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2026},
volume={34},
number={2},
pages={109-145}
TY - JOUR
AU - 이주희
TI - Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2026
VL - 34
IS - 2
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 109
EP - 145
SN - 1226-4822
AB - This study explores why female learners from refugee backgrounds residing in Korea do not participate in Korean language learning, drawing on Norton’s notion of investment. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with two women of humanitarian status who stated that they would not learn Korean for the time being while raising their children. The findings revealed that one participant exhibited “stable non-participation,” having secured a stable position within her local community, while the other displayed “deferred non-participation,” postponing her investment due to her precarious status. In addition, both women shifted the object of their investment from Korean to English, an ambivalent practice that resisted a monolingual ideology, while simultaneously conforming to an English-language ideology. Based on these findings, we offer recommendations for instructional design that accounts for learner diversity, support measures linked to refugee policy, and a reconsideration of the role of Korean language education within a multilingual society.
KW - female learner;humanitarian status;investment;Korean as a second language;language ideology;monolingual ideology;multilingualism;non-participation;refugee background
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이주희. (2026). Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 34(2), 109-145.
이주희. 2026, "Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.34, no.2 pp.109-145.
이주희 "Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34.2 pp.109-145 (2026) : 109.
이주희. Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment. 2026; 34(2), 109-145.
이주희. "Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34, no.2 (2026) : 109-145.
이주희. Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 34(2), 109-145.
이주희. Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2026; 34(2) 109-145.
이주희. Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment. 2026; 34(2), 109-145.
이주희. "Why female learners from refugee-background do not invest in Korean: A study based on Norton‘s notion of investment" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34, no.2 (2026) : 109-145.
