So-Yeon Ahn
Biographic Data
| ID | 6176618 |
|---|---|
| NAME | So-Yeon Ahn |
| GIVEN NAMES | So-Yeon |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahn |
| SIGNATURE | AHN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2718-0999 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Engaging with language play
This study investigates the use of language play by Korean teachers of English as a foreign language in elementary classrooms. While previous research has extensively explored language play by learners, this paper shifts focus to teachers’ engagement with language play, including their own usage and responses to students’ language play. Utilizing the “Engagement with Language” (EWL) framework, the study meticulously analyzes classroom discourse a…
The Dynamics of Civil Society Observed Through the Jordanian Electoral Process
그동안 정치학계에서 권위주의 국가들의 선거 효용성에 대해서는 꾸준히 논의되어 왔다. 권위주의 국가 선거는 결국 권위주의 체제의 정당성을 높이기 위한 수단에 불과하다는 입장과 선거를 통해 민주주의 절차적 학습이 이루어져 장기적으로는 정치 발전의 원동력이 된다는 두 가지 입장으로 나뉘어 열띤 논쟁이 이루어져 왔다. 요르단은 권위주의적 왕정 국가인 동시에 다당제 의회 선거가 주기적으로 실시되고 있는 대표적인 경쟁적 권위주의 체제 중 하나이다. 요르단 시민들은 상대적으로 자신의 의지에 따라 투표를 할 수 있는 자유가 허용되는 것으로 평가된다. 이처럼 요르단 시민들의 정치적 참여가 다른 메나 지역 국가와 비교했을 때 상대적으로 활발한 가운데 요르단 시민사회의 정치적 참여는 공식적인 의회 선거뿐만 아니라 대학교 학생 위원회(Student Council) 선거를 통해서도 나타난다. 특히, 대학교 학생 위원회…
Positioning of female marriage immigrants in South Korea
This study examines a series of government textbooks used to teach Korean language and culture to spouses of South Korean nationals living in Korea. A multimodal analysis of textbook images and narratives explores how strictly defined gender identity discourses are constructed and circulated through these government textbooks in ways that not only seek to reinforce gender conventions, but also advance a conservative, assimilationist curriculum fo…
How do AI and human users interact? Positioning of AI and human users in customer service
Situated at the intersection of language, discourse, and communication studies, the present study delves into the dynamics of human-artificial intelligence (AI) interactions. Our study centers on AI-based voice assistants which employ natural language processing to communicate with human users. With a dataset derived from 200 recorded interactions between human users and AI-based voice assistants of a leading Korean telecommunications provider, w…
Changes and Challenges Facing Islamic Parties after the Arab Spring
2010년 아랍의 봄 이후 중동 및 북아프리카 지역에서 주목할 만한 정치적 변화는 이슬람 정당의 부상이었다. 기존 권위주의 정권의 퇴진과 정치적 개혁의 요구 속에서 이슬람 정당은 새로운 정치적 대안이었다. 권위주의 정권에 저항하는 반정부 세력으로 인식되었던 만큼 이슬람 정당은 정치적 변화를 주도할 수 있는 조직된 정치적 행위자로 여겨지게 된 것이다. 그 결과 아랍의 봄 이후 처음 치러진 선거에서 이집트, 튀니지, 모로코에서 이슬람 정당이 크게 선전하며 정치 주요 세력으로 부상하게 되었다. 이집트를 제외하고 튀니지와 모로코에서는 여러 차례 선거에서 이슬람 정당이 선전하였다. 튀니지와 모로코의 이슬람 정당은 선거를 통해 다수의 표를 획득하기 위해 정치적으로 온건화하는 모습을 보였고 그 결과 주류 기성정당으로 자리 잡을 수 있었다. 하지만 주류 기성 정당으로 변화한 만큼 대중들의 기대는 높아졌고 대중…
English language learners’ visualization of identities in transformation in an imagined world
This paper investigates the ‘imagined’ English language learner (ELL) identities of Korean undergraduates in comparison with the construction of their ‘past/current’ identities. In an environment of globalization and accelerated development of technology, South Koreans view English as a crucial medium to obtain success. In this educational and societal context, this study examines how ELLs view their imagined ELL identities and communities throug…
Visualizing the interplay of fear and desire in English learner's imagined identities and communities
Broadening learners’ perspectives on World Englishes
This study explored Korean university students’ beliefs and perspectives on different English varieties, and their transformation in learner perceptions with respect to English learning, diversity in the English language, and learning of different English varieties over the course of a semester. On two occasions, Korean university students (N = 127) who were enrolled in different sections of a required English-language course completed a question…
Decoding “Good Language Teacher” (GLT) Identity of Native-English Speakers in South Korea
This study investigates the concept of teacher identity of native-English speakers in South Korea by examining public texts, mainly English immersion camp advertisements and teacher recruitment materials. To this end, a social semiotic multimodal analysis was employed to scrutinize how these public narratives and visual images, populated with non-neutral discourses, construct a certain image of teacher identity and, as a result, perpetuate societ…
