Changes in English language policy in Kim Jong-un's North Korea

A prelude to reconciliation

Bibliographic Data

ID20357900
AuthorsHyeon-Seok Kang (0000-0002-5629-1658, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume36
Issue1
Pages30-36
Publication date2020-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnglish Today (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-0784 • E-ISSN: 1474-0567
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0266078419000191
OpenAlexW2955639023
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited4

One of the most important components of a country's language policy is its planning on foreign languages and its decisions regarding which foreign language(s) to choose and teach to its people in the nation's school system (Cenoz & Gorter, 2012). The government generally makes a selection among the candidate languages on the basis of the languages' perceived economic and socio-political value inside and outside the country. However, the socio-economic power and prestige of languages are variable and bound to change over time (Wright, 2004). For this reason, changes are almost always observed in any country's foreign language policy

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