Young learners’ portrayals of ‘good English teacher’ identities in South Korea
In the climate of shifting language policies and constant influx of native English-speaking teachers to South Korea, the question of what constitutes a “good” language teacher (GLT) arises. To this end, the present study examines how 577 young English learners (K-6th grade) come to demonstrate their understanding of GLT by making use of visual images and written narratives. A social semiotic, multimodal approach to analysis is employed to scrutin…
South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their contribution to the learning of English as a foreign language
This study explored South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their speakers, student attitudes towards the learning of English and its varieties, and the role of these attitudinal variables in the learning of English as a foreign language. One-hundred-one students who were enrolled in four sections of a semester-long English course completed a country-rating task and a perception questionnaire of recorded E…
Exploring language awareness through students' engagement in language play
The present study explores Korean students' demonstration of language awareness through their engagement in language play. Grounded in the understanding of the relationship between language play and an ‘engagement with language’ (EWL) perspective, this ethnographic and discourse analytic study investigates how Korean students aged 11–15 engage in ludic language play in English immersion camps in South Korea and discusses how these episodes offer …
Bridging notions of language play and language awareness
This article explores the interface between language play and language awareness. Grounded in an understanding of two kinds of language play, ludic language play and language play as rehearsal, it shows how the shared theoretical underpinnings and distinctive features of both overlap with the concept of language awareness. Spanning across cognitive, affective, and social dimensions of learners’ language awareness, both types of language play high…
Criticality for global citizenship in Korean English immersion camps
Given a heavy social, ideological pressure for parents to pursue better English education for their children in the globalized world, short-term English immersion camp programs have emerged as an educational option in South Korea, promoted as environments for intercultural communication between native English-speaking teachers and local Korean students. Examining teacher recruitment materials and promotional materials of 52 English camps, this pa…
Preschool world language learners’ engagement with language
What does development of language awareness among very young world language learners look like, especially when they have relatively infrequent exposure to the language they are learning? Adopting an ‘engagement with language’ (EWL) perspective and attending closely to classroom discourse, our research analyses interactional data drawn from several Head Start preschool classrooms (children aged 3–5 years) in order to both establish what sorts of …
Intercultural journeys
Intercultural journeys: from study to residence abroad, by Jane Jackson, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, vii + 251 pp., US$84.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-230-52721-8 Not limited to students major
South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their contribution to the learning of English as a foreign language
This study explored South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their speakers, student attitudes towards the learning of English and its varieties, and the role of these attitudinal variables in the learning of English as a foreign language. One-hundred-one students who were enrolled in four sections of a semester-long English course completed a country-rating task and a perception questionnaire of recorded E…
Decoding “Good Language Teacher” (GLT) Identity of Native-English Speakers in South Korea
This study investigates the concept of teacher identity of native-English speakers in South Korea by examining public texts, mainly English immersion camp advertisements and teacher recruitment materials. To this end, a social semiotic multimodal analysis was employed to scrutinize how these public narratives and visual images, populated with non-neutral discourses, construct a certain image of teacher identity and, as a result, perpetuate societ…
Criticality for global citizenship in Korean English immersion camps
Given a heavy social, ideological pressure for parents to pursue better English education for their children in the globalized world, short-term English immersion camp programs have emerged as an educational option in South Korea, promoted as environments for intercultural communication between native English-speaking teachers and local Korean students. Examining teacher recruitment materials and promotional materials of 52 English camps, this pa…
Visualizing the interplay of fear and desire in English learner's imagined identities and communities
Bridging notions of language play and language awareness
This article explores the interface between language play and language awareness. Grounded in an understanding of two kinds of language play, ludic language play and language play as rehearsal, it shows how the shared theoretical underpinnings and distinctive features of both overlap with the concept of language awareness. Spanning across cognitive, affective, and social dimensions of learners’ language awareness, both types of language play high…
Preschool world language learners’ engagement with language
What does development of language awareness among very young world language learners look like, especially when they have relatively infrequent exposure to the language they are learning? Adopting an ‘engagement with language’ (EWL) perspective and attending closely to classroom discourse, our research analyses interactional data drawn from several Head Start preschool classrooms (children aged 3–5 years) in order to both establish what sorts of …
Intercultural journeys
Intercultural journeys: from study to residence abroad, by Jane Jackson, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, vii + 251 pp., US$84.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-230-52721-8 Not limited to students major
Criticality for global citizenship in Korean English immersion camps
Given a heavy social, ideological pressure for parents to pursue better English education for their children in the globalized world, short-term English immersion camp programs have emerged as an educational option in South Korea, promoted as environments for intercultural communication between native English-speaking teachers and local Korean students. Examining teacher recruitment materials and promotional materials of 52 English camps, this pa…
Exploring language awareness through students' engagement in language play
The present study explores Korean students' demonstration of language awareness through their engagement in language play. Grounded in the understanding of the relationship between language play and an ‘engagement with language’ (EWL) perspective, this ethnographic and discourse analytic study investigates how Korean students aged 11–15 engage in ludic language play in English immersion camps in South Korea and discusses how these episodes offer …
Bridging notions of language play and language awareness
This article explores the interface between language play and language awareness. Grounded in an understanding of two kinds of language play, ludic language play and language play as rehearsal, it shows how the shared theoretical underpinnings and distinctive features of both overlap with the concept of language awareness. Spanning across cognitive, affective, and social dimensions of learners’ language awareness, both types of language play high…
South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their contribution to the learning of English as a foreign language
This study explored South Korean university students’ perceptions of different English varieties and their speakers, student attitudes towards the learning of English and its varieties, and the role of these attitudinal variables in the learning of English as a foreign language. One-hundred-one students who were enrolled in four sections of a semester-long English course completed a country-rating task and a perception questionnaire of recorded E…
Young learners’ portrayals of ‘good English teacher’ identities in South Korea
In the climate of shifting language policies and constant influx of native English-speaking teachers to South Korea, the question of what constitutes a “good” language teacher (GLT) arises. To this end, the present study examines how 577 young English learners (K-6th grade) come to demonstrate their understanding of GLT by making use of visual images and written narratives. A social semiotic, multimodal approach to analysis is employed to scrutin…
Broadening learners’ perspectives on World Englishes
This study explored Korean university students’ beliefs and perspectives on different English varieties, and their transformation in learner perceptions with respect to English learning, diversity in the English language, and learning of different English varieties over the course of a semester. On two occasions, Korean university students (N = 127) who were enrolled in different sections of a required English-language course completed a question…
Decoding “Good Language Teacher” (GLT) Identity of Native-English Speakers in South Korea
This study investigates the concept of teacher identity of native-English speakers in South Korea by examining public texts, mainly English immersion camp advertisements and teacher recruitment materials. To this end, a social semiotic multimodal analysis was employed to scrutinize how these public narratives and visual images, populated with non-neutral discourses, construct a certain image of teacher identity and, as a result, perpetuate societ…
English language learners’ visualization of identities in transformation in an imagined world
This paper investigates the ‘imagined’ English language learner (ELL) identities of Korean undergraduates in comparison with the construction of their ‘past/current’ identities. In an environment of globalization and accelerated development of technology, South Koreans view English as a crucial medium to obtain success. In this educational and societal context, this study examines how ELLs view their imagined ELL identities and communities throug…
Visualizing the interplay of fear and desire in English learner's imagined identities and communities
Changes and Challenges Facing Islamic Parties after the Arab Spring
2010년 아랍의 봄 이후 중동 및 북아프리카 지역에서 주목할 만한 정치적 변화는 이슬람 정당의 부상이었다. 기존 권위주의 정권의 퇴진과 정치적 개혁의 요구 속에서 이슬람 정당은 새로운 정치적 대안이었다. 권위주의 정권에 저항하는 반정부 세력으로 인식되었던 만큼 이슬람 정당은 정치적 변화를 주도할 수 있는 조직된 정치적 행위자로 여겨지게 된 것이다. 그 결과 아랍의 봄 이후 처음 치러진 선거에서 이집트, 튀니지, 모로코에서 이슬람 정당이 크게 선전하며 정치 주요 세력으로 부상하게 되었다. 이집트를 제외하고 튀니지와 모로코에서는 여러 차례 선거에서 이슬람 정당이 선전하였다. 튀니지와 모로코의 이슬람 정당은 선거를 통해 다수의 표를 획득하기 위해 정치적으로 온건화하는 모습을 보였고 그 결과 주류 기성정당으로 자리 잡을 수 있었다. 하지만 주류 기성 정당으로 변화한 만큼 대중들의 기대는 높아졌고 대중…
The Dynamics of Civil Society Observed Through the Jordanian Electoral Process
그동안 정치학계에서 권위주의 국가들의 선거 효용성에 대해서는 꾸준히 논의되어 왔다. 권위주의 국가 선거는 결국 권위주의 체제의 정당성을 높이기 위한 수단에 불과하다는 입장과 선거를 통해 민주주의 절차적 학습이 이루어져 장기적으로는 정치 발전의 원동력이 된다는 두 가지 입장으로 나뉘어 열띤 논쟁이 이루어져 왔다. 요르단은 권위주의적 왕정 국가인 동시에 다당제 의회 선거가 주기적으로 실시되고 있는 대표적인 경쟁적 권위주의 체제 중 하나이다. 요르단 시민들은 상대적으로 자신의 의지에 따라 투표를 할 수 있는 자유가 허용되는 것으로 평가된다. 이처럼 요르단 시민들의 정치적 참여가 다른 메나 지역 국가와 비교했을 때 상대적으로 활발한 가운데 요르단 시민사회의 정치적 참여는 공식적인 의회 선거뿐만 아니라 대학교 학생 위원회(Student Council) 선거를 통해서도 나타난다. 특히, 대학교 학생 위원회…
Positioning of female marriage immigrants in South Korea
This study examines a series of government textbooks used to teach Korean language and culture to spouses of South Korean nationals living in Korea. A multimodal analysis of textbook images and narratives explores how strictly defined gender identity discourses are constructed and circulated through these government textbooks in ways that not only seek to reinforce gender conventions, but also advance a conservative, assimilationist curriculum fo…
How do AI and human users interact? Positioning of AI and human users in customer service
Situated at the intersection of language, discourse, and communication studies, the present study delves into the dynamics of human-artificial intelligence (AI) interactions. Our study centers on AI-based voice assistants which employ natural language processing to communicate with human users. With a dataset derived from 200 recorded interactions between human users and AI-based voice assistants of a leading Korean telecommunications provider, w…
Engaging with language play
This study investigates the use of language play by Korean teachers of English as a foreign language in elementary classrooms. While previous research has extensively explored language play by learners, this paper shifts focus to teachers’ engagement with language play, including their own usage and responses to students’ language play. Utilizing the “Engagement with Language” (EWL) framework, the study meticulously analyzes classroom discourse a…
Psychology (12 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (11 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (11 works) · Linguistics (10 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works